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Monday, April 4, 2005
Lounsbury, Beaney to be Honored by NEWHA
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior defenseman Jon Lounsbury (Winthrop, Mass.) and head
coach Jeff Beaney of the University of Southern Maine Huskies men's ice hockey
team will be honored at the 2005 New England Hockey Writers Association Banquet on
Wednesday, April 13, at the Prince Restaurant in Saugus, Mass.
Lounsbury was among the four defenseman named to a spot on the 12-member ECAC
East/NESCAC All-Star team. Beaney will be honored as the ECAC East/NESCAC Coach
of the Year. The NEWHA announced its ECAC East/NESCAC all-star team and awards
today.
The honor caps off a brilliant senior season for Lounsbury who was previously
named to the ECAC East first all-star team and the American Hockey Coaches
Association's (AHCA) NCAA Division III CCM Ice Hockey All-American second team.
Lounsbury is the sixth player in the history of the USM men's program to be named
to the NEHWA all-star team, and the first since Brian Collum was honored in 2000.
Beaney, who is a finalist for the Edward Jeremiah Award as the AHCA College
Division Coach of the Year that will be announced later this month, was also named
the ECAC East Coach of the Year after leading the Huskies to their best record
since the 1992-93 season with a 15-10-2 overall mark. The Huskies' head coach
since 1987-88, Beaney is being honored as the NEHWA Coach of the Year for the
first time.
The team's captain, Lounsbury was the Huskies' second leading scorer this
season with 30 points on seven goals and a team-high 23 assists. In the ECAC
East, he was first among defenseman and 10th overall in league scoring. He had
four power-play goals and one game winner, in overtime, during the season. He was
named to the All-ECAC East first team this season after being a second team pick
in 2003-04 and an All-Rookie team selection in 2001-02.
During his career, Lounsbury scored 29 goals and assisted on 68 others (tied
for first on the all-time list) for 97 points (third all-time) in 101 games. He
had nine power-play goals, one shorthanded tally, five game winning goals, and
amassed 130 minutes in penalties.
Southern Maine finished the season with a 15-10-2 record overall and an
11-7-1 mark in ECAC East league games. The Huskies were the third seed in the
ECAC East postseason championship tournament. They were eliminated in the
semifinals by Babson College.
2005 New England Hockey Writers ECAC East/NESCAC All-Star Team
Forwards
Kurtis McLean, Sr., Norwich
Joseph Ori, Sr., Trinity
Beau Kretzman, Sr., Amherst
Mike Carmody, Fr., New England College
Johnny Kim, Jr., Babson
Cameron Finch, Jr., Trinity
Defense
Jon Lounsbury, Sr., Southern Maine
Brian Phinney, Sr., Middlebury
Tom Sullivan, Jr., Babson
Patrick Walsh, Sr., Colby
Goalies
Doug Kisielius, Sr., Trinity
Scott Gray, So., New England College
MVP: Kurtis McLean, Norwich
Coach of the Year: Jeff Beaney, Southern Maine
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Friday, March 18, 2005
Lounsbury Named Ice Hockey All-American
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior defenseman Jon Lounsbury (Winthrop, Mass.) of the
University of Southern Maine Huskies men's ice hockey team has been named to the
Men's Division III Ice Hockey CCM All-American second team that was released
Friday at the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship being hosted at
Middlebury College.
The CCM All-American Ice Hockey Teams are sponsored by CCM, an international
leader in hockey equipment, and chosen by members of the American Hockey Coaches
Association.
Lounsbury is the second USM men's ice hockey player to receive All-American
honors. He joins Brian Collum as the only players in the 27-year history of the
program to receive All-American recognition. Collum, also a defenseman, was a
second team selection in the 1999-2000 season.
The team's captain, Lounsbury was the Huskies' second leading scorer this
season with 30 points on seven goals and a team-high 23 assists. In the ECAC
East, he was first among defenseman and 10th overall in league scoring. He had
four power-play goals and one game winner, in overtime, during the season. He was
named to the All-ECAC East first team this season after being a second team pick
in 2003-04 and an All-Rookie team selection in 2001-02.
During his career, Lounsbury scored 29 goals and assisted on 68 others (tied
for first on the all-time list) for 97 points (third all-time) in 101 games. He
had nine power-play goals, one shorthanded tally, five game winning goals, and
amassed 130 minutes in penalties.
Southern Maine finished the season with a 15-10-2 record overall and an
11-7-1 mark in ECAC East league games. The Huskies were the third seed in the
ECAC East postseason championship tournament. They were eliminated in the
semifinals by Babson College.
American Hockey Coaches Association
2005 Men's Division III Ice Hockey CCM All-American Team
First Team
East West
Doug Kisielius, SR, Trinity $ Goalie Adam Hanna, JR, St. John's#
Brian Phinney, SR, Middlebury Defense Darryl Smoleroff, JR, St. John's*
Patrick Walsh, SR, Colby Defense Ryan Tew, SR, St. Norbert*$
Gus Katsuras, JR, Hamilton Forward Jason Deitsch, JR, St. Norbert*%
Kurtis McLean, SR, Norwich *%@ Forward Garrett Larson, SR, UW-River Falls
Joseph Ori, SR, Trinity Forward Mike Wiggins, SR, UW-Superior
Second Team
East West
Brett Walker, SR, Geneseo Goalie Kyle Jones, FR, St. Norbert
Jon Lounsbury, SR, Southern Maine Defense Keith Detlefson, JR, Gus. Adolphus
Tom Sullivan, JR, Babson Defense Dale Lupul, SR, UW-Superior#
Eric Frank, JR, UMass-Dartmouth Forward Scott Bjorklund, JR, St. John's*
Beau Kretzman, SR, Amherst Forward Anthony Blumer, SR, St. Thomas
Jimmy Sokol, SR, Utica Forward Kyle Nosan, SR, UW-Superior
* First Team in 2003-04
% First Team in 2002-03
@ First Team in 2001-02
# Second Team in 2003-04
$ Second Team in 2002-03
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Friday, March 18, 2005
Beaney Named Finalist for Edward Jeremiah Award
GORHAM, Maine -- University of Southern Maine men's ice hockey head coach
Jeff Beaney is among the thirteen coaches who were announced as finalists for the
Edward Jeremiah Award which is given annually to the College Division (Division
III) Men's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. The finalists were announced Friday
morning.
Named for the former Dartmouth College head coach, the Jeremiah Award will be
presented at the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Coach of the Year
Banquet on April 23 in Naples, Fla.
To become a finalist for the award, a coach must either be voted Coach of the
Year in his conference or take his team to the NCAA Frozen Four. Beaney was named
Coach of the Year in the ECAC Men's East league earlier this month.
Beaney guided the Huskies to their best season since the 1992-93 season with
an overall record of 15-10-2. The Huskies finished in third place in the ECAC
East (11-7-1), their best finish in the league since joining that circuit in 1995.
USM advanced to championship tournament semifinals for the first time before
losing Babson College, 5-3.
The head coach of the Huskies' men's program since 1987, Beaney has compiled
a career record of 166-257-21 in 18 seasons.
Among the other finalists is Beaney's older brother, Bill, who is the head
coach at Middlebury College.
2004-05 AHCA Men's Ice Hockey Edward Jeremiah Award
(Division III Coach of the Year) Finalists
Peter Aus, Bethel College
Bill Beaney, Middlebury College
Jeff Beaney, University of Southern Maine
Tom Carroll, New England College
Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert College
John Dunham, Trinity College
Ed Gosek, SUNY at Oswego
Gary Heenan, Utica College
Erik Noack, Johnson and Wales
Mark Ostapina, Milwaukee School of Engineering
John Rolli, UMass-Dartmouth
Terry Skrypek, St. Thomas
Garry Warren, Minnesota-Crookston
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Wednesday, March 7, 2005
Five Huskies Earn ECAC Men's East Honors
Beaney Named Coach of the Year
GORHAM, Maine -- Five members of the University of Southern Maine Huskies
men’s ice hockey team have been selected for various postseason conference
honors that were announced late Wednesday by Eastern College Athletic Conference
(ECAC) commissioner Phil Buttafuocco.
In addition to the five players honored, Buttafuocco also announced the USM
coach Jeff Beaney had been selected by his peers as the ECAC Men's East Coach of
the Year.
Named to the 2004-05 ECAC Men's East All-Conference first team was senior
defenseman Jon Lounsbury (Winthrop, Mass.). Receiving honorable mention All-
Conference recognition were senior wing Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) and
freshman goalie Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.).
Picked to the All-Rookie Team were Sullivan, freshman forward Mike Stevens
(Dover, N.H.) and freshman defenseman Dane Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia).
This is the third season that Lounsbury has been honored by the conference.
He was named to the All-Rookie team in 2001-02 and was a second team All-
Conference pick last season.
Sullivan, Marshall and Stevens are the first USM newcomers to make the All-
Rookie team since Lounsbury and Matt Collaton were named to the team in 2001-02.
The team’s captain this season, Lounsbury was the Huskies’ second leading
scorer with 30 points on seven goals and a team-high 23 assists. He was first
among defenseman and 10th overall in league scoring. He had four power-play
goals and one game winner, in overtime, during the season.
Kent led the team in scoring with 19 goals and 14 assists for 33 points.
He had seven power-play goals, one shorthanded tally and four game winners. He
was 10th in the conference in overall scoring, tied for fourth in goals scored
and tied for first in game winning goals. Kent’s 19 goals were the most scored
by a USM player since Richard McSorley potted 20 in 1991-92.
Sullivan compiled a 3.11 goals against average with a .890 save percentage
and a 5-5-1 won-loss record in 12 games.
Stevens and Marshall were among the top scoring rookies in conference
scoring. Stevens tied for second among first-year players while Marshall was
ranked seventh. Stevens finished his rookie season with 10 goals and 17 assists
in 27 games. Marshall had one goal and 17 assists. The two were tied for
second on the team in assists behind Lounsbury.
Beaney, who has guided the Huskies’ program since the 1987-88 season, led
the team to a 15-10-2 overall mark and an 11-7-1 record in league play, good for
third place. USM enjoyed its finest season since joining the ECAC East
alignment in 1995, and its first winning season since the 1992-93 campaign. In
18 seasons as the Huskies head coach, Beaney has compiled a 166-257-21 overall
record. He is the fourth USM head coach to win Coach of the Year honors this
year.
2004-05 ECAC Men’s East All-Conference Teams and Awards
First Team Position Second Team
Vadim Beliaev, Norwich Forward Mike Carmody, New England College
Johnny Kim, Babson Forward Josh Hechter, Saint Anselm
Kurtis McLean, Norwich Forward Jeff Vandyke, New England College
Jon Lounsbury, Southern Maine Defense Nick Fouts, New England College
Tom Sullivan, Babson Defense Brett Smith, Saint Anselm
Craig Weiner, Babson Goalie Scott Gray, New England College
Honorable Mention
Erik Kent, Forward, Southern Maine; Jared Silver, Forward, St. Michael’s; Sam
Vatrano, Forward, Babson; Brian Dobler, Defense, Saint Anselm; Mike Serba,
Defense, Norwich; Ryan Sullivan, Goalie, Southern Maine
All-Rookie Team
Mike Carmody, Forward, New England College; Chris Manemeit, Forward, Castleton
State; Mike Stevens, Forward, Southern Maine; Dane Marshall, Defense, Southern
Maine; Phil Sbrocchi, Defense, Norwich; Ryan Sullivan, Goalie, Southern Maine
Player of the Year
Kurtis McLean, Forward, Norwich
Rookie of the Year
Mike Carmody, Forward, New England College
Goaltender of the Year
Craig Weiner, Babson
Coach of the Year
Jeff Beaney, Southern Maine
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Saturday, March 5, 2005
Babson Rallies to Down Southern Maine, 5-3
NORTHFIELD, Vt. -- Junior Jamas LaFreniere (Southborough, Mass.) scored a
pair of third period goals as the Babson College Beavers scored four unanswered
goal to overcome a two-goal deficit and defeat the University of Southern Maine
Huskies, 5-3, in a semifinal game of the ECAC East tournament Saturday afternoon
at Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vt.
The loss snapped the Huskies' four-game winning streak and ended their most
successful season since joining the ECAC East alignment in 1995 at 15-10-2.
Babson, 20-4-3 overall, won its 10th straight game and extended its unbeaten
string to 16 games (14-0-2).
