Franklin Pierce Skates Past Worcester State, 6-3
Ravens tie program record with fifth win of season
WORCESTER, Mass. (Jan. 26, 2005) - The Franklin Pierce ice hockey team earned a 6-3 win over Worcester State College in ECAC Northeast competition tonight in Worcester, Mass. With the win, the Ravens equaled last season's program record of five wins in a season.
Junior tri-captain Mark Gibbons (Quincy, Mass./Archbishop Williams) totaled a game-high three points on a goal and two assists, while sophomore Jameson Wheatley (Scarboro, Maine/Portland Jr. Pirates) netted the game-winning goal and added an assist for the visitors.
Freshman Josh Morgan (Mountaintop, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) figured in on all three goals for Worcester State, scoring one and assisting on the others, while sophomore Matt Davis (Candia, N.H./Goffstown) registered a goal and an assist.
Sophomore Brian DelSavio (Orangeburg, N.Y./Pearl River) opened the scoring at the 7:21 mark of the first period, and Gibbons gave the Ravens an early 2-0 lead less than seven minutes later. Worcester State cut the lead in half with less than a minute remaining in the opening frame on a goal by senior Jason Rogato (Lynn, Mass./Winchendon).
Franklin Pierce took a 3-1 advantage in the eighth minute of the second period, when junior Matt Clemente (Middletown, N.J./Laconia Leafs) found the net. Davis brought the hosts back within one goal less than a minute later, but Wheatley scored what proved to be the game-winner at the 11:10 mark of the second period.
The Ravens went up 5-2, when junior Jason Pierce tallied in the fourth minute of the third frame. Morgan trimmed the deficit to two goals at the 8:19 mark of the third period, but freshman Trevor Clark (Randolph, Mass./Randolph) took feeds from classmate Ben Reynolds (Wallingford, Pa./Green Mountain Glades) and Gibbons to ice the game for the visitors 4:27 later.
Franklin Pierce picked up the victory despite being out-shot 45-32. Dennis Millman (Billerica, Mass./Kimball Union) saved 42 shots en route to his fifth win of the season, while Worcester State goaltender Jon Coderre (Simsbury, Conn.) took the loss despite stopping 26 shots.
Franklin Pierce (5-9-0, 1-3-0 NE-10, 4-6-0 ECAC NE) will take the ice again on Saturday, when they host ECAC Northeast and Northeast-10 Conference foe Assumption College at 1:30 p.m. Worcester State (3-12-0, 2-6-0 ECAC NE) will also be in action on Saturday, when they wrap-up a three-game homestand with a Conference game versus Framingham State at 6:30 p.m.
Franklin Pierce 6, Worcester State 3
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Worcester State (3-12-0, 2-6-0 ECAC NE) |
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Scoring Summary
First Period:
FP: Brian DelSavio (Jameson Wheatley) 7:21
FP: Mark Gibbons (Chuck Matthews) 14:05
WOR: Jason Rogato (Josh Morgan, Jared Grinkis) 19:36
Second Period:
FP: Matt Clemente (Ryan Strayer) 8:14
WOR: Matt Davis (Edward Walsh, Morgan) 9:12
FP: Wheatley (Randy Jordan, C.J. Demmons) 11:10
Third Period:
FP: Jason Pierce (Brett Bilodeau, Gibbons) 4:52
WOR: Morgan (Davis) 8:19
FP: Trevor Clark (Ben Reynolds, Gibbons) 12:46
Goaltenders:
FP: Dennis Millman (60:00) 42 saves
WOR: Jon Coderre (60:00) 26 saves
Shots on Goal:
FP: 10-11-11-32
WOR: 13-19-13-45
Three Stars:
First Star: Jameson Wheatley
Second Star: Mark Gibbons (FP)
Third Star: Dennis Millman (FP)