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SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY SEAHAWKS
Posted: Dec 11, 2021

Seahawks conquer 12th ranked Colonels for fifth straight win

12 points in one picture! Damon Zimmer (2g, 2a), Mitch Walinski (2g, 2a), and Seth Benson (4a) led the Seahawks scoring (Photo by George Corrigan '22).
12 points in one picture! Damon Zimmer (2g, 2a), Mitch Walinski (2g, 2a), and Seth Benson (4a) led the Seahawks scoring (Photo by George Corrigan '22).
Digital Program Video Box Score
Scoring Summary
1st - 04:22 - PP - Timmy Kent (No. 12 Curry)
1st - 05:34 - Damon Zimmer (Salve Regina)
1st - 11:09 - Damon Zimmer (Salve Regina)
1st - 15:01 - PP - Michael Snow (No. 12 Curry)
1st - 18:18 - Mitch Walinski (Salve Regina)
2nd - 05:42 - Spencer Stanley (Salve Regina)
2nd - 06:02 - Mitch Walinski (Salve Regina)
Game Leaders
No. 12 Curry
G: 2 Players (#8, #10) - 1
A: 3 Players (#3, #6, #11) - 1
Sh: Alex Ochterbeck - 4
Sv: Oscar Wahlgren - 19
Salve Regina
G: 2 Players (#9, #71) - 2
A: Seth Benson - 4
Sh: Mitch Walinski - 7
Sv: Nicholas Latinovich - 32
Team Stats
Full stats

SEAHAWK MEN'S HOCKEY RESULTS
Salve Regina 5, Curry 2
St. George's Rink - Middletown, R.I.
Saturday, December 11, 2021

Summary
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - The Salve Regina University men's ice hockey team defeated No. 12 Curry College 5-2 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Saturday night for its fifth straight win.

Series and Streaks
The Colonels still own a 28-11-3 record all-time.

Three Stars of the Game

  1. Salve Regina freshman Damon Zimmer (Camrose, Alta.) had a hand in four goals, scoring twice and assisting on two others.
  2. Salve Regina sophomore Seth Benson (Moorhead, Minn.) posted a career-best four assists.
  3. Salve Regina junior Mitch Walinski (Lincoln, R.I.) scored twice and had two assists. His first goal at 18:18 of the first proved to be the game-winner.

Turning Point
The Seahawks led 3-2 after a back-and-forth first period which saw three lead changes. The Seahawks started the second by killing off a penalty then scored two goals 20 seconds apart from Spencer Stanley (Green Oak, Mich.) and Walinski at 5:42 and 6:02 to make it 5-2. The Colonels went on a major powerplay shortly afterwards but were held scoreless during the five-minute advantage as well another minor powerplay later in the period. The Salve Regina defense killed of nine total minutes of powerplay time in the second period to maintain a three-goal lead.

Quick Hits

  • Timmy Kent (Parkland, Fla.) opened the scoring on the power play before Zimmer scored back-to-back goals to give Salve Regina a 2-1 lead at 11:09 of the first.
  • Michael Snow (Medford, Mass.) cashed in another powerplay for the Colonels at 15:01 of the first to tie the game 2-2.
  • Nicholas Latinovich (Vaugh, Ont.) made 32 saves to improve to 8-3-0 in net for the Seahawks.
  • Oscar Wahlgren (Molndal, Sweeden) made 19 saves to fall to 0-1-0 in his first career start.
  • The Colonels outshot the Seahawks 34-24.
  • After starting 2-for-2 the Seahawks held the Colonels to 2-for-6 on the powerlpay.
  • Salve Regina went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Next Up
Salve Regina (9-4-0, 7-2-0 CCC) will enjoy a break before returning to the ice in 2022 with a home game on January 14 versus University of New England at 8 p.m., while Curry (8-2-1, 6-2-1 CCC) will next play on January 4 on the road versus Amherst at 7 p.m.