The Beavers will meet fourth-seeded New England College, which upset top-
seeded Norwich University in the earlier semifinal, 6-5 in overtime, in Sunday's
championship game with a berth in the 2005 NCAA Division III tournament at stake.
Trailing 3-1 entering the final period, LaFreniere ignited the Beavers' rally
with his 16th goal of the season at 2:55. Sophomore Kyle Sibley (Hanson, Mass.)
tied the game with a power-play goal at 6:08. Babson took the lead for good at
13:27 when freshman John Geverd (Hookset, N.H.) lit the lamp with his 10th goal of
the campaign while the Beavers' enjoyed another man advantage. LaFreniere ended
the third period blitz with an empty net goal with four seconds to play. Junior
Tom Sullivan (Pembroke, Mass.) assisted on three of the four goals.
The third-seeded Huskies had taken a 3-1 lead with three goals in the second
period. Sophomore Marc Santuccio (Gloucester, Mass.) tied the game at 1-1 with a
goal at 6:25. Classmate Mark Carragher (Charlottetown, PEI) tallied a power-play
goal at 15:29 to give USM a 2-1 lead before setting up junior James LeBlanc
(Dorval, Quebec) at 16:51 for a 3-1 edge.
Junior Kevin Welch (Forestdale, Mass.) had the only goal of the first period
for Babson.
USM freshman Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) made 26 saves for the Huskies
before being lifted in favor of the extra attacker with a minute to play. Junior
Craig Weiner (Thornwood, N.Y.) made 20 saves for Babson.
At Northfield, Vt. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (15-10-2) 0 3 0 3
Babson (20-4-3) 1 0 4 5
1st Period: 1. B, Kevin Welch 5 (unassisted) 6:20.
2nd Period: 2. SM, Marc Santuccio 4 (Mike Stevens, Bobby Siers) 6:25; 3. SM, Mark
Carragher 15 (Jon Lounsbury, Dan Snyder) (ppg) 15:29; 4. SM, James LeBlanc 10
(Carragher) 16:51.
3rd Period: 5. B, Jamas LaFreniere 16 (Tom Sullivan, Sam Vatrano) 2:55; 6. B,
Kyle Sibley 2 (Ryan Farrell) (ppg) 6:08; 7. B, John Geverd 10 (Sullivan) (ppg)
13:27; 8. B, LaFreniere 17 (Sullivan) (eng) 19:56.
Goalies: SM, Ryan Sullivan (58:59, 30 shots, 26 saves) B, Craig Weiner (23
shots, 20 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: SM 1 for 7 B 2 for 6
Shots On Goal: SM 7-7-9 = 23 B 11-9-11 = 31
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Saturday, February 26, 2005
Southern Maine Downs Skidmore, 6-1, to Advance in ECAC East Playoffs
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Matt Mendoza (Rockland, Mass.) had two goals and a
pair of assists to lead the third-seeded University of Southern Maine Huskies to a
6-1 victory over the sixth-seeded Skidmore College Thoroughbreds Saturday night at
the USM Ice Arena in a first round playoff game of the 2005 ECAC East Championship
Tournament.
The win was the fourth straight for the Huskies who improved to 15-9-2
overall. This is first time in six ECAC East playoff appearances that Southern
Maine has moved past the first round, and it is the team's first playoff win since
the 1993 ECAC North/Central/South tournament. Skidmore finishes the season 6-19-1
overall.
Scoreless through 18 minutes of play, the Huskies struck for a pair of goals
27 seconds apart to take a 2-0 lead. Sophomore Brian Collins (Reading, Mass.)
netted the first goal tipping home a centering pass from Mendoza. Freshman Brett
Kapteina (Stamford, Conn.) rifled a 25-foot shot into the upper left corner at
18:36 to make it 2-0.
The Huskies continued to build their lead in the second period. Mendoza
collected his first goal of the night at 9:15, set up by senior Jon Lounsbury
(Winthrop, Mass.) and freshman Dan Snyder (Portland, Maine). Lounsbury had four
assists in the game while Snyder was credited with three.
Collins scored his second goal of the contest at 11:08, set up by Mendoza and
senior Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.). Sophomore Mark Carragher (Charlottetown,
PEI) added his 14th goal of the season at 16:42 to make it 5-0 after two periods.
Mendoza tallied a power-play goal at 4:58 of the third period before Skidmore
got on the board with sophomore Steve Martorana (Lakeland, Fla.) scoring a power-
play goal.
USM rookie goaltender Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) stopped 16 of 17 shots to
pick up the win. Junior Mike Mansfield (Arlington, Va.) played the first period
for Skidmore making 14 saves before giving way to freshman Ted Levine (New York,
N.Y.) who had 18 saves over the final two periods.
The top four seeds in the ECAC East Tournament all won Saturday night setting
up next weekend's (Saturday) semifinal pairings. Southern Maine will take on
second-seeded Babson College in one game while top-seeded Norwich University will
play New England College. Game times will be announced later this week. The
winners will play the next day (Sunday) for the championship and an automatic
berth into the NCAA Division III tournament. All three games will be played at
Norwich.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Skidmore (6-19-1) 0 0 1 1
Southern Maine (15-9-2) 2 3 1 6
1st Period: 1. SM, Brian Collins 11 (Matt Mendoza, Erik Kent) 18:09; 2. SM,
Brett Kapteina 6 (Dan Snyder, Jon Lounsbury) 18:36.
2nd Period: 3. SM, Mendoza 5 (Lounsbury, Snyder) 9:15; 4. SM, Collins 12 (Kent,
Mendoza) 11:08; 5. SM, Mark Carragher 14 (Lounsbury, James LeBlanc) 16:42.
3rd Period: 6. SM, Mendoza 6 (Snyder, Lounsbury) (ppg) 4:58; 7. Skid, Steve
Martorana 10 (Tom Spinella) (ppg) 12:17.
Goalies: Skid, Mike Mansfield (20:00, 16 shots, 14 saves), Ted Levine (40:00, 22
shots, 18 saves) SM, Ryan Sullivan (17 shots, 16 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: Skid 1 for 6 SM 1 for 5
Shots On Goal: Skid 7-4-6 = 17 SM 16-14-8 = 38
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Saturday, February 19, 2005
Southern Maine Defeats Castleton State 9-1
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored four goals
in the first period and never looked back on the way to a 9-1 victory over the
winless Castleton State College Spartans in an ECAC East game Saturday afternoon
at the USM Ice Arena.
The win was the third straight for the Huskies who are enjoying their finest
season since the 1992-93 team posted an 18-9-1 record. The Huskies finished the
2004-05 regular season 14-9-2 overall and 11-7-1 in the conference. Castleton
State, in just its second varsity season, finished the season 0-24-0 overall and
0-19-0 in the conference.
Sophomore Bobby Siers (Mt. Prospect. Ill.) got the Huskies off on the right
foot netting his third goal of the season 62 seconds into the game. Juniors James
LeBlanc (Dorval, Quebec), Matt Mendoza (Rockland, Mass.) and Ryan Wright (Eliot,
Maine) would light the lamp before the end of the period to make it 4-0 after 20
minutes of play. Southern Maine held a 20-2 edge in shots on goal in the period.
Freshman Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) netted a pair of goals in the second
period for USM to increase the margin to 6-0. Sophomore Mark Carragher
(Charlottetown, PEI) made it 7-0 before the end of the period.
Sophomore Anthony Hathaway (Utica, N.Y.) got the Spartans on the board 1:18
into the third period scoring a power-play goal. Senior Erik Kent (Newburyport,
Mass.) and junior Neil Kelleher (Haverhill, Mass.) added goals for USM to account
for the final tally.
Freshman goalie Tyler Ravlo (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) stopped 16 of 17 shots to
post his fourth win of the season for the Huskies. Freshman Chad Long (Brick
Township, N.J.), who was under siege from the outset, made 41 saves before being
lifted for sophomore Billy Thompson III (Swanton, Vt.) with 10:26 to play.
Thompson had 12 saves.
Southern Maine will host a first round playoff game next Saturday night
(February 26) against an opponent still to be determined.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Castleton State (0-24-0; 0-19-0) 0 0 1 1
Southern Maine (14-9-2; 11-7-1) 4 3 2 9
1st Period: 1. SM, Bobby Siers 3 (Mike Stevens, Chris Helms) 1:02; 2. SM, James
LeBlanc 9 (Mark Carragher, Brett Kapteina) 12:10; 3. SM, Matt Mendoza 4 (Erik
Kent, Jon Lounsbury) (shg) 13:21; 4. SM, Ryan Wright 5 (Neil Kelleher, Steve
Sloper) 18:52.
2nd Period: 5. SM, Stevens 8 (Marc Santuccio, Siers) 3:48; 6. SM, Stevens 9
(Santuccio, Siers) (ppg) 14:35; 7. SM, Carragher 13 (Lounsbury, Kapteina) 17:12.
3rd Period: 8. CS, Anthony Hathaway 3 (Josh Wilkins, Mark Gurleski) (ppg) 1:18;
9. SM, Kent 19 (Mendoza, Lounsbury) 4:45; 10. SM, Kelleher 3 (Sloper, Helms)
9:34.
Goalies: CS, Chad Long (50 shots, 41 saves), Billy Thompson III (12 shots, 12
saves) SM, Tyler Ravlo (17 shots, 16 saves).
Power Play Opportunities: CS 1 for 5 SM 1 for 6
Shots On Goal: CS 2-5-10 = 17 SM 20-19-23 = 62
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Friday, February 18, 2005
Southern Maine Downs Skidmore, 5-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) scored a power-play
goal at 6:56 of the third period to snap a 2-2 tie and the University of Southern
Maine Huskies went on to post a 5-2, come-from-behind victory over the Skidmore
College Thoroughbreds in an ECAC East game Friday night at the USM Ice Arena.
The win was the second straight for the Huskies who improved to 13-9-2
overall and 10-7-1 in league play. Skidmore falls to 5-18-1 overall and 4-13-1 in
ECAC East play.
Kent took a pass from sophomore Mark Carragher (Charlottetown, PEI) 25 feet
out in the slot and rifled a wrist shot by the left shoulder of Skidmore freshman
goalie Ted Levine (New York, N.Y.) for his 18th goal of the season to give
Southern Maine its first lead.
Seven minutes later, Kent created a turnover in the Skidmore defensive zone
and freshman Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) collected the puck and beat Levine with a
backhander for a shorthanded goal to make it 4-2.
Freshman Dan Snyder (Portland, Maine) scored the Huskies fourth power-play
goal of the night at 17:30 to close out the scoring.
In a game the featured 46 penalties for 186 minutes, the teams traded goals
in each of the first two periods. Sophomore Rob Hutchinson (Waterville, N.Y.)
gave the Thoroughbreds a 1-0 lead at 5:11 with a power-play goal. Rookie Dane
Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) scored his first collegiate goal at 15:51 while
the Huskies were on the power play to tie the game.
Senior Tripp Egan (Salem, N.H.) regained the lead for the visitors with the
only even strength goal of th contest at 5:52 of the middle period. Senior Jon
Lounsbury (Winthrop, Mass.) got the Huskies back even with a power-play goal, set
up by Snyder, at 14:32.
USM freshman goalie Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) was credited with 17 saves.
Levine finished the game with 23 saves.
Southern Maine will host Castleton State College on Saturday (2:00 p.m.) to
close out the regular season. Skidmore travels to Salem State College for its
regular season finale on Saturday.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Skidmore (5-18-1; 4-13-1) 1 1 0 2
Southern Maine (13-9-2; 10-7-1) 1 1 3 5
1st Period: 1. Skid, Rob Hutchinson 11 (Scott Schaub, Tom Spinella) (ppg) 5:11;
2. SM, Dane Marshall 1 (Mark Carragher) (ppg) 15:51.
2nd Period: 3. Skid, Tripp Egan 4 (Cam Clark) 5:52; 4. SM, Jon Lounsbury 7 (Dan
Snyder) (ppg) 14:32.
3rd Period: 5. SM, Erik Kent 18 (Carragher, Chris Helms) (ppg) 6:56; 6. SM, Mike
Stevens 7 (Kent) (shg) 13:44; 7. SM, Snyder 2 (Lounsbury, Ryan Wright) (ppg)
17:30.
