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HOCKEY FINAL SCORE
Tufts 4, University of New England 2
At Biddeford, ME
Friday, February 12, 2010
Game
Box Score
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Tri-captain Dylan Cooper scored the go-ahead
goal with 1:13 left in the third
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BIDDEFORD, Me. -- Junior forward Dylan Cooper (Colorado
Springs, CO) knocked in a rebound with 1:13 remaining to
help the Tufts University Jumbos rally for a 4-2 victory over the
University of New England Nor'easters in a men's ice hockey game
Friday evening at Biddeford Arena.
After streaking up the left side, Cooper collected a rebound of
his own shot and beat UNE freshman goaltender Dallas Ungurian
(Edmonton, Alberta) for his eighth goal and first game-winner of
the season. Freshman forward Dylan Plimmer (Phoenix,
AZ) would add an empty-net goal for the Jumbos with six
seconds to play.
Trailing 2-1 after two periods, Tufts knotted the score at 10:47
of the third when senior Cory Korchin (Fountain Valley,
CA) rifled a wrist shot just inside the left post to
convert a Tufts' three-on-two opportunity.
The Jumbos' three-goal output in the third made a winner out of
goaltender Scott Barchard (Reading, MA), who was
spectacular all
evening. The sophomore netminder made a total of 60 saves,
including 25 in the middle period. He now has 870 saves for the
season, a new Tufts record that surpasses the 862 stops that he
made last year.
After a scoreless first frame, UNE got on the scoreboard at 3:34
of the second on a rebound goal by freshman forward Tyler Fleurent
(Biddeford, ME).
Tufts responded a little more than five minutes later after
Barchard made a sensational stop on a short-handed bid by UNE
freshman John Melancon (Lyman, ME). The Jumbos raced out of their
defensive end and Plimmer fed junior Tom Derosa
(Charlestown, MA), who recorded his team-best fifth
power-play goal.
The Nor'easters would grab the lead back with 2:33 left in the
second when sophomore Justin Miner (Stratham, MA) converted a
centering pass from freshman Scott McManaman (Amherst, Nova
Scotia).
Ungurian made 38 saves for UNE, which lost despite holding a
62-42 advantage in shots on goal.
Tufts (10-8-3, 6-7-3 NESCAC) returns to the ice tomorrow with a
4 pm game at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. The
Nor'easters (2-19, 1-15 ECAC) host Connecticut College at the
Biddeford Arena. The puck will drop at 3 pm.
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