Sophomore Matthew Doherty helped lead the Skyhawks past Framingham State with a goal and assist. |
Stonehill Edges Framingham State, 4-3
Skyhawks snap four-game skid behind goal and assist from Borges and Doherty
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (February 3, 2010) - Stonehill College used three second period goals to fuel a 4-3 victory over Framingham State College in non-conference ice hockey action at Loring Arena tonight.
Sophomore Matthew Doherty (Milton, Mass./Thayer Academy) and freshman Dana Borges (Taunton, Mass./Coyle Cassidy) each collected a goal and assist to lead Stonehill. Senior captain Peter Roundy (Simsbury, Conn./Kimball Union) and sophomore Andrew Diozzi (Belmont, Mass./Deerfield) also netted goals for the Skyhawks, with Roundy extending his point streak to five games.
Junior goaltender Derek Chapdelaine (Granby, Mass./Springfield Cathedral) made 35 saves to preserve the win in goal for Stonehill, who edged Framingham State in shots, 39-38. Senior Andy Joyce (Milford, Mass./Marlboro) also stopped 35 shots for the Rams. The teams combined for five power-play goals with Stonehill finishing 2-for-5 with the man advantage and Framingham State going 3-for-6. Both teams scored two power-play goals in the second period.
Junior Blair Nickerson (Beverly, Mass.) played a role in all three Framingham goals with a goal and two assists. Senior Joseph Hurley (Charlestown, Mass.) added a goal and assist, while freshman Eric Walsh (Haverhill, Mass.) chipped in with a goal.
Junior Derek Chapdelaine stopped 35 shots to preserve the win. |
Stonehill scored the lone first period goal when Doherty netted his third of the season, assisted by junior Michael Tuplin (Weymouth, Mass./Weymouth), at the 14:07 mark. The Skyhawks doubled their lead 4:34 into the second when Borges notched her third of the season, assisted by senior Zachary Cantin (Saugus, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) and junior Angelo Todesca (Westwood, Mass./Catholic Memorial), on the power-play.
That kicked off a spree of four power-play goals for the teams, with three coming in a five-minute span. Walsh put Framingham State on the board at 6:46 with a power-play goal, assisted by Nickerson. Diozzi regained Stonehill's two-goal lead (3-1), assisted by Doherty and Borges, with his team-leading 11th of the season also with a man-advantage at 9:54. The Rams answered again with a power-play goal from Hurley, his tenth of the year, assisted by Nickerson at 12:38.
Roundy capped the second period scoring with his seven marker of the season, unassisted, at 15:19 which proved to be the game-winner. Framingham closed within a goal once again with Nickerson's first of the season, assisted by Hurley, on the power-play with 4:05 left in regulation, but the Rams would get no closer.
Stonehill (8-10-1, 1-4-0 NE-10) is back in action on Saturday when it returns to Northeast-10 play against Assumption College at the Foxborough Sports Center at 5 p.m. Framingham State (1-15-2, 1-10-1 MASCAC) hosts Westfield State College on Saturday at 4:40 p.m.
Stonehill 4, Framingham State 3
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Scoring: STO: Matt Doherty (Michael Tuplin) 14:07; STO: Dana Borges (Zachary Cantin, Angelo Todesca) 4:34-PP; FSC: Eric Walsh (Blair Nickerson) 6:46-PP; STO: Andrew Diozzi (Doherty, Borges) 9:54-PP: FSC: Joseph Hurley (Nickerson) 12:38-PP: STO: Peter Roundy (unassisted) 15:19; FSC: Nickerson (Hurley) 15:55-PP.
Goaltending: STO: Derek Chapdelaine (60:00) 10-13-12=35; FSC: Andy Joyce (59:06) 10-12-13=35.
Shots on Goal: STO: 11-15-13=39; FSC: 10-15-13=38.
Power Play: STO: 2/5; FSC: 3/6.