Goalies: Skid, Ted Levine (28 shots, 23 saves) SM, Ryan Sullivan (19 shots,
17 saves)
Power Play Opportunites: Skid, 1 for 8 SM, 4 for 11
Shots On Goal: Skid 5-9-5 = 19 SM 6-11-11 = 28
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Saturday, February 12, 2005
Huskies Shock Bowdoin 5-2
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Freshman forward Brett Kapteina (Stamford, Conn.) scored
the game-winning goal and added an assist to lead the University of Southern Maine
Huskies to a 5-2 upset win over the ninth-ranked Bowdoin College Polar Bears in an
ECAC Division III men's hockey game Saturday at Dayton Arena in Brunswick, Maine.
With the win the Huskies improve to 12-9-2 overall and 9-7-1 in ECAC action.
Bowdoin dropped just its fourth contest of the season to stand at 14-4-3 and
10-4-3 in the ECAC. It is just the second time in the 11-game history of the
series that Southern Maine has earned the win.
The Huskies scored first to take a 1-0 lead midway through the first period
when senior captain Jon Lounsbury (Winthrop, Mass.) tallied his six goal of the
season at 10:29 off of an assist from Kapteina and junior forward James LeBlanc
(Dorval, Quebec).
The Huskies quickly found themselves ahead 2-0 just 22 seconds into the
second period when senior forward Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) netted his team-
leading 17th goal of the season on a short-handed strike. Five minutes later,
Southern Maine pushed the lead to three following Kapteina's fifth goal of the
season and eventual game-winner off of an assist from sophomore forward Mark
Carragher (Charlottetown, PEI) and Lounsbury.
Bowdoin trimmed the lead to two, scoring its first goal of the game in the
eighth minute of the second frame, as the Polar Bears' sophomore forward Greg
McConnell (Charlottetown, PEI) converted a power-play goal. Southern Maine
answered right back, however, as Carragher banged in a power-play goal of his own
to push the Husky lead back to three at 4-1 through the second period.
Bowdoin opened the third period with a goal from sophomore defenseman Will
Reycraft (Pelham, N.Y.) to trail the Huskies 4-2 with 18 minutes to play, but
Huskies held on for the win behind an insurance goal from sophomore forward Bobby
Siers (Mt. Prospect, Ill.) and sophomore goalie David Beckles' (Stamford, Conn.)
eight third period saves.
Beckles finished the game turning back 23 shots for Southern Maine to up his
record to 6-5-1. Bowdoin's junior goaltender George Papachristopoulos (D.D.O,
Quebec) made 29 saves for the Polar Bears.
Southern Maine returns to the ice Friday, February 18 at home versus Skidmore
at 7 p.m. Bowdoin will hit the road on the same date to take on Hamilton for a 7
p.m. game.
Scoring 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (12-9-2; 9-7-1) 1 3 1 5
Bowdoin (14-4-3; 10-4-3) 0 1 1 2
1st Period: 1. SM, Jon Lounsbury (Brett Kapteina, James LeBlanc) 10:29. 2nd
Period: 2. SM, Erik Kent (unassisted) (shg) 0:22; 3. SM, Brett Kapteina (Mark
Carragher, Lounsbury) 5:24; 4. B, Greg McConnell (Jon Landry, Nate Riddell) (ppg)
8:14; 5. SM, Carragher (Lounsbury, Mike Stevens) (ppg) 13:03. 3rd Period: 6.
B, Will Reycraft (Sebastien Belanger, Mike Chute) 2:24; 7. SM, Bobby Seirs
(Stevens) 18:11.
Goalies: SM, David Beckles (23 saves); B, George Papchristopoulos (29 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 8; Bowdoin, 1 for 8
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Friday, February 11, 2005
(Courtesy of Colby Sports Information)
Colby Holds Off Southern Maine 4-3
WATERVILLE, Maine -- Senior Cory Ernst's (Bridgewater, Nova Scotia)
second period goal gave the Colby College Mules a 4-0 lead and it ended up being
the game-winning goal as University of Southern Maine rallied for three goals in
the final period, but it was not enough as the Mules held on for a 4-3 victory
Friday night in an ECAC Division III game at Alfond Arena.
Colby (13-6-1) led 3-0 after the first period on goals by senior Patrick
Walsh (Easton, Conn.) and freshmen Jason Weigel (Madison, Wisc.) and T.J. Kelley
(Ridgefield, Conn.). Ernst scored the lone goal of the second period.
Senior captain Jon Lounsbury (Winthrop, Mass.) scored the first of three
power-play goals at 1:11 of the third period for Southern Maine (11-9-1).
Sophomore Brian Collins (Reading, Mass.) and senior Eric Kent (Newburyport,
Mass.) scored within a span of 37 seconds for the Huskies to cut the deficit to
one, but the Mules denied the Huskies anything over the final 5:31 to hold on
for the win.
Kent’s goal was his 16th of the season, the most in a single season by a
USM player since the Huskies moved into the ECAC East alignment ten years ago.
Freshman Dane Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) assisted on all three USM goals.
Sophomore Ben Grandjean (Waterford, Conn.) stopped 27 shots for Colby.
Freshman Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) made 36 saves for USM.
Colby will host Salem State College on Saturday afternoon starting at 4:00
p.m. Southern Maine travels to Bowdoin College on Saturday afternoon.
At Waterville, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (11-9-1; 8-7-1) 0 0 3 3
Colby (13-6-1; 11-5-0) 3 1 0 4
1st Period: 1. C, Patrick Walsh 6 (Arthur Fritch, Joe Rothwell) (ppg) 11:16; 2.
C, Jason Weigel 7 (Jake Bayley, Ryan Chrenek) 11:38; 3. C, T.J. Kelley 5 (Josh
Reber) 14:53.
2nd Period: 4. C, Cory Ernst 10 (Patrick Walsh, Josh Reber) (ppg) 7:19.
3rd Period: 5, SM, Jon Lounsbury 5 (Dane Marshall, Dan Snyder) (ppg) 1:11; 6.
SM, Brian Collins 10 (Mike Stevens, Dane Marshall) (ppg) 13:52; 7. SM, Eric
Kent 16 (Mike Stevens, Dane Marshall) (ppg) 14:29
Goalies: SM, Ryan Sullivan (60 minutes, 36 saves) C, Ben Grandjean (60
minutes, 27 saves).
Power Play Opportunities: SM 3 for 10 Colby 2 for 8
Shots On Goal: Southern Maine 9-11-10 = 30 Colby 14-14-12 = 40.
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Saturday, February 5, 2005
Lounsbury OT Goal Lifts Huskies by Saint Anselm, 3-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Jon Lounsbury (Winthrop, Mass.) scored at 1:48 of
overtime to give the University of Southern Maine Huskies a hard-fought 3-2
victory over the Saint Anselm College Hawks in an ECAC East game Saturday
afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The win improved USM's record to 11-8-2 overall and 8-6-1 in the conference,
and was the Huskies' seventh in their last 10 games. Saint Anselm, which lost its
second straight overtime game of the weekend, falls to 13-6-1 overall and 8-6-1 in
the conference.
Lounsbury trailed the offensive play of forwards Mark Carragher
(Charlottetown, PEI) and Brett Kapteina (Stamford, Conn.) into the Saint Anselm
zone. When the puck was mishandled in the crease area by senior goalie Jim Merola
(North Providence, R.I.), the streaking Lounsbury was in the right spot to poke
the puck into the net for his fourth goal of the season.
Lounsbury's game-winning goal spoiled a two-goal comeback by the Hawks in the
third period. Trailing 2-0, senior Bostjan Kolaric (Ljubljana, Slovenia) found
the net with a power-play goal to cut the deficit in half at 6:29.
With time running out and Merola headed for the bench in favor of the extra
attacker, Kolaric whipped a shot over the shoulder of USM rookie netminder Ryan
Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) to tie the game with 1:15 remaining to force the extra
session.
Southern Maine built a 2-0 lead in the first period when freshman Mike
Stevens (Dover, N.H.) scored at 6:24 and sophomore Brian Collins (Reading, Mass.)
netted a power-play goal at 18:24.
Sullivan, who finished the game with 34 saves, protected the lead for the
Huskies throughout the second period when Saint Anselm outshot the host team 17-9.
Merola was credited with 30 saves.
Southern Maine hits the road next weekend for games at in-state rivals Colby
College on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and Bowdoin College on Saturday (4:00 p.m.). Saint
Anselm will host Norwich University of Friday (7:00 p.m.) and St. Michael's
College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.).
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 OT Final
Saint Anselm (13-6-1; 8-6-1) 0 0 2 0 2
Southern Maine (11-8-2; 8-6-1) 2 0 0 1 3
1st Period: 1. SM, Mike Stevens 6 (Bobby Siers) 6:24; 2. SM, Brian Collins 9
(Stevens, Dane Marshall) (ppg) 18:24.
2nd Period: no scoring.
3rd Period: 3. St. A, Bostjan Kolaric 11 (Derek Evjenth, Brett Smith) (ppg) 6:29;
4. St. A, Kolaric 12 (Smith, Josh Hechter) 18:45.
Overtime: 5. SM, Jon Lounsbury 4 (Mark Carragher, Brett Kapteina) 1:48.
Goalies: St. A, Jim Merola (33 shots, 30 saves) SM, Ryan Sullivan (36 shots,
34 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: St. A, 1 for 7 SM, 1 for 9
Shots On Goal: St. A, 11-17-6-2 = 36 SM, 15-9-8-1 = 33
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Friday, February 4, 2005
New England College Downs Southern Maine 5-4
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Jeremy Koning (Chatham, Ontario) scored at 8:34 of
the third period to snap a 4-4 deadlock and lead the New England College Pilgrims
to a 5-4 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC East
game Friday night at the USM Ice Arena.
The win was the third straight, and sixth in the last seven games, for the
Pilgrims who improve to 11-9-0 overall and 8-6-0 in the conference. Southern
Maine, 6-1-1 in its last eight games, had its three-game winning streak stopped to
fall to 10-8-2 overall and 7-6-1 in the conference.
Koning converted a set up from freshman Mike Carmody (Falmouth, Maine) and
senior Jeff Van Dyke (Peking, Ill.) to beat USM sophomore goalie David Beckles
(Stamford, Conn.) for his ninth goal of the season.
Sophomore goalie Scott Gray (Pickering, Ontario) protected the lead over the
final 11:26 and made eight of his 25 saves in the final period.
The Pilgrims took a 3-1 lead in the first period as junior Shaun Stairs
(Freeport, Maine), Carmody and Van Dyke found the back of the net. Southern Maine
countered with the first of two goals by sophomore Brian Collins (Reading, Mass.).
Carmody's second goal early in the second period made it 4-1 before Southern
Maine scored three straight goals. Collins' second tally and a goal by junior
Matt Mendoza (Rockland, Mass.) 29 seconds apart cut the margin to one. Senior
Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) tied the game at 10:10 of the period with a nifty
backhand move.
Beckles finished the game with 17 saves.
Southern Maine will host Saint Anselm College on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. while
New England College travels to Salem State College.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
New England College (11-9-0; 8-6-0) 3 1 1 5
Southern Maine (10-8-2; 7-6-1) 1 3 0 4
1st Period: 1. NE, Shaun Stairs 2 (R.A. Mobile, Justin Bodine) 5:29; 2. NE, Mike
Carmody 10 (Ben Corriveau, Jeff Van Dyke) (ppg) 10:24; 3. SM, Brian Collins 7
(Mike Stevens) (ppg) 15:27; 4. NE, Van Dyke 10 (M. Carmody, Koning) 19:48.
2nd Period: 5. NE, M. Carmody 11 (unassisted) (ppg) 3:44; 6. SM, Collins 8 (Mike
Stevens, Erik Kent) (ppg) 7:08; 7. SM, Matt Mendoza 2 (Brandon Cordua, Ryan
Wright) 7:37; 8. SM, Kent 15 (Chris Helms, Dane Marshall) 10:10.
3rd Period: 9. NE, Koning 9 (M. Carmody, Van Dyke) 8:34.
Goalies: NE, Scott Gray (29 shots, 25 saves) SM, David Beckles (22 shots, 17
saves)
Power Play Opportunities: NE 2 for 5 SM 2 for 7
Shots On Goal: NE 6-5-11 = 22 SM 6-15-8 = 29
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Saturday, January 29, 2005
Kent Powers Huskies Past Connecticut College 4-1
NEW LONDON, Conn. - Junior forward Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) tallied
two goals in the second period to lift the University of Southern Maine Huskies to
a 4-1 ECAC Division III hockey win over the Connecticut College Camels, Saturday
in New London, Conn.
