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THIRD PERIOD FLURRY LIFTS TRINITY PAST PURPLE KNIGHTS, 8-3

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January 24, 2004                                                                                Contact: Seth Cole
By Matthew Lyons ‘06                                                                         Phone: (802) 654-2537

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Trinity College scored four unanswered goals in an 8:02 span of the third period to break open a close game and defeat Saint Michael’s College, 8-3, in men’s ice hockey action on Saturday at Cairns Arena.

Sophomore Richard Masucci (Winthrop, Mass.) helped the Bantams get the win with two goals, while junior Joseph Ori (Niles, Ill.) added a goal and two assists. Junior Doug Kiselius (Park Ridge, Ill.) stopped 18 shots as Trinity improves to 8-8-0 overall, 6-5-0 in NESCAC play.

For the Purple Knights, freshman forward Jared Silver (Montreal, Quebec/Tabor Academy) scored a pair of even-strength goals, while senior Justin Quenneville (Montreal, Quebec/Stanstead College) also scored. Freshman Derek Jackson (Clinton, N.Y./Gunnery School) turned aside 44 shots, including 21 in the first period, as Saint Michael’s (6-9-0, 4-7-0 ECAC East) saw its three-game winning streak come to an end.

Silver gave Saint Michael’s a 1-0 lead at 9:23 of the first period on a centering pass from sophomore Jonathan Perez (Sherman Oaks, Calif./Berkshire School). Trinity, with a two-man advantage, tied the score less than two minutes later on a goal by senior forward Stephen LaBrie (Springfield, Mass.).

Silver tallied his second goal of the game and gave the Purple Knights a 2-1 lead on an unassisted goal at 2:21 of the second period. The Bantams, however, took their first lead with a pair of goals 30 seconds apart late in the stanza, taking advantage of another two-man advantage. Freshman forward Simon Dionne (Montreal, Quebec) and junior forward Ryan Stevens (Concord, N.H.) notched the power play goals.

Trinity pushed its lead to 4-2 late in the second period courtesy of senior forward Kevin Dmochowsky (Cedarburg, Wisc.), but Quenneville cut the deficit in half 43 seconds into the final frame with his team-leading 11th goal of the season. That was as close as the Purple Knights would get, as the Bantams scored four even-strength tallies in the next 10 minutes to snap a three-game losing streak.

Saint Michael’s returns to action on Tuesday, as the Purple Knights host Division II rival Stonehill College at 7 p.m. at Cairns Arena.

GAME SUMMARY
Trinity 1 3 4 --8
Saint Michael’s 1 1 1 --3

First period: Scoring: 1. SMC, Silver (Perez), 9:23. 2. TRN, LaBrie (Ori, Joncas), 11:07 (pp). Penalties: Zimmermann, SMC (tripping), 4:38; S. Williams, SMC (hooking), 10:48; Zimmermann, SMC (cross-checking), 11:02; S. Williams, SMC (roughing/contact to the head), 14:15; Quenneville, SMC (hooking), 17:32

Second period: Scoring: 3. SMC, Silver (unassisted), 2:21. 4. TRN, Dionne (B. Wilson-Murphy), 14:30 (pp). 5. TRN, Stevens (Murtha, Gyllstrom), 15:00 (pp). 6. TRN, Dmochowsky (Timmins), 18:37. Penalties: Nerland, SMC (too many men), 13:51; Faretra, SMC (roughing), 13:51; Hill, SMC (10-min. misconduct), 15:00; Masucci, TRN (slashing), 16:16; Masucci, TRN (roughing), 16:16; Rafuse, TRN (hitting after whistle), 16:16; Silver, SMC (hitting after whistle) 16:16; Nerland, SMC (roughing), 16:16; O’Connor, (cross-checking), 19:27; Timmins, TRN (cross-checking), 19:46.

Third period: Scoring: 7. SMC, Quenneville (Mullins, Duffy), 0:43 (pp). 8. TRN, Newhall (Ori), 2:11. 9. TRN, Masucci (Dmochowsky), 4:45. 10. TRN, Masucci (Crabtree), 9:12. 11. TRN, Ori (LaBrie, Newhall), 10:13. Penalties: S. Williams, SMC (holding), 6:29; Mullins, SMC (roughing), 7:40; Timmins, TRN (roughing), 7:40; Silver, SMC (hitting after whistle), 9:42; Dmochowsky, TRN (hitting after whistle), 9:42; Hill, SMC (slashing), 10:55; Halverson, TRN (hitting after whistle), 10:55; Silver, SMC (holding), 12:25; Rafuse, TRN (holding), 12:25; Duffy, SMC (roughing and 10-min. misconduct), 13:26; Murtha, TRN (roughing), 13:26.

Shots: TRN (22 – 20 – 22 – 64), SMC (5 – 11 – 5 – 21).

Saves: TRN, Kiselius (21 shots, 18 saves); SMC, Jackson (51 shots, 44 saves), Smith at 9:12 of third (13 shots, 12 saves).

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