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DUFFY, SILVER HELP PURPLE KNIGHT MEN DOWN STONEHILL, 5-2

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January 27, 2004                                                                                Contact: Seth Cole
By Matthew Lyons ‘06                                                                         Phone: (802) 654-2537

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Freshman forward Jared Silver (Montreal, Quebec/Tabor Academy) extended his scoring streak to eight games with a goal and an assist and senior forward Mike Duffy (Malone, N.Y./Nepean Raiders) tallied twice as Saint Michael’s College defeated Northeast-10 Conference rival Stonehill College, 5-2, in men’s hockey action on Tuesday at Cairns Arena.

Freshman defenseman Spencer Williams (E. Hampton, Conn./Northwood School) also scored and sophomore defenseman David Mullins (Montreal, Quebec/Governor Dummer Academy) added an empty-netter for the Purple Knights. Junior Andy Joy (Oak Park, Ill./Green Bay Gamblers) stopped 16 shots as Saint Michael’s (7-9-0, 2-0-0 NE-10) won for the fourth time in its last five contests.

For the Chieftains, freshman forward Matt Pollara (Plymouth, Mass.) scored the first two goals of his career, while junior Billy Whitfield (Stoughton, Mass.) turned aside 48 of 52 shots for Stonehill (6-7-0, 2-2-0 NE-10).

Silver opened the scoring at 2:37 of the first period off of an assist from sophomore forward Jonathan Perez (Sherman Oaks, Calif./Berkshire School). Duffy made it a two-goal cushion at the 10:15 mark on assists from sophomore forward Alex Watts (Cheshire, Conn./Berkshire School) and senior forward Justin Quenneville (Montreal, Quebec/Stanstead College).

Stonehill cut the lead in half at 15:18 on Pollara’s first of the game, a power play marker. Williams’ second career goal helped Saint Michael’s regain its two-goal lead with 42 seconds left in the period.

Stonehill struck first in the second stanza when Pollara netted his second of the game on assists from freshman Ryan Bouchard (Arundel, Maine) and senior Will O’Connell (Quincy, Mass.). The hosts again increased their lead to two with 12:55 to go in the period when Watts sent Duffy in on a breakaway for his second goal of the game. The score remained 4-2 until Mullins sealed the victory with 15 seconds remaining.

Saint Michael’s completes its four-game homestand on Saturday with a 3 p.m. contest versus ECAC East rival Skidmore College.

GAME SUMMARY
Stonehill 1 1 0 --2
Saint Michael’s 3 1 1 --5

First period: Scoring: 1. SMC, Silver (Perez), 2:37. 2. SMC, Duffy (Watts, Quenneville), 10:15. 3. STO, Pollara (Vose, Bouchard), 15:18 (pp). 4. SMC, S. Williams (Girouard, Silver), 19:18. Penalties: Perez, SMC (hooking), 6:33; Geragosian, SMC (hitting from behind), 13:49.

Second period: Scoring: 5. STO, Pollara (Bouchard, O’Connell), 3:01. 6. SMC, Duffy (Watts), 7:55. Penalties: Nerland, SMC (tripping), 5:50; Bouchard, STO (hitting after whistle), 11:32; Hume, STO (tripping), 19:16.

Third period: Scoring: 7. SMC, Mullins (unassisted), 19:45 (en) (sh). Penalties: Jackson, STO (hitting from behind), 1:08; Silver, SMC (slashing), 3:35; Hill, SMC (tripping), 5:04; Ready, STO (hooking), 6:14; Geragosian, SMC (hitting after whistle), 11:31; O’Connell, STO (hitting after whistle), 11:31; Faretra, SMC (5-min. butt-ending and game misconduct), 17:25.

Shots: STO (7 – 4 -- 7 – 18); SMC (18 – 19 – 16 – 53).

Saves: STO, Whitfield (52 shots, 48 saves); SMC, Joy (18 shots, 16 saves).

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