The win is the third straight victory for the Huskies who improve to 10-7-2
and 7-5-1 in ECAC Division III hockey. Connecticut College falls to 5-12-1
overall with the loss and 3-9-1 in the ECAC.
The Huskies got on the board first with a late first period goal from junior
forward Matt Mendoza (Rockland, Mass). Mendoza gave the Huskies a 1-0 lead with
just seconds remaining in the opening period when he finished off an assist from
sophomore defenseman Chris Helms (Sandwich, Mass.) and sophomore forward Brian
Collins (Reading, Mass.). The goal, Mendoza's third of the season, came with
19:42 gone in the first.
Connecticut College knotted the game up at 1-1 four minutes into the second
period when freshman forward Rob Campbell (Reading, Mass.) netted his team's lone
goal of the game on an unassisted strike. Five minutes later, Kent would follow
with back-to-back goals tallying the game-winner in the ninth minute of the second
period as the Huskies converted a power-play opportunity. Freshmen forward Mike
Stevens (Dover, N.H.) and defenseman Dane Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) were
credited with the assist on Kent's game-winner. Kent would add an insurance goal
just three minutes later, his team-leading 14th goal of the season, off assists
from Mendoza and Collins giving the Huskies a 3-1 advantage.
The Huskies would tack one more goal onto the scoreboard in the third period
as sophomore forward Mark Carragher (Charlottetown, PEI) tallied at 11:56.
Carragher's 11th goal of the season was assisted by freshman forward Brett
Kapteina (Stamford, Conn.) and senior assistant captain Brandon Cordua
(Burlington, Ontario).
Southern Maine sophomore goalkeeper David Beckles (Stamford, Conn.) made 28
saves in the win and improves his record to 5-4-1 while his Camel counterpart,
senior Steve Oven (Vestal, N.Y.), turned back 43 USM shots.
Southern Maine returns to action Friday, February 4 (7 p.m.) at home versus
New England College in an ECAC Division III East game. Connecticut College also
return to action on the 4th when the Camels will travel to Babson College.
At New London, Conn. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (10-7-2; 7-5-1) 1 2 1 4
Conn. College (5-12-1; 3-9) 0 1 0 1
1st Period: 1. SM, Matt Mendoza 3 (Chris Helms, Brian Collins) 19:41.
2nd Period: 2. CC, Rob Campbell 6 (unassisted) 4:20; 3. SM, Erik Kent 13 (Mike
Stevens, Dane Marshall) 9:12 (ppg); 4. SM, Kent 14 (Mendoza, Collins) 12:47.
3rd Period: 5. SM, Mark Carragher 11 (Brett Kapteina, Brandon Cordua) 11:56.
Goalies: SM, David Beckles (29 shots, 28 saves) CC, Steve Oven (47 shots, 43
saves)
Power Play Opportunities: SM 1 for 9 CC 0 for 10
Shots On Goal: SM 14-12-21 = 47 CC 8-14-7 = 29
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Friday, January 28, 2005
(Courtesy of Tufts Sports Information)
FOUR-GOAL FIRST LEADS SOUTHERN MAINE OVER TUFTS, 5-2
MALDEN, Mass. -- The visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies struck
for four goals in the first period and went on to a 5-2 victory over Tufts
University in a NESCAC/ECAC East men's hockey game on Friday night at Valley Forum
II.
Southern Maine (9-7-2, 6-5-1 ECAC) is now 5-1-1 in its last seven games. The
Huskies were led by two goals and an assist from senior captain Jon Lounsbury
(Winthrop, MA). Tufts (8-8-1,
4-7-1), which lost for the first time in six games, got two goals from freshman
Ross Gimbel (Ann Arbor, MI).
With a Tufts man in the penalty box, Southern Maine got started early on its
first-period barrage when junior James LeBlanc (Dorval, Quebec) scored on the
power play at 1:51. Lounsbury netted his first of the game at 10:09 for a 2-0
lead before Gimbel put his first in for Tufts two minutes later to cut the Husky
lead in half to 2-1. Southern Maine finished the period strong with two goals in
the final three minutes by leading scorer Erik Kent (Newburyport, MA) and by
sophomore Mark Carragher (Charlottetown, PEI).
Defense took over in a scoreless second period. Tufts freshman netminder
James Kalec (East Amherst, NY) had eight of his 26 saves in the middle stanza, and
Husky sophomore David Beckles (Stamford, CT) made seven of his 24 stops in the
period.
After the third period went 16 minutes with a continued drought in scoring,
Tufts made it interesting on Gimbel's second of the game and fifth of the year
with 3:34 on the clock. The Jumbos twice pulled Kalec in the final two minutes.
Lounsbury ended any suspense with 44 seconds on the clock, scoring an unassisted
power-play goal into an empty net to make it 5-2 Huskies.
Southern Maine travels to Connecticut College (New London, Conn.) on Saturday
while Tufts hosts Salem State College.
At Malden, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (9-7-2; 6-5-1) 4 0 1 5
Tufts (8-8-1; 4-7-1) 1 0 1 2
1st Period: SM, James LeBlanc 8 (Jon Lounsbury, Chris Sparkes) 1:51 (ppg); SM,
Lounsbury 2 (Bobby Siers, Mike Stevens) 10:09; T, Ross Gimbel 4 (Greg O'Connell,
Peter Corbett) 12:13; SM, Erik Kent 12 (Matt Mendoza) 17:21; S, Mark Carragher 10
(Chris Helms) 19:37.
2nd Period: no scoring
3rd Period: T, Gimbel 5 (Matt McCarthy) 16:26; SM, Lounsbury 3 (unassisted) 19:16
(ppg) (eng)
Goalies: SM, David Beckles (26 shots, 24 saves) T, James Kalec (30 shots, 26
saves)
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Saturday, January 22, 2005
Southern Maine Blanks UMass Boston 8-0
BOSTON - Sophomore forward Mark Carragher (Charlottetown, PEI) rattled off
a hat-trick and added two assists to lead the University of Southern Maine
Huskies to a 8-0 rout of the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons in an ECAC
East game Saturday afternoon in Boston.
Carragher netted the game winner six minutes into the first period off of an
assist from sophomore forward Marc Santuccio (Gloucester, Mass.) and freshman
defenseman Dane Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) as the Huskies improved to 8-7-2
overall and 5-5-1 in the conference. UMass Boston dropped its fourth consecutive
game to fall to 2-12-1 overall and 0-10-1, extending its winless streak to nine
games.
The Huskies were in control of the game from the start racking up a two-goal
lead after the first period following back-to-back shorthanded goals from
Carragher and sophomore forward Chris Sparkes (St. John's, Newfoundland).
Carragher gave the Huskies a 4-0 lead netting his second and third goals of
the game in the second period to complete the hat-trick and ensure the Huskies'
win. Southern Maine scored two more goals in the period taking a 6-0 lead as
Santuccio and Sparkes lit the lamp.
The Huskies' senior forward Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) would score two
more goals to give Southern Maine the 8-0 shutout win.
Freshman goalie Tyler Ravlo (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) earned his fourth win of
the season for the Huskies making 32 saves. UMass Boston's James Johnson
(Pembroke, Mass.) turned back 31 shots for the Beacons.
Southern Maine returns to action Friday, January 28 at 7 p.m. at Tufts while
UMass Boston plays again on the same date on the road at Williams.
Scoring 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (8-7-2; 5-5-1) 2 4 2 8
UMass Boston (2-12-1; 0-10-1) 0 0 0 0
1st Period: 1. SM, Mark Carragher (Marc Santuccio, Dane Marshall) 6:27 (shg); 2.
SM, Chris Sparkes (Carragher) 9:01 (shg)
2nd Period: 3. SM, Carragher (Sparkes, Lounsbury) 7:12; 4. SM, Carragher
(Sparkes, Snyder) 14:26 (ppg); 5. SM, Santuccio (Bobby Seirs, Neil Kelleher)
15:11; 6. SM, Sparkes (Siers, Brandon Cordua) 18:35
3rd Period: 7. SM, Erik Kent (Lounsbury) 10:58; 8. SM, Kent (Sparkes, Carragher)
15:58 (ppg).
Goalies: USM, Tyler Ravlo (32 shots, 32 saves) UMB, James Johnson (39 shots,
31 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: SM 2 for 10 UMB 0 for 8
Shots On Goal: SM 15-12-12 = 39 UMB 9-13-10 = 32
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Friday, January 21, 2005
(Courtesy of Babson Sports Information)
Babson Sinks USM, 4-2
BABSON PARK, Mass. -- Babson College scored a pair of unassisted goals in the
second period to pull away from visiting University of Southern Maine on Friday
night, as the Beavers defeated the Huskies, 4-2, in an ECAC East men's ice hockey
contest.
Babson (9-4-2, 5-3-2 ECAC East) grabbed a 1-0 lead midway through the first
period, as juniors Johnny Kim (Brookville, Md.) and Sam Vatrano (East Longmeadow,
Mass.) set up classmate Jamas LaFreniere (Southborough, Mass.) on the first goal
of the game at 8:56. Freshman Brett Kapteina (Stamford, Conn.) then scored for
USM (7-7-2, 4-5-1 ECAC East) at 14:58, tying the contest at 1-1.
Things stayed that way until the opening moments of the second period, when
Babson senior Brett Adamczyk (Agawam, Mass.) dug a puck out of the left corner and
fired a wrist shot past USM rookie goalie Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) at 1:41.
Junior co-captain Tom Sullivan (Pembroke, Mass.) then gave Babson a 3-1 advantage
when he skated in from the left side and lifted a perfect shot over Sullivan and
into the upper left corner at 14:58.
USM would pull to within one early in the third, as Kapteina and sophomore
Brian Collins (Reading, Mass.) set up junior Matt Mendoza (Rockland, Mass.) on the
power play just under two minutes into the period. However, Kim netted his team-
leading 13th goal of the season off an assist from sophomore Greg Cassista (West
Haven, Conn.) at 5:31, and sophomore goalie John Sterbling (Farmington Hills,
Mich.) shut down the Huskies for the remainder of the game as the Beavers skated
away with the 4-2 victory.
Sterbling finished with 14 saves in the win for Babson, while Sullivan turned
away 34 shots in net for USM.
Southern Maine will look to get back on the winning trail Saturday at UMass
Boston. Babson will host Salem State College on Saturday.
At Babson Park, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (7-7-2, 4-5-1) 1 0 1 2
Babson (9-4-2, 5-3-2) 1 2 1 4
1st Period: 1. B, Jamas LaFreniere (Johnny Kim, Sam Vatrano) 8:56; 2. SM, Brett
Kapteina (Neil Kelleher, Jon Lounsbury) 11:41.
2nd Period: 3. B, Brett Adamczyk (unassisted) 1:41; 4. B, Tom Sullivan
(unassisted) 14:58.
3rd Period: 5. SM, Matt Mendoza (Brett Kapteina, Brian Collins) (ppg) 1:59; 6.
B, Johnny Kim (Greg Cassista) 5:31.
Goalies: SM, Ryan Sullivan (38 shots, 34 saves) B, John Sterbling (16 shots,
14 saves)
Shots On Goal: SM 5-4-7 = 16 B 17-11-10 = 38
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Saturday, January 15, 2005
Southern Maine Skates to 2-2 Tie With Hamilton
GORHAM, Maine - The University of Southern Maine Huskies skated to a 2-2
tie with Hamilton College Continentals in a ECAC Division III men's hockey game
Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena in Gorham.
Southern Maine, unbeaten in its last four games, is now 7-6-2 overall and 4-
4-1 in conference action. Hamilton moves to 5-4-3 and 4-3-2.
After a scoreless first period of play, both teams netted two goals in the
second period, and that would be the only scoring of the game as each team's
netminder worked furiously to prevent a go-ahead goal. Southern Maine's freshman
goalie Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) turned back 22 shots for the Huskies, while
his Hamilton counterpart, senior Rob MacNeil (St. Peter's, Nova Scotia), made 29
saves.
Hamilton started the scoring in the second period as sophomore defensemen
John Gordon (Keene, Ontario) converted an assist from Gus Katsuras (Toronto,
Ontario) in the fourth minute.
Southern Maine answered with back-to-back goal to take a 2-1 lead. Sophomore
forward Chris Sparkes (St. John's, Newfoundland) scored the first of the Huskies
two goals on a power-play opportunity, finishing off an assist from sophomore
defenseman Chris Helms (Sandwich, Mass.) and freshmen defensemen Dane Marshall
(Yarmouth, Nova Scotia).
