BOSTON, Mass. -- Junior Paul Weisser
(Longmeadow, Mass.) scored a pair of third period goals, including
the game-winner with 6:48 remaining, as Suffolk erased a two-goal
deficit to post a 4-2 ECAC Northeast ice hockey victory over
Wentworth Thursday evening at Walter Brown Arena.
The host Rams (9-10-3, 5-4-2 ECAC Northeast) upended the league's
first place team for the second time in five days with the triumph,
as the visiting Leopards (17-3-1, 9-2 ECAC Northeast) jumped out to
a 2-0 advantage just 10:33 into the contest on a marker by freshman
Mike Marrocco (Braintree, Mass.) that came less than three minutes
into action as well as a shorthanded tally off the stick of
sophomore Casey Shade (Anchorage, Ak.) midway through the opening
stanza. Senior Pat Welch (Dorchester, Mass.)
sliced Suffolk's deficit in half with a goal 5:46 into the middle
period, and Weisser evened matters for the hosts 3:57 into the
final 20 minutes of action before netting the deciding marker on
the power play after the visitors were whistled for too many men on
the ice. Welch's empty net goal with 27 seconds remaining
iced the triumph for the Rams, who extended their unbeaten streak
to three straight.
Welch added an assist to his two goals to finish with three points
in the win for Suffolk, which also received a pair of assists off
the stick of senior Niles Moore (Columbus, Ohio) as well as single
assists from senior Brian Smusz (Daleville, Va.),
junior Tom Coulstring (Whitman, Mass.) and
freshman Jason Molle (Stoneham, Mass.).
Senior Martin Winzer (Nuremberg, Germany) assisted on both
tallies in the setback for Wentworth, which received single helpers
off the sticks of junior Geric Brodt (Anchorage, Ak.) and sophomore
Skylur Jameson (Long Beach, Calif.) in seeing its five-game winning
streak come to an end.
Junior Jeff Rose (Collinsville, Conn.) picked up
the win in goal for Suffolk with a 14-save effort, while senior
Justin Marriott (St. Clair Shores, Mich.) made 26 saves in the
setback for Wentworth as the Rams outshot the Leopards by a 30-16
margin for the contest.
Suffolk heads to Harrisville, R.I. on Sunday afternoon to take on
Nichols in an ECAC Northeast outing that faces off at 3:30 p.m.,
while Wentworth hosts Becker in an ECAC Northeast
clash tomorrow evening at Matthews Arena across town beginning at
7:30 p.m.
Hockey Tops # 13 Wentworth, 4-2
Wentworth
2
Suffolk
4
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wentworth (17-3-1, 9-2-0 ECACNE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Suffolk (9-10-3, 5-4-1 ECACNE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Posted: Feb 11, 2010