MEN'S COLLEGE
HOCKEY FINAL SCORE
Trinity (CT) 4, Tufts 1
At Malden, MA
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Game
Box Score
MALDEN -- Visiting Trinity College won its third straight game
and its fourth in the last five games, 4-1, at Tufts in NESCAC
men's hockey action at Valley Forum II on Saturday night.
The Bantams are currently fourth in NESCAC with a 12-6-2 overall
record and a 9-4-2 league mark. Tufts remained in eighth place with
records of 9-8-3 overall and 5-7-3 in the league. The victory was
the fourth in row for Trinity against Tufts.
Trinity dominated the first period and came out of it with a 2-0
lead. Earning a 19-5 advantage in shots, they got goals from junior
Matthew Quigley (Pittsburgh, PA) at 4:28 and from sophomore Sean
McCarthy (Duxbury, MA) at 14:06.
The Bantams increased their advantage to 3-0 at 9:04 of the
second period when senior captain Richard Hollstein (Pembroke, MA)
was wide open in the slot to take a pass from behind the net and
bury it. However, just 49 seconds later, Tufts junior Zach Diaco (Rumson, NJ) scored his fourth goal of the weekend
to stem the Bantams' momentum. In the slot, Diaco spun around and
beat Trinity goalie Wesley Vesprini (Lexington, MA) inside the left
post.
In the third period, Tufts had a golden opportunity to cut into
the Bantam lead with a five-on-three power play for 1:17. Trinity
killed it off though, and Vesprini was sharp throughout the period
in the Trinity goal. Tufts played 2:51 late in the game with an
empty net and the Bantams added a goal by freshman Michael DiCenso
(Greenville, MI) with 40 seconds left to wrap it up.
Vesprini saved all 12 Tufts shots in the third and had 27 saves
for the game. Jumbo sophomore Scott Barchard (Reading,
MA) stopped 44 shots and had an assist on the Tufts goal.
The loss stopped a three-game unbeaten streak by the hosts.
Though 19 penalties were whistled, neither team scored a
power-play goal out of 13 combined opportunities.
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