Southern Maine took a brief lead with 9:19 gone in the second when junior
forward James LeBlanc (Dorval, Quebec) tallied his sixth goal of the season
following an assist from sophomore forward Mark Carragher (Charlottetown, PEI).
But Hamilton would knot the game up at two goals in the 15th minute when
Katsuras would find the back of the net off of an assist from Clarkson and Jeff
Vautour (Quispamsis, New Brunswick).
Hamilton's MacNeil made 14 of his 29 saves in the third and overtime periods
to preserve the tie for the Continentals.
Southern Maine returns to action Friday, January 21, on the road at Babson
College at 7 p.m. and then on Saturday at UMass Boston for a 3 p.m. game.
Hamilton returns to the rink Monday, January 17 against SUNY Oswego at 7:00 p.m.
Scoring 1 2 3 OT Final
Hamilton (5-4-3, 4-3-2) 0 2 0 0 2
Southern Maine (7-6-2; 4-4-1) 0 2 0 0 2
1st Period - No scoring.
2nd Period - 1. H, John Gordon (Gus Katsuras) 3:55, ppg; 2. SM, Chris Sparkes
(Chris Helms, Dane Marshall) 5:18 (ppg); 3. SM, James LeBlanc (Mark Carragher)
9:16; 4. H, Gus Katsuras (Chris Clarkson, Jeff Vautour) 15:06.
3rd Period - No scoring
Overtime - No scoring
Goalies: SM, Ryan Sullivan (24 shots, 22 saves) H, Rob MacNeil (31 shots, 29
saves)
Power Play Opportunities: SM 1 for 8 H, 1 for 7
Shots On Goal: H 7-12-4-1 = 24 SM 6-11-10-4 = 31
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Friday, January 14, 2005
Southern Maine Trims Amherst, 4-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore wing Brian Collins (Reading, Mass.) scored a
pair of third period goals to give the University of Southern Maine Huskies a 4-2
victory over the Amherst College Lord Jeffs in an ECAC Division III game Friday
night at the USM Ice Arena.
The win was the third straight of the Huskies who improved to 7-6-1 overall
and 4-4-0 in conference play. The Lord Jeffs slipped to 6-4-2 overall and 4-2-2
in the conference.
With the game tied at 2-2, Collins capitalized on an Amherst turnover in its
own zone to rip a 30-foot shot just under the crossbar at 10:22 to give the
Huskies their first lead of the game. He iced the game with an unassisted
shorthanded goal from his own defensive zone into an empty net with 34.9 seconds
to play.
The Huskies held an edge in play in the first period, outshooting the
visitors 14-6, but it was the Lord Jeffs who scored the only goal. Junior Steve
Nelson (Wayzata, Minn.) collected a pass from freshman Michael McIntosh (Soldotma,
Alaska) to left side of the cage and swept the puck past USM rookie goalie Ryan
Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) for a power-play goal at 6:17.
Southern Maine tied the game early in the second period as sophomore Chris
Sparkes (St. John's, Nfld.) scored a power play goal at 2:39. Eight minutes
later, the Lord Jeffs scored their second power-play goal of the night as junior
A.J. Greco (Williamsville, N.Y.) deflected a shot from the blue line past
Sullivan.
Senior Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) knotted the game at 13:31 with his
team-leading ninth goal of the season.
Sullivan finished the game with 22 saves, 13 coming in the final period.
Sophomore Josh Fillman (Charlestown, Mass.), who kept the Huskies off the board in
the first period, finished with 29 saves before being lifted in the final minute
for the extra attacker.
Southern Maine will host Hamilton College Saturday afternoon starting at 3:00
p.m. Amherst travels to Salem State College on Saturday for a 3:00 p.m. game.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Amherst (6-4-2, 4-2-2) 1 1 0 2
Southern Maine (7-6-1; 4-4-0) 0 2 2 4
1st Period: 1. A, Steve Nelson 1 (Michael McIntosh) (ppg) 6:17.
2nd Period: 2. SM, Chris Sparkes 7 (Jon Lounsbury, Dan Snyder) (ppg) 2:39; 3. A,
A.J. Greco 5 (Beau Kretzman, Jon Hill) (ppg) 10:47; 4. SM, Erik Kent 9 (Matt
Mendoza) 13:31.
3rd Period: 5. SM, Brian Collins 5 (Mendoza) 10:22; 6. SM, Collins 6
(unassisted) (shg) (eng) 19:25.
Goalies: A, Josh Fillman (32 shots, 29 saves) SM, Ryan Sullivan (24 shots, 22
saves)
Power Play Opportunities: A 2 for 4 SM 1 for 8
Shots On Goal: A 6-5-13 = 24 SM 14-12-7 = 33
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Kent, Huskies Tame Rams, 4-1
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior wing Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) scored a goal
and dished out two assists to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a
4-1 victory over the Framingham State College Rams in a non-conference ECAC men's
hockey game Tuesday night at the USM Ice Arena.
The win pulls the Huskies back up to the .500 mark with an overall record of
6-6-1. The Rams dropped their eighth game in nine starts.
Freshman defenseman Dan Snyder (Portland, Maine) got the Huskies on the board
at 6:36 of the first period when his shot from the left point through a screen
eluded Rams' sophomore goalie Josh Wallace (Somerville, Mass.) for his first
career goal. Kent and sophomore Brian Collins (Reading, Mass.) picked up the
assists.
The USM lead doubled at 14:58 as junior James LeBlanc (Dorval, Quebec) potted
a power-play goal out of a scramble in front of the net. Sophomores Mark
Carragher (Charlottetown, PEI) and Chris Sparkes (St. John's, Nfld.) drew the
assists.
The teams traded goals in the second period. Senior defenseman Brandon
Cordua (Burlington, Ontario) scored his first goal since the 2002-2003 season on a
shot from the left point for the Huskies 8:49. Freshman Jonathan Lamken (Wareham,
Mass.) put the Rams on the board at 16:52 as he slipped the disk around USM rookie
netminder Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) for his first career goal.
Kent netted the only goal of the final period when he lit the lamp at 5:41
for a power-play goal.
Freshman Tyler Ravlo (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) started in goal for the Huskies
and made five saves before giving way to Sullivan midway through the second
period. Sullivan was credited with seven saves. Wallace played very well for the
Rams, making 32 saves.
Southern Maine returns to action this weekend with a pair of conference games
against Amherst on Friday evening and Hamilton on Saturday afternoon. Framingham
State hosts Lebanon Valley in a non-conference game Saturday night.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Framingham State (1-8-0) 0 1 0 1
Southern Maine (6-6-1) 2 1 1 4
1st Period: 1. SM, Dan Snyder 1 (Erik Kent, Brian Collins) 6:36; 2. SM, James
LeBlanc 6 (Mark Carragher, Chris Sparkes) (ppg) 14:58.
2nd Period: 3. SM, Brandon Cordua 1 (Kent, Collins) 8:49; 4. FS, Jonathan Lamken
1 (James Lyons, Craig Stern) 16:52.
3rd Period: 5. SM, Kent 8 (Dane Marshall, Snyder) (ppg) 5:41.
Goalies: FS, Josh Wallace (36 shots, 32 saves)
SM, Tyler Ravlo (5 shots, 5 saves), Ryan Sullivan (8 shots, 7 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: FS 0 for 2 SM 2 for 4
Shots On Goal: FS 3-6-4 = 13 SM 13-12-11 = 36
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Saturday, January 8, 2005
Southern Maine Wins Shootout, Edges St. Michael's 8-7
BURLINGTON, Vermont. - The University of Southern Maine Huskies rallied
from a 7-4 third period deficit to pull out an 8-7 win over the Purple Knights of
St. Michael's College in a high scoring ECAC Division III East men's hockey game
Saturday in Burlington, Vermont.
With the win Southern Maine improves to 5-6-1 overall and 3-4 in the ECAC
East, while St. Michael's falls to 5-5-1 and 2-4-1 in the conference.
Southern Maine entered the third period trailing St. Michael's 6-4, and fell
behind by three goals when the Purple Knight's Chris Thurston (Wallingford, Conn.)
finished an assist from Erik Caron (Kanato, Ontario) and Craig Geragosian
(Andover, Mass.) for his second goal of the game 8:17.
The Huskies answered back in a hurry, however, as James LeBlanc (Dorval,
Quebec) tallied his lone goal of the game just 30 seconds later to pull his team
to within two goals and start the Husky comeback. Sophomore Mark Carragher
(Charlottetown, PEI) and freshman Chris Sparkes (St. John's, Newfoundland) were
credited with the assist on LeBlanc's goal.
LeBlanc, Sparkes and Carragher would then team up for the next two goals.
Sparkes gave the Huskies their second unanswered goal with 13:20 gone in the third
period, when he slotted in his first goal of the game off an assist from Matt
Mendoza (Rockland, Mass.) and Steve Sloper (Concord, N.H.). Carragher would net
the equalizer to knot the game up at seven goals apiece with 16:25 off the clock
on an assist from LeBlanc and Sparkes.
With the game seemingly heading into overtime, Sparkes tallied his second
goal of the game, and sixth of the season, with just 1:27 to play to lift the
Huskies to the 8-7 win.
Freshman goalie Tyler Ravlo (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) picked up his second win
of the season coming on in relief to make 19 saves over the final 42:27.
Sophomore David Beckles (Stamford, Conn.) started for USM and made five saves
before being lifted. Sophomre Erik Smith (warwick, R.I.) had 40 saves for the
Purple Knights.
Southern Maine returns to action at home Tuesday (January 11) at 7:00 p.m.
against Framingham State. St. Michael's will host UMass Boston next Friday
(January 14) at 7:00 p.m.
Scoring 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (5-6-1; 3-4-0) 3 1 4 8
St. Michael's (5-5-1, 2-4-1) 3 3 1 7
1st Period: 1. STM, Erik Caron (Chris Thurston) 1:36; 2. STM, Alex Watts (Caron,
Jared Silver) (ppg) 4:16; 3. SM, Marc Santuccio (Dane Marshall, Jon Lounsbury)
9:37; 4. STM, Matt Anctil (Tim Dancey) 13:33; 5. SM, Mark Carragher (James
LeBlanc, Brett Yancey) (ppg) 16:38; 6. SM, Erik Kent (Lounsbury, Mike Stevens)
(ppg) 19:14.
2nd Period: 7. SM, Brian Collins (Dane Marshall, Kent) 0:29; 8. STM, Silver
(Derek Girouard) 11:49; 9. STM, Chris Thurston (Nick Dancey, David Mullins) (ppg)
16:57; 10. STM, Caron (Watts, Mullins) (shg) 18:10.
3rd Period: 11. STM, Thurston (Caron, Craig Geragosian) 8:17; 12. SM, James
LeBlanc (Carragher, Chris Sparkes) 8:47; 13. SM, Sparkes (Matt Mendoza, Steve
Sloper) 13:20; 14. SM, Carragher (LeBlanc, Sparkes); 15. SM, Sparkes (James
LeBlanc, Jon Lounsbury) 18:33.
Goalies: SM, Dave Beckles (8 shots, 5 saves), Tyler Ravlo (23 shots, 19 saves)
STM, Erik Smith (48 shots, 40 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: SM 3 for 7; St. M. 2 for 8
Shots On Goal: SM 25-8-15 = 48 STM 10-14-7 = 31
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Friday, January 7, 2005
McLean Hat Trick Leads Norwich Past Southern Maine 8-3
NORTHFIELD, Vt. -- Senior Kurtis McLean (Kirkland Lake, Ontario) scored
three goals and dished out one assist and senior Vadim Beliaev (Riga, Latvia)
had two goals and three assists to lead the nationally ranked Norwich University
Cadets to an 8-3 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an
ECAC East game Friday night at the Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vt.
The win snapped a rare two-game losing skid for the Cadets who were ranked
fifth in the nation this week. Norwich is now 7-2-2 overall and remains
unbeaten in league play at 5-0-1. Southern Maine dropped its second straight
game to a nationally ranked team to fall to 4-6-1 overall and 2-4-0 in the
league.
McLean wasted little time getting on the scoresheet as he tallied his 10th
goal of the season just eight seconds into the contest. The senior All-American
doubled the lead at 7:35 of the period with his 100th career goal.
Beliaev, who assisted on McLean’s first goal, scored his first goal 25
seconds into the middle period. USM got one back as sophomore Mark Carragher
(Charlottetown, PEI) lit the lamp with a power-play marker at 6:38.
