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HOCKEY FINAL SCORE
NESCAC Championship Quarterfinal
Middlebury 6, Tufts 2
At Middlebury, VT
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Game
Box Score
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Middlebury advanced to the NESCAC semifinals
after a 6-2 win over Tufts in a quarterfinal match-up in Kenyon
Arena. The Panthers (17-4-4) will take part in the championship
weekend on March 6-7 at Bowdoin. The Jumbos end their season with a
12-10-3 record. Mathieu Dubuc notched a hat-trick in the game,
bringing his season total to 13 on the season. Middlebury outshot
Tufts 56-14 in the game, as sophomore goalie Scott Barchard
(Reading, MA) made 50 saves for the Jumbos.
Tufts took a 1-0 lead just 3:39 into the game, as junior
Tom Derosa (Charlestown, MA) finished off a
scramble just outside the Middlebury crease for his 15th of the
year. Middlebury tied the game at 12:32, when Dubuc netted his 11th
of the season. The rookie took a great feed from A.J. Meyer and
snapped a shot to the top right corner on a breakaway. The Panthers
took their first lead of the game at the 14:46 mark, when Jak
Knelman netted his third of the year, finishing a quick feed from
Dubuc.
Middlebury had a pair of nice chances early in the second, but
Barchard stood his ground. He robbed Dubuc with a glove save at
2:22, while stopping Middlebury's Tom Clayton with a nice pad save
on the power play at the 4:00 mark. Middlebury was finally able to
break through on the power play at 4:22, as Mathieu Castonguay's
shot from the left point found its way past Barchard for his first
career goal. Middlebury netminder John Yanchek kept it a 3-1 game
with a pair of nice saves on senior Cory Korchin (Fountain
Valley, CA) late in the second period.
Middlebury opened up the game in the third, taking a 5-1 lead
with two goals in 42 seconds. Clayton fed Dubuc for his second of
the game at 5:59, snapping a quick shot into the top corner for a
power play goal. Casontguay netted his second of the afternoon at
6:41, as his shot from the left point deflected in off a defender's
stick.
Junior Conor Pieri (Needham, MA) netted his
second of the year for Tufts at 10:38, converting a pass from
behind the net from sophomore Evan Story (Shaker Heights,
OH). Dubuc ended the scoring for the Panthers, notching
the hat-trick with a quick shot through the five-hole, skating
through the slot.
Yanchek (60 min., 2 GA, 12 saves) picked up the win in goal for
the Panthers, while Barchard (60 min., 6 GA, 50 saves) took the
loss. Tufts (12-10-3) earned its most points in a season since
2000-01 this year.
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