O'Brien Nets Pair Of Goals And Two Assists For Four Points As Ice Hockey Runs Winning Streak To Six Straight With 9-3 Non-League Victory At Suffolk
January 28, 2006
STONEHILL ICE HOCKEY
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Walter Brown Arena, Boston, Mass.
FINAL:STONEHILL 9, SUFFOLK 3
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Stonehill (9-6)324- 9
Suffolk (4-9-4)102- 3
SCORING SUMMARY
STO:John Durkin (Brian Davis)1:57 1st
STO:Brendan O'Brien (Matt Curran, Brian Dudley) PPG12:32 1st
STO:Anthony Zanetti (Andrew Joy, Matt Pollara)15:57 1st
SUF:Joe Diorio (Unassisted)18:54 1st
STO:Pollara (Brian Lewis, O'Brien) PPG1:56 2nd
STO:O'Brien (Craig Pasquantonio, Evan Spencer)14:47 2nd
STO:Lewis (Pollara, Zanetti) PPG4:10 3rd
STO:Rob Carpenter (Davis, Durkin)8:30 3rd
SUF:John Delaney (Unassisted)9:14 3rd
STO:Dudley (O'Brien, Curran)11:06 3rd
SUF:Diorio (Nick Correa)12:27 3rd
STO:Chase Feole (Billy Sylvia)19:45 3rd
GOALIE SAVES
STO:Josh Green-11, Billy Petrucci-10
SUF:Greg Blais-31, Mark Grignon-19
BOSTON, Mass.-- Freshman Brendan O'Brien (Braintree, Mass.) netted a pair of goals and added two assists for four points as Stonehill collected its sixth straight victory with a 9-3 non-league college ice hockey triumph over Suffolk Saturday afternoon at Walter Brown Arena.
The visiting Skyhawks (9-6), who have won six straight for the first time in 16 years, jumped out to a quick 3-0 advantage in the first 15:57 of play on goals by O'Brien and sophomores John Durkin (Scituate, Mass.) and Anthony Zanetti (Ludlow, Mass.), and Stonehill added two more tallies in the middle stanza in taking a 5-1 cushion after two, with O'Brien and junior Matt Pollara (Plymouth, Mass.) scoring in the second for the visitors. The Skyhawks added four more markers in the final 20 minutes of play off the sticks of seniors Brian Lewis (Cohasset, Mass.) and Brian Dudley (Waltham, Mass.) as well as sophomores Rob Carpenter (Cohasset, Mass.) and Chase Feole (Windham, N.H.) to close out the scoring.
Pollara added a pair of assists to go with his goal to finish with three points in the win for Stonehill, which also received a pair of helpers off the sticks of sophomores Brian Davis (Foxboro, Mass.) and Matt Curran (Scarborough, Maine). Dudley, Lewis, Zanetti and Durkin each added single assists in the triumph for the Skyhawks, who also received helpers off the sticks of seniors Andrew Joy (Vernon, Conn.), Craig Pasquantonio (Randolph, Mass.) and Billy Sylvia (Acushnet, Mass.) as well as junior Evan Spencer (Billerica, Mass.).
Sophomore Joe Diorio (Newington, Conn.) netted a pair of goals in the setback for the host Rams (4-9-4), who also received a tally from junior John Delaney (Quincy, Mass.) as well as an assist off the stick of sophomore Nick Correa (Miami, Fla.).
Junior Josh Green (Mendon, Mass.) improved to 6-0 in goal for Stonehill by stopping 11 of 12 shots in the first two periods of play, as senior Billy Petrucci (East Bridgewater, Mass.) made 10 saves in the final stanza for the visitors. Senior Greg Blais (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) made 36 stops over the first 40 minutes of action in net for Suffolk, while freshman Mark Grignon (Grosse Point, Mich.) made 19 saves in the third period for the hosts as the Skyhawks outshot the Rams by a commanding 59-24 margin for the contest.
Stonehill and Suffolk meet again in an ECAC Northeast outing on Thursday evening at the Bridgewater Ice Arena beginning at 7:45 p.m. The Rams will host Western New England in an ECAC Northeast match-up on Tuesday evening at Walter Brown Arena at 8:15 p.m.