The Cadets got the next two goals from freshman Rick Cleaver (Vancouver
Island, B.C.) before McLean completed his hat trick at 14:18 to make it 6-1
after two periods.
Southern Maine got goals from freshman Brett Kapteina (Stamford, Conn.) and
senior Brandon Cordua (Burlington, Ontario) in the first 6:03 of the third
period to make things interesting. Junior Garrett Winder (Ajax, Ontario) and
Beliaev scored 12 seconds apart midway through the period to end the suspense.
Senior Kevin Schieve (Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) had 24 saves for the
Cadets while sophomore David Beckles (Stamford, Conn.) and freshman Tyler Ravlo
(Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) combined to make 28 saves for Southern Maine.
Southern Maine will travel to Colchester, Vt., on Saturday to play St.
Michael’s College. Norwich will entertain Salem State College on Saturday.
At Northfield, Vt. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (4-6-1; 2-4-0) 0 1 2 3
Norwich (7-2-2; 5-0-1) 2 4 2 8
1st Period: 1. N, Kurtis McLean (Vadim Beliaev) 0:08; 2. N, McLean (Garrett
Winder) 7:35.
2nd Period: 3. N, Beliaev (McLean) 0:25 4. SM, Mark Carragher (Erik Kent)
(ppg) 6:38; 5. N, Rick Cleaver (Winder, Beliaev) 9:47; 6. N, Cleaver (Phil
Sbrocchi, Chase Decker) 12:47; 7. N, McLean (Winder, Beliaev) 14:18.
3rd Period: 8. SM, Brett Kapteina (Carragher) 1:39; 9. SM, Brandon Cordua
(Kent) 6:03; 10. N, Winder (Beliaev) 8:20; 11. N, Beliaev (unassisted) 8:32.
Goalies: SM, David Beckles (17 saves), Tyler Ravlo (11 saves) N, Kevin
Schieve (24 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: SM 1 for 6 N 0 for 7
Shots On Goal: SM 5-12-10 = 27 N 11-12-13 = 36
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Sunday, January 2, 2005
Colby Holds Off Southern Maine 3-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Jared Gordon (Bangor, Maine) scored what proved to
be the game-winning goal midway through the third period as the Colby College
White Mules held off the University of Southern Maine Huskies 3-2 in a non-
conference men's college hockey game Sunday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The win was the fourth straight for the 15th ranked Mules who improve to 6-1-
0 overall. Southern Maine drops to 4-5-1 overall. The two teams will meet in a
conference game at Colby on February 11.
Gordon's fourth goal of the season at 8:07 of the final period gave Colby a
3-1 lead at the time. Senior Barry Brown (Souris, P.E.I.) and junior Jake Bayley
(Cambridge, Ontario) picked up the assists on the play.
Southern Maine got back within one at 11:15 when sophomore Mark Carragher
(Charlottetown, P.E.I.) scored a power-play goal off a passes from junior Ryan
Wright (Eliot, Maine) and senior Nate Isabelle (Plainfield, N.H.).
The Huskies put the pressure on Colby senior goalie Chris Ries (Pittsburgh,
Pa.) over the final four minutes, but were unable to slip the equalizer into the
net. USM's best chance came with about two minutes to play as freshman Mike
Stevens (Dover, N.H.) had a rebound land at his feet just outside the crease, but
the rookie forward was unable to get his stick on the bouncing puck with Ries out
of position.
Senior Cory Ernst (Bridgewater, Nova Scotia) put the visitors on top at 6:42
of the opening period with a power-play goal. Junior Matt Mendoza (Rockland,
Mass.) tied the game for the Huskies at the 13:20 mark with this first goal of the
season.
After a scoreless second period, Colby took the lead for good as freshman
Ryan Chrenek (Grande Prairie, Alberta) scored his first collegiate goal at 2:38 of
the third period. Chrenek was in the right spot to collect the rebound of Brown's
left circle shot that went wide and came out the other side off the end board.
Chrenek's shot from the right wing circle beat USM sophomore goalie David Beckles
(Stamford, Conn.) before he could get across the crease.
Beckles finished with 28 saves for Southern Maine while Ries was credited
with 27 saves for Colby.
Southern Maine hits the road this weekend for conference games at Norwich
University on Friday and St. Michael's College on Saturday. Colby will host Curry
College in a non-conference game Tuesday night.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Colby (6-1-0) 1 0 2 3
Southern Maine (4-5-1) 1 0 1 2
1st Period: 1. C, Cory Ernst 4 (Nick Bayley) (ppg) 6:42; 2. SM, Matt Mendoza 1
(Bobby Siers) 13:20.
2nd Period: no scoring
3rd Period: 3. C, Ryan Chrenek 1 (Barry Brown, Todd O'Hara) 2:38; 4. C, Jared
Gordon 4 (Jake Bayley, Brown) 8:07; 5. SM, Mark Carragher 3 (Nate Isabelle, Ryan
Wright) (ppg) 11:15.
Goalies: C, Chris Ries (29 shots, 27 saves) SM, David Beckles (31 shots, 28
saves)
Power Play Opportunities: C 1 for 7 SM 1 for 8
Shots On Goal: C 14-9-8 = 31 SM 9-8-12 = 29
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Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Ravlo Named ECAC East Goalie of the Week
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Saturday, December 11, 2004
Huskies Tip Corsairs in Overtime, 3-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior forward Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) scored 2:26
into overtime to give the University of Southern Maine Huskies a 3-2 non-
conference victory over the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs in a
men's college hockey game Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The win stops a two-game losing skid for the Huskies who head into exam break
at 4-4-1 overall. UMass Dartmouth dips to 7-3-0.
With the teams playing four aside, sophomore wing Brian Collins (Reading,
Mass.) picked up a loose puck at his own blue line, skated into the UMD zone and
unleashed a slap shot that Kent tipped past senior goalie Kevin McGowan (Hingham,
Mass.) for the winning margin. The goal was the sixth of the season for Kent.
The Corsairs scored the only goal of the first period as junior Eric Frank
(Waltham, Mass.) collected his eighth goal of the season at 10:23, set up by
sophomore Peter Lindner (Parlin, N.J.) and junior Shane Relihan (New Bedford,
Mass.).
Southern Maine grabbed a 2-1 lead in the second period as sophomore Mark
Carragher (Charlottetown, PEI) and freshman Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) lit the
lamp at 5:49 and 15:04 respectively. Senior Scott Trahan (Chelmsford, Mass.),
UMD's leading scorer, knotted the game at 2-2 with a tip-in goal, his 10th of the
season, at 17:53.
McGowan finished the game with 29 saves while USM freshman netminder Tyler
Ravlo (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) was also credited with 29 saves.
Southern Maine returns to action on January 2 when it hosts instate rival
Colby College in a non-conference game. UMD will entertain Johnson & Wales
University on Tuesday night.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 OT Final
UMass Dartmouth (7-3-0) 1 1 0 0 2
Southern Maine (4-4-1) 0 2 0 1 3
1st Period: 1. UMD, Eric Frank 8 (Peter Lindner, Shane Relihan) 10:23.
2nd Period: 2. SM, Mark Carragher 2 (James LeBlanc, Brandon Cordua) 5:49; 3. SM,
Mike Stevens 5 (unassisted) 15:04; 4. UMD, Scott Trahan 10 (Dan Aucoin) (ppg)
17:53.
3rd Period: no scoring
Overtime: 5. SM, Erik Kent 6 (Brian Collins) 2:26
Goalies: UMD, Kevin McGowan (32 shots, 29 saves) SM, Tyler Ravlo (31 shots,
29 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: UMD 1 for 8 SM 0 for 2
Shots On Goal: UMD 8-15-7-1- = 31 SM 9-8-13-2 = 32
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Thursday, December 9, 2004
(Courtesy of Southern New Hampshire University Sports Information)
Southern New Hampshire Rallies Past Southern Maine, 5-3
HOOKSETT, N.H. -- Senior Pat Doherty (Wakefield, MA) totaled two goals and
one assist to lead the Southern New Hampshire University hockey team to a come-
from-behind 5-3 victory over University of Southern Maine here tonight. SNHU
ran its winning streak to four games and improved to 8-1-1 on the year, while
USM dropped to 3-4-1.
The visiting Huskies netted two first-period power-play goals and took a
3-0 lead just 28 seconds into the second period when sophomore Brian Collins
(Reading, MA) scored his second power-play goal of the game.
The Penmen got on the scoreboard six minutes later when Doherty
backhanded a rebound past USM netminder Ryan Sullivan (Newton, MA). Doherty's
second goal of the game, and team-leading 11th of the year, at 10:11 of the
second period cut the lead to one goal.
The Penmen killed off a 5-on-3 and a 4-on-3 powerplay during a key four-
minute stretch later in the second period, before tying the game at 3-3 on a
goal by sophomore Ethan Porter (Chino Hills, CA) with 2:45 left in the second
frame.
It appeared the teams would head into the final period knotted at three,
but the Penmen struck for two goals, both on breakaways, in the final 48 seconds
of the period. Senior Chris Russo (Levittown, NY) broke the tie with his fourth
goal of the year at 19:12, and freshman Brandon Hammermeister (Calgary, Alberta)
beat Sullivan with 24 seconds left to make it 5-3 Penmen.
Russo totaled a goal and an assist for SNHU, while junior Brent Bousquet
(East Longmeadow, MA) added two assists. Collins finished with two goals and
one assist for the Huskies, while senior Erik Kent (Newburyport, MA) added a
goal and two assists.
The Huskies outshot the Penmen 14-9 in the third period and finished with a
41-26 edge in shots overall. Junior goalie Tim Fewster (Kitchener, Ontario)
held the visitors scoreless in the final frame and finished with 38 saves for
the Penmen. Sullivan made 12 saves over two periods. Freshman Tyler Ravlo
(Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) played the third period for the Huskies and made nine
saves.
SNHU returns to action Sunday (12/12) when it travels to Nichols College
for a league game. USM hosts UMass Dartmouth in a non-league game Saturday
(12/11).
At Hooksett, N.H. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (3-4-1) 2 1 0 3
Southern New Hampshire (8-1-1) 0 5 0 5
1st Period: 1. SM, Erik Kent 5 (Brian Collins, Chris Helms) (ppg) 4:26; 2. SM,
Brian Collins 2 (Dane Marshall, Kent) (ppg) 18:44.
2nd Period: 3. SM, Collins 3 (Mike Stevens, Kent) (ppg) 0:28; 4. SNH, Pat
Doherty 10 (Evan Williams, Brent Bousquet) (ppg) 6:37; 5. SNH, Doherty 11 (Kurt
Lytle, John Lavery) 10:11; 6. SNH, Ethan Porter 4 (Chris White, Josh Goodman)
17:15; 7. SNH, Chris Russo 4 (Derek Percy, Brent Bousquet) 19:12; 9. SNH,
Brandon Hammermeister 8 (Doherty, Russo) 19:36.
3rd Period: no scoring.
Goalies: SM, Ryan Sullivan (17 shots, 12 saves), Tyler Ravlo (9 shots, 9 saves)
SNH, Tim Fewster (41 shots, 38 savers)
Shots On Goal: SM, 14-13-14 = 41 SNH, 5-12-9 = 26
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Saturday, December 4, 2004
Top Ranked Middlebury Downs Southern Maine 5-2
GORHAM, Maine -- The top-ranked Middlebury College Panthers received goals
from five different players en route to a 5-2 victory over the University of
Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC game Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
The win extended the Panthers unbeaten streak to six games and their overall
record to 5-0-1. Middlebury is now 4-0-0 in league play. Southern Maine had its
three-game unbeaten string stopped to fall to 3-3-1 overall and 2-3-0 in league
play.
It took the defending national champion Panthers just 1:36 to get on the
scoreboard as sophomore forward John Sales (Chatham, Ill.) shot the puck between a
USM defender's legs to catch sophomore goalie David Beckles (Stamford, Conn.) by
surprise. Beckles settled down after that to stop 13 shots in the period to keep
the margin at 1-0.
Freshman Justin Gaines (Meqoun, Wis.) made it 2-0 at the 6:09 mark of the
second period as he tapped home a pass from sophomore Jocko DeCarolis (Taberg,
N.Y.). Freshman Tom Maldonado (Bronx, N.Y.) fired a shot past Beckles from the
right wing circle at 19:00 to make it 3-0.
The Huskies got on the board early in the third period as senior Erik Kent
(Newburyport, Mass.) skated in alone on Panther junior goaltender Yen-I Chen
(Rigaud, Quebec) and beat him with a high wrist shot.
