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| Making his first start of the season, Brian Guerrini had 10 saves for Stonehill. |
Skyhawks and Falcons Play To Scoreless Draw
Easton, Mass. - Great goaltending and missed opportunities were the story as the Skyhawks and the Bentley Falcons played to a 0-0 tie in two overtimes on Wednesday at Skyhawk field.
Both teams had scoring opportunities in the first half, with Stonehill's best one coming in the first minutes.
Dave Pohl (Bridgewater, Mass.) broke past the Bentley defense, but keeper Michael Nikiforov rushed Pohl and forced him to take a bad shot that went wide.
The Falcons had a great scoring opportunity with just under three minutes remaining in the half, as junior Brian Guerrini (Glastonbury, Conn.) made a diving stop on a Chris Lipsett shot from the right side of the six to force a corner kick.
In the second half the Skhawks went on the offensive, as they recorded 12 shots in the period and had two corner kicks, but were unable to score.
Conversely, Bentley had just two shots in the period and lost senior Jon Marchetti in the 66th minute to a red card, one of 52 fouls between the two squads.
The first overtime period saw Pohl take two shots in a one minute span but Nikiforov made the save on both.
Bentley had their opportunities in the second overtime period with Guerrini denying the Falcons each time.
Nikiforov had 14 saves in net for Bentley, while Guerrini recorded 10 stops for the Skyhawks.
With the tie, Stonehill's record moves to 3-5-2 on the season and 1-5-2 in conference play.
The Skyhawks return to action when they host St. Anselm on Saturday at 1:00 pm.