Binda's three points lead Seahawks past Ravens

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (Januray 16, 2005) - The Franklin Pierce ice hockey team fell 3-1 tonight in ECAC Northeast competition versus Salve Regina University in Portsmouth, N.H. Senior Geno Binda (South Boston, Mass./ Avon Old Farms) figured in on all three goals for the Seahawks, scoring one and assisting on the others.

The game was scoreless until the 6:22 mark of the second period, when junior Timothy O'Neill (Hamilton N.Y./ Bridgton Academy) took advantage of a power-play opportunity to beat Ravens goaltender Dennis Millman (Billerica, Mass./Kimball Union). Binda gave the hosts a 2-0 lead in the 16^th minute of the second frame, as he netted a short-handed goal.

Franklin Pierce cut the lead in half on a power-play goal by senior Matt DePuydt (Houghton, Mich./SUNY Canton) just 1:18 into the third period, but failed to get any closer, as senior Robert Langlais (Hudson, N.H./ Bishop Guertin) took feeds from Binda and classmate Adam Asselin (Auburn, Maine/Hebron Academy) to ice the game for Salve Regina less than seven minutes later.

The Seahawks out-shot the Ravens 34-16. Senior goaltender Matt Porter (Wilbraham, Mass./Minnechaug Regional) saved 15 shots en route to the victory, while Millman took the loss despite saving 31 shots.

Franklin Pierce (4-8-0, 1-3-0 NE-10, 3-5-0 ECAC NE) will conclude a three-game road trip on Wednesday, when they travel to Wentworth for a non-conference clash beginning at 7:00 p.m. Salve Regina (5-8-1, 2-2-1 ECAC NE) will visit Connecticut College on Tuesday for a non-conference game starting at 7:00 p.m.

Game Statistics

Salve Regina 3, Franklin Pierce 1

Scoring Summary

First Period:
No Scoring

Second Period:
SRU: Timothy O'Neill (Geno Binda) 6:22 PP
SRU: Binda (Travis Hampton, Ryan Doyle) 16:55 SH

Third Period:
FP: Matt DePuydt (Chuck Matthews) 1:18 PP
SRU: Robert Langlais (Binda, Adam Asselin) 7:34

Goaltenders:

FP: Dennis Millman (59:00) 31 saves, 3 goals against
FP: Empty Net (1:00)
SRU: Matt Porter (60:00) 15 saves, 1 goal against

Shots on Goal:

FP: 16
SRU: 34

Three Stars:

1^st Star: Geno Binda (SRU)
2^nd Star: Matt Porter (SRU)
3^rd Star: Ryan Doyle (SRU)