Middlebury scored a pair of goals 1:20 apart to put the game out of reach.
Senior Patrick Nugent (Lynnfield, Mass.) scored during a four-on-four situation at
12:34, and freshman James Guay (North Scituate, R.I.) added a power-play tally at
13:54.
Junior James LeBlanc (Dorval, Quebec) scored with 3:23 to play for the
Huskies.
Beckles finished the game with 33 saves while Chen was credited with 13
saves. Middlebury out shot the Huskies 38-15.
Southern Maine will play a non-league game on Thursday at Southern New
Hampshire University. Middlebury hosts Amherst in a non-league game next
Saturday.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Middlebury (5-0-1; 4-0-0) 1 2 2 5
Southern Maine (3-3-1; 2-3-0) 0 0 2 2
1st Period: 1. M, John Sales 7 (Scott Bartlett) 1:36.
2nd Period: 2. M, Justin Gaines 2 (Jeff Smith, Jocko DeCarolis) 6:09; 3. M, Tom
Maldonado 2 (Shady Young, Brian Phinney) 19:00.
3rd Period: 4. SM, Erik Kent 4 (Jon Lounsbury, Brian Collins) 1:26; 5. M,
Patrick Nugent (unassisted) 12:34; 6. M, James Guay 3 (Jeff Smith) (ppg) 13:54;
7. SM, James LeBlanc 3 (Mark Carragher, Kent) 16:37.
Goalies: M, Yen-I Chen (15 shots, 13 saves) SM, David Beckles (38 shots, 33
saves)
Power Play Opportunities: M 1 for 6 SM 0 for 6
Shots On Goal: M 14-12-12 = 38 SM 7-2-6 = 15
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Friday, December 3, 2004
Southern Maine Upsets Williams 3-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore goalie David Beckles Stamford, Conn.) stopped 40
of 42 shots to backstop the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 3-2, come-
from-behind, upset victory over the Williams College Ephmen in an ECAC game at the
USM Ice Arena Friday evening.
The win was the first ever for Southern Maine against Williams in ten tries.
The two teams began playing each other in the 1995-96 season. The Huskies
improved to 3-2-1 overall and 2-2-0 in league play. Williams slipped to 2-3-1
overall and 2-1-0 in league games.
Beckles was outstanding all evening, save for a 25 second span in the second
period when the Ephmen scored twice. A transfer from SUNY Fredonia, Beckles made
16 of his 40 saves in the final period as the Huskies overcame a one-deficit and
then protected a one-goal lead.
Williams broke a scoreless deadlock late in the second period when freshman
Brandon Jackmuff (Woodbury, N.J.) flipped the puck over Beckles shoulder for his
second goal of the season at 15:39. Junior Jim Canner (Wyomissing, Pa.) doubled
the lead 25 seconds later, converting a pass from senior Steve Baldassarri
(Brewster, N.Y.) into his fourth goal of the season after a turnover in the
Huskies end.
The Huskies got one back before the end of the middle period as sophomore
Bobby Siers (Mt. Prospect., Ill.) lit the lamp for the first time this season
knocking in the rebound of sophomore Marc Santuccio's (Gloucester, Mass.) shot.
Junior Ryan Wright (Eliot, Maine) tied the game at 2-2 with an unassisted
power-play goal at 4:54 of the third period. The Huskies took their first lead of
the game at 7:32 as freshman Brett Kapteina (Stamford, Conn.) put the puck between
the legs of Williams' sophomore goaltender Brad Shirley (Hanover, N.H.) from 20
feet out for his second goal of the year. Wright and junior James LeBlanc
(Dorval, Quebec) drew the assists.
Shirley finished the night with 30 saves for Williams.
Southern Maine will host defending national champion Middlebury College on
Saturday starting at 4:00 p.m. Williams travels to Salem State College for a
Saturday matinee at 3:00 p.m.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Williams (2-3-1; 2-1-0) 0 2 0 2
Southern Maine (3-2-1; 2-2-0) 0 1 2 3
1st Period: no scoring.
2nd Period: 1. W, Brandon Jackmuff 2 (Jake Clapton, Matt McCarthy) 15:39; 2. W,
Jim Canner 4 (Steve Baldassarri) 16:04; 3. SM, Bobby Siers 1 (Marc Santuccio)
18:49.
3rd Period: 4. SM, Ryan Wright 4 (unassisted) (ppg) 4:54; 5. SM, Brett Kapteina
2 (Wright, James LeBlanc) 7:32.
Goalies: W, Brad Shirley (33 shots, 30 saves) SM, David Beckles (42 shots, 40
saves)
Power Play Opportunities: W 0 for 5 SM, 1 for 6
Shots On Goal: W 13-13-16 = 42 SM 7-19-7 = 33.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Huskies Hold Off Panthers, 4-1
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Brian Collins (Reading, Mass.) and freshman Mike
Stevens (Dover, N.H.) each had a goal and an assist to help the University of
Southern Maine Huskies pull out a 4-1 victory over the Plymouth State University
Panthers in a non-conference men's hockey game Tuesday night at the USM Ice Arena.
The win got the Huskies back to .500 overall with a 2-2-1 record. Plymouth
State dropped its second straight to slip to 2-4-1 overall.
Collins scored what proved to be the game winner when he lit the lamp at 9:04
of the second period while the Huskies enjoyed a 5-on-3 power play. He later
assisted on Stevens' power-play goal late in the third period. Stevens picked up
his assist on an empty net goal by senior Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) with 32
seconds left in regulation.
Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead with the only goal of the first period as
sophomore Mark Carragher (Charlottetown, PEI) netted his first of the season on
the power play. Juniors Ryan Wright (Eliot, Maine) and James LeBlanc (Dorval,
Quebec) drew the assists.
Collins first goal of the season made it 2-0 after 40 minutes. Plymouth
State clawed back within one as freshman Chris Cadieux (Nashua, N.H.) pounded home
a rebound at 7:32 of the third period. It was Cadieux's sixth goal of the season.
Stevens scored at 17:09 to give the Huskies some breathing room, and Kent
clinched the game with his empty netter.
Freshman goalie Karl Helgesson (Lerum, Sweden) played very well for the
Panthers stopping 37 of 40 shots he faced. Rookie netminder Ryan Sullivan
(Newton, Mass.) made 26 saves for the Huskies.
Southern Maine will entertain Williams College on Friday while Plymouth State
hosts Salve Regina University on Saturday.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Plymouth State (2-4-1) 0 0 1 1
Southern Maine (2-2-1) 1 1 2 4
1st Period: 1. SM, Mark Carragher 1 (Ryan Wright, James LeBlanc) ppg 3:50.
2nd Period: 2. SM, Brian Collins 1 (Dane Marshall, Erik Kent) ppg 9:04.
3rd Period: 3. PS, Chris Cadieux 6 (Michal Bodnar, Deni Bojadzic) 7:32; 4. SM,
Mike Stevens 4 (Marshall, Collins) ppg 17:09; 5. SM, Kent 3 (Stevens, Lounsbury)
eng 19:28.
Goalies: PS, Karl Helgesson (40 shots, 37 saves) SM, Ryan Sullivan (27 shots,
26 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: PS 0 for 7 SM 3 for 10
Shots On Goal: PS 8-10-9 = 27 SM 14-14-13 = 41
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Saturday, November 27, 2004
USM, Johnson & Wales Skate to 6-6 Tie
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Brett Kapteina (Stamford, Conn.) scored the tying
goal midway into the third period to give the University of Southern Maine Huskies
a 6-6 tie with the visiting Johnson and Wales University Wildcats in a non-
conference game Saturday night at the USM Ice Arena.
Kapteina potted his first collegiate goal at the 8:01 mark, converting a pass
from junior Neil Kelleher (Haverhill, Mass.). Kapteina's shot from a bad angle
along the goal line found the top corner to the far side.
The tie dampened the outstanding hat trick performance by JWU senior forward
Will Meyer (Enfield, N.H.).
Southern Maine twice came back from one-goal deficits in the first period to
sneak out of the first 20 minutes with a 2-2 tie. Sophomore Zach Cobb (Dover,
N.H.) gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 1:56 before the
Huskies' Neil Kelleher (Haverhill, Mass.) tied the game 28 seconds later. Meyer's
first goal of the night made it 2-1, but the Huskies got even in the final minute
of the period on junior Ryan Wright's (Eliot, Maine) goal.
The Huskies took their only lead of the night at 1:54 of the second period as
senior captain Jon Lounsbury (Winthrop, Mass.) tallied on the power play. The
lead lasted just 13 seconds as Meyer tied the score at 3-3 with a power-play goal.
Freshman Ryan Lord (Spaulding, Vt.) followed with an unassisted goal at 2:24
to give the visitors the lead, and Meyer's hat trick made it 5-3 at 7:42. Senior
Erik Kent (Newburyport, Mass.) scored twice for USM before the period ended to
knot the score at 5-5.
Junior Nick Grover (Fairlawn, N.Y.) regained the lead for JWU at 3:58 of the
third period, setting the stage for Kapteina.
Freshman Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) had 37 saves, including 14 in the
third period and five in the overtime, for the Wildcats. Freshman Tyler Ravlo
(Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) had 10 saves for USM before giving way to sophomore David
Beckles (Stamford, Conn.) midway through the second period. Beckles made seven
saves over the final 34:58.
The tie left the Huskies with a 1-2-1 overall record heading into a non-
conference game Tuesday night against Plymouth State University. JWU is now 1-3-
1.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 OT Final
Johnson & Wales (1-3-1) 2 3 1 0 6
Southern Maine (1-2-1) 2 3 1 0 6
1st Period: 1. JW, Zach Cobb (Larry Bryan, Dave Notartomaso) ppg 1:56; 2. SM,
Neil Kelleher (Brett Kapteina) 2:24; 3. JW, Will Meyer (Bryan) 13:43; 4. SM,
Ryan Wright (James LeBlanc, Bobby Siers) 19:39.
2nd Period: 5. SM, Jon Lounsbury (LeBlanc) ppg 1:54; 6. JW, Meyer (Florian Roth)
ppg 2:07; 7. JW, Ryan Lord (unassisted) 2:24; 8. JW, Meyer (Shawn Roach, Jason
Kubrack) 7:42; 9. SM, Erik Kent (Mark Carragher, Nate Isabelle) 12:35; 10. SM,
Kent (Brian Collins, Chris Helms) 17:19.
3rd Period: 11. JW, Nick Grover (Jordan Gluck, Matt McGilvary) 3:58; 12. SM,
Kapteina (Kelleher) 8:01.
OT Period: no scoring.
Goalies: JW, Charlie Bacon (43 shots, 37 saves) SM, Tyler Ravlo (30:02, 15
shots, 10 saves), David Beckles (34:58, 8 shots, 7 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: JW 2 for 3 SM 1 for 7
Shots On Goal: JW 8-11-4-0 = 23 SM 13-10-15-5 = 43
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Tuesday, November 23, 2004
O'Neill Leads Salem State Past Southern Maine 5-2
SALEM, Mass. -- Sophomore forward Andrew O'Neill (Salem, Mass.) had a pair
of goals and two assists to lead the Salem State College Vikings to a 5-2 victory
over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC Men's East game played
Tuesday night at Rockett Arena.
The win lifts the Vikings' overall record to 2-1-0 while the Huskies slip to
1-2-0 overall.
O'Neill set up the Vikings first goal of the game in the first period to tie
the game at 1-1. His first goal in the second period gave the host side the lead
for good, and his second goal late in the second period made it 4-2.
Southern Maine jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as junior Ryan Wright (Eliot,
Maine) lit the lamp at 4:10 of the first period with a power-play goal. Junior
Drew Madeiros (Tewksbury, Mass.), set up by O'Neill and junior Fernando Fernandez
(East Boston, Mass.), tied the game at 18:28 with a power-play goal.
O'Neill's third goal of the season put the Vikings ahead to stay at 2:08 of
the second period. Freshman Ryan Hayes (Danvers, Mass.) made it 3-1 at the 4:34
mark.
Junior forward James LeBlanc (Dorval, Quebec) cut the deficit in half for the
Huskies with a power-play goal at 12:26, but O'Neill restored the Vikings' two-
goal advantage with his second goal at 16:03.
Junior Steve Wenzel (Franklin, Mass.) netted the only goal of the final
period for Salem State with one second left to play.
