Box Score

BOSTON, Mass.-- Senior Kyle Cook's (Chino Hills, Calif.) goal with 2:21 remaining proved to be the game-winner that lifted Suffolk to a 5-4 ECAC Northeast ice hockey victory over Framingham State Saturday evening at Walter Brown Arena.

Cook converted feeds from junior Pat Welch (Dorchester, Mass.) and freshman J. Andrew Wein (Barnegat, N.J.) on the deciding tally for Suffolk's Rams (4-10-2, 3-4-2 ECAC Northeast), who brought a 4-1 advantage into the final 20 minutes of play only to see Framingham's Rams (0-15-3, 0-8-2 ECAC Northeast) even matters with three tallies in a 4:06 span, including two power play markers in 38 seconds. Junior John Mortimer (Coraopolis, Pa.) had given Framingham a 1-0 first period lead with a power play tally 6:31 into the contest, but Suffolk struck for four goals in the final 12:28 of the middle stanza, including the first career hat trick off the stick of senior Mitch Sabo (Bell Canyon, Calif.), who evened matters 7:32 into the period. Freshman Joe Greene's (Weymouth, Mass.) first collegiate marker gave Suffolk a 2-1 lead at the 11:29 mark of the second, and Sabo completed his hat trick with a shorthanded goal at 16:27 and a power play tally that came with one second remaining
in the period for that 4-1 edge.

Sophomores John Sheehan (Stoughton, Mass.) and Trevor Johnson (Anchorage, Ak.) struck on the two power play goals midway though the final stanza that enabled Framingham to close to within 4-3, and junior Jason Anderson (Arden Hills, Minn.) evened matters for the visitors with 6:46 remaining, setting up Cook's heroics in the closing minutes for the hosts.

Cook and Greene each had a goal and an assist in the triumph for Suffolk, which also received a pair of assists from junior Brian Smusz (Daleville, Va.) as well as single helpers off the sticks of seniors Dan Pencinger (Randolph, N.J.) and John Rocchio (East Greenwich, R.I.). Anderson and Johnson each notched a marker and assist in the setback for Framingham State, which also received single assists from junior Brett Casavant (Gardner, Mass.) and sophomore Blair Nickerson (Beverly, Mass.) on the evening.

Sophomore Jeff Rose (Collinsville, Conn.) picked up the win in goal with a 31-save effort for Suffolk, while sophomore Terence Sullivan (Shirley, Mass.) also made 31 stops in net for Framingham State as Suffolk's Rams held a 36-35 advantage in shots on goal for the contests.

Suffolk hosts UMass Dartmouth in an ECAC Northeast outing on Wednesday evening at Walter Brown Arena beginning at 7:15 p.m., while Framingham State hosts Plymouth State in an ECAC Northeast match-up on Thursday evening in Framingham, Mass. beginning at 7:20 p.m.