Sophomore goalies Kevin Adam (Peabody, Mass.) for Salem State and David
Beckles (Stamford, Conn.) for USM each had 31 saves in the game.
Southern Maine returns to action this Saturday night when it host Johnson and
Wales University in a non-conference game starting at 7:00 p.m. Salem State will
host instate rival Worcester State in a non-conference tilt on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
At Salem, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (1-2-0; 1-2-0) 1 1 0 2
Salem State (2-1-0; 2-1-0) 1 3 1 5
1st Period: 1. SM, Ryan Wright (Chris Sparkes, Jon Lounsbury) ppg 4:10; 2. SS,
Drew Madeiros (Andrew O'Neill, Fernando Fernandez) ppg 18:28.
2nd Period: 3. SS, O'Neill (Fernandez, Madeiros) 2:08; 4. SS, Ryan Hayes
(Anthony Inverno, Matt Crum) 4:34; 5. SM, James LeBlanc (Chris Helms, Brian
Collins) ppg 12:26; 6. SS, O'Neill (Madeiros, Inverno) ppg 16:03.
3rd Period: 7. SS, Steve Wenzel (O'Neill, Hayes) 19:59
Goalies: SM, David Beckles (36 shots, 31 saves) SS, Kevin Adam (33 shots, 31
saves)
Power Play Opportunities: SM 2 for 9 SS 2 for 8
Shots On Goal: SM 9-14-10 = 33 SS 12-15-9 = 36
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Tuesday, November 23, 2004
USM's Mike Stevens Named ECAC Rookie of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman forward Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) of the
University of Southern Maine Huskies men's ice hockey team has been selected the
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men's East Rookie of the Week for his
outstanding play during the opening weekend of play. The honor was announced
Tuesday (November 23) afternoon.
In the Huskies' first two games of the 2004-2005 season, Stevens collected
three goals and three assists for a team-leading six points. He had a third
period power-play goal in the Huskies' opening game loss at Trinity College, then
came back the next afternoon to score two goals, including the game winner, and
passed out three assists in an 8-1 win at Wesleyan University.
Southern Maine, 1-1-0 on the season, travels to Salem State College for an
ECAC East game this evening.
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Monday, November 22, 2004
Lounsbury, Cordua and LeBlanc Named USM Men's Hockey Captains
GORHAM, Maine - Senior defenseman Jon Lounsbury (Winthrop, Mass) has been
named captain of the 2004-2005 University of Southern Maine men's ice hockey
captain, while senior defenseman Brandon Cordua (Burlington, Ontario) and junior
forward James LeBlanc (Dorval, Quebec) have been named assistant captains.
"Between the three of them, Jon, Brandon and James, we have the ideal
leadership for this team," noted Southern Maine head coach Jeff Beaney. "Each of
them brings something different to the table that connects with the entire team.
I look forward to seeing them lead this team in its continued development and
progress."
Lounsbury is coming off of a solid junior year in which the 5-foot-10
defenseman scored five goals and passed off 19 assists. Lounsbury earned All-ECAC
East Second Team honors and was named to the Codfish Bowl all-tournament team. He
also named the ECAC East Player of the Week twice.
"Jon is the heart and soul of this team," said Beaney. "He's a natural
leader both on and off the ice and has really set the tone for the program. He's
one of the top defenseman in the league," added Beaney about Lounsbury who also
earned conference all-rookie team recognition as a freshman. "His achievements are
a tribute to is work ethic, talent and dedication, because he didn't start playing
defense until he came to USM."
LeBlanc, the Huskies top returning scorer from a year ago, rattled off 14
goals and 11 assists as a sophomore. LeBlanc, who tallied five power play goals
last season, was named the ECAC East Player of the Week once during 2003-2004.
"James is coming off of a great sophomore year," commented Beaney. "He led
the team in points and goals last season, and he leads by example. His exemplary
work ethic is something that all coaches look for and has made him into one of the
top forwards in the league."
Cordua served as one of the assistant captains last season and has been a
leader for Southern Maine defensively the past three years. In 2003-2004, Cordua
played in all 26 games for the Huskies and rang up six assists.
"Brandon is an emotional leader who has gained the respect of every player on
the team," said Beaney. "Along with being a solid defensive player for us, Brandon
is essential to the chemistry and in turn the success of our team."
After finishing the season at 11-14-1 overall and 6-11-1 in the ECAC East,
Lounsbury, LeBlanc and Cordua will be looked upon to lead a youthful Husky hockey
team into the 2004-2005 season.
Southern Maine is currently 1-1-0 overall and 1-1-0 in the ECAC East. The
Huskies are fresh off of an 8-1 thrashing of Wesleyan. The Huskies return to
action on the road Tuesday, November 23 against ECAC East nemesis Salem State
(7:00), followed by a return home to the friendly confines of the USM Ice Arena to
close out the month of November against non-league opponents Johnson and Wales
(Nov. 27, 7 p.m.) and Plymouth State (Nov. 30, 7 p.m.).
The Huskies play three home games in December and one on the road, opening
with home games versus Williams (Dec. 3, 7 p.m.) and Middlebury (Dec. 4, 4 p.m.).
Southern Maine will then play at Southern New Hampshire University (Dec. 9, 7:30
p.m.) before closing out its first semester schedule at home against UMass
Dartmouth (Dec. 11, 1 p.m.)
Southern Maine opens the New Year at home against in-state rival Colby
College (Jan. 2, 4p.m.) before hitting the road for a two-game stretch against
league opponents Norwich (Jan. 7, 7 p.m.) and St. Michael's (Jan. 8, 3 p.m.). The
Huskies return home for three games against Framingham State (Jan. 11, 7 p.m.),
Amherst (Jan. 14, 7 p.m.) and Hamilton (Jan. 15, 3 p.m.), before capping the month
of January with a four-game road trip. Southern Maine will head south into
Massachusetts for games against Babson (Jan. 21, 7 p.m.), UMass Boston (Jan. 22, 3
p.m.) and Tufts (Jan. 28, 7 p.m.) before traveling on to Connecticut for a game
against Connecticut College (Jan. 29, 3 p.m.).
The month of February begins with the Huskies at home against New England
College (Feb. 4, 7 p.m.) and Saint Anselm (Feb. 5, 3 p.m.) followed by back-to-
back games on the road against in-state rivals Colby (Feb. 11, 7 p.m.) and Bowdoin
(Feb. 12, 4 p.m.). Southern Maine then closes out its regular season schedule
against Skidmore (Feb. 18, 7 p.m.) and Castleton State (Feb. 19, 2 p.m.) in
Gorham.
The ECAC East playoffs begin Saturday, February 26 for quarterfinal games,
followed by the semifinal and championship games Saturday and Sunday, March 5-6.
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Saturday, November 20, 2004
Sparkes Flying as Huskies Cruise to an 8-1 Win Over Wesleyan
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Southern Maine received three goals and an assist from
sophomore Chris Sparkes (St. John's, New Foundland) and two goals and three
assists from freshman Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H) en route to an 8-1 thrashing over
Wesleyan University, Saturday.
With the win, Southern Maine improves to 1-1-0 overall and 1-1-0 in the ECAC
East, while Wesleyan drops its second straight game to stand at 0-2-0 overall and
0-2-0 in the conference.
Sparkes teamed with junior forward James LeBlanc (Dorval, Quebec) to assist
on the Huskies first goal of the game by junior Ryan Wright (Eliot, Maine) at
10:08 of the first period. Wesleyan responded, however, as sophomore Will Bennett
(Dedham, Mass.) notched a goal of his own just two minutes later to knot the score
up at 1-1 at 12:10 in the first.
Stevens tallied the eventual game-winner late in the second period,
successfully converting a power-play opportunity off of an assist from freshman
defenseman Dane Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia). Stevens' goal put the Huskies
ahead for good at 17:54 of the second period. Holding onto the narrow 2-1
lead entering into the third period, the Huskies rattled off six unanswered goals
to run away with the game. Sparkes netted the first of his three goals just two
minutes into the period to open up the floodgates for Southern Maine. Stevens
quickly followed Sparkes' lead netting his second goal of the game a minute later
to put the Huskies ahead by a commanding 4-1 margin.
LeBlanc put the Huskies ahead 5-1 nine minutes into the third period
converting Southern Maine's third power-play goal of the game off a pass from
Wright before Sparkes rattled up the next two goals to complete the hat-trick for
a 7-1 lead. Southern Maine sophomore Marc Santuccio (Gloucester, Mass.) capped
off the Husky scoring deluge with his first goal of the season in the final
seconds of the third period.
Sophomore Dave Beckles (Stamford, Conn.) stopped 29 of 30 shots to post the
victory for the Huskies. Junior Steve Binswanger (Blue Bell, Penn.) had 34 saves
for the Cardinals.
Southern Maine heads south on Tuesday to take on Salem State College while
Wesleyan will play in the Charles Luce Tournament next Friday and Saturday.
Scoring 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (1-1-0; 1-1-0) 1 1 6 8
Wesleyan (0-2-0, 0-2-0) 1 0 0 1
1st Period: 1. SM, Ryan Wright (Chris Sparkes, James LeBlanc) 10:08 ppg; 2. W,
Will Bennett (Taylor Evans, Brenton Stafford) 12:10
2nd Period: 3. SM, Mike Stevens (Dane Marshall) 17:54 ppg
3rd Period: 4. Sparkes (Wright) 2:17, shg; 5. SM, Stevens (unassisted) 3:01; 6.
SM, LeBlanc (Wright) 9:02 ppg; 7. SM, Sparkes (Marshall, Stevens) 13:58; 8. SM,
Sparkes (Stevens) 16:17; 9. SM, Marc Santuccio (Stevens, Chris Gianatassio) 19:15
Goalies: USM, Dave Beckles (30 shots, 29 saves)
W, Steve Binswanger (42 shots, 34 saves)
Power Play Opportunities: SM 3 for 6 W 0 for 7
Shots On Goal: SM 16-14-12 = 42 W, 8-14-8 = 30
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Friday, November 19, 2004
(Courtesy of Trinity Sports Information)
TRINITY GIVES DUNHAM 400TH WIN, BEAT SOUTHERN MAINE 7-2
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Senior captain forward Joe Ori (Niles, Ill.) scored
a pair of goals to lead the Trinity College Bantams team to a 7-2 season-opening
win over the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies in men's ice hockey
action Friday evening at Kingswood-Oxford Rink.
The win gave Bantam head coach John Dunham his 400th career victory, becoming
one of only three other active Division III coaches to achieve that feat. The win
pushes the Bantam's record to 1-0 overall and in the New England Small College
Athletic Conference (NESCAC) on the season while the Huskies fall to 0-1. Dunham
has a 30-year career record of 400-286-25.
Junior forwards Rick Masucci (Winthrop, Mass.) and Cam Finch (Acton, Mass.)
each had a pair of goals and an assist to give each of them three points on the
night. Senior forward Ryan Stevens (Concord, N.H.) opened the scoring on his
first shift of the game, flipping a shot into the top left corner of the net.
Sophomore Chris Sparkes (St. John's, Newfoundland) and freshman Mike Stevens
(Dover, N.H.) each had a goal in the loss for the Huskies.
Bantam senior netminder Doug Kisielius (Park Ridge, Ill.) made 32 saves while
his counterpart, freshman Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.), stopped 30 shots in his
college debut.
Southern Maine will take on Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., on
Saturday while Trinity hosts Salem State College.
At West Hartford, Conn. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (0-1) 0 1 1 2
Trinity (Conn.) (1-0) 1 2 4 7
1st Period: 1. T, Ryan Stevens (Cam Finch, Thomas Wenstrom) 2:41.
2nd Period: 2. SM, Chris Sparkes (Jon Lounsbury, James LeBlanc) ppg 3:18; 3. T,
Joseph Ori (John Halverson, Adam Ladd) 7:36; 4. T, Richard Masucci (Finch) 13:33.
3rd Period: 5. T, Finch (Masucci) shg 3:41; 6. T, Ori (Brendan Timmins,
Halverson) 7:11; 7. T, Finch (Masucci) shg 9:44; 8. SM, Mike Stevens (Brian
Collins, Dane Marshall) ppg 13:33; 9. T, Masucci (John Newhall, Timmins) ppg
18:17.
Goalies Saves: SM, Ryan Sullivan 30 T, Douglas Kisielius 32
Power Play Opportunities: SM, 2 for 9 T 3 for 7
Shots On Goal: SM 14-9-11 = 34 T 11-11-15 = 37
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