Wilson scores a pair of power-play goals; Rossignolo makes 28 saves in first career game

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WINCHENDON, Mass. (November 7, 2007) – Junior defenseman Jarrett Sousa (Providence, R.I./Merrimack College) had two assists and scored the eventual game-winning goal 1:13 into the final period as the Curry Colonels held off the Franklin Pierce University Ravens by a score of 5-3 in a hard-fought ECAC Northeast men’s ice hockey game on Wednesday evening at the Winchendon School Ice Arena.

Sousa was one of three Colonels to record a goal and two assists on the evening, as Jeffrey Hazelwood (Dublin, Calif./St. Norbert’s College) and Ross Enmark (Shelby Township, Mich./Alpena Icedogs) also posted three points for the visitors. The Raven attack was led by senior tri-captain Pete Wilson (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield), who recorded his first career multi-goal game with a pair of power-play tallies.

Curry came out strong to begin the first period, as James Pentecost (Marquette, Mich./Soo) took a wrist shot from the left point that eluded Ravens freshman goaltender Jeremy Rossignolo (Rochester, N.Y./Springfield Pics) high to the blocker side at the 5:21 mark.

After Enmark scored less than two minutes later on the power play, Franklin Pierce took advantage of three Curry penalties in the span of 1:32 to get the home team back into the game. At the 10:12 mark, Wilson notched his first of the year while the Ravens held a 5-on-3 advantage, as he took a shot from the slot that found its way past Curry netminder Zachary Cardella (Spokane, Wash./Trailsmoke). Only 52 seconds later, junior Jeff Kasper (South Boston, Mass./Catholic Memorial) notched his second goal in two games, taking a pass from the left corner off the stick of freshman Sean Woodring (Rogue River, Ore./Eugene Generals) at the right post and tipping it home.

After the Colonels scored the only goal of the second period off the stick of Allen Mihai (Trumbull, Conn./Bay State Breakers) to regain the lead, the final 20 minutes featured plenty of goals, scoring opportunities and penalties.

Sousa began the frame with his first of the year 1:13 into the period, but Curry had to fight off a rash of penalties to escape with the win. The visitors were called for seven penalties in a span of 5:07 midway through the period, including their second too-many-men penalty of the night and a bench minor for unsportsmanlike conduct. As a result, the Ravens were on the power play for a majority of the final 10 minutes of play, but the team could only manage one goal by Wilson in that time, who scored his second 5-on-3 goal of the night off the sticks of sophomores Casey Goodell (Rochester, N.H./Laconia Leafs) and Phil LaBreck (Thornton, N.H./Laconia Leafs).

With the power-play tallies by Wilson and Kasper, the Ravens have scored six man-advantage goals in its first two games of the season, the highest two-game total for Franklin Pierce since the team combined for six against Southern New Hampshire and Saint Michael’s on Feb. 18 and 25, 2006.

In the third period, Franklin Pierce outshot Curry, 17-10, and held a 38-33 edge in shots on goal for the game. Cardella came up big for the Colonels by making 35 saves, while Rossignolo made 28 stops for the Ravens in his first collegiate appearance.

Franklin Pierce (0-2-0, 0-1-0 ECAC NE) will return to the ice on Monday at 7:30 p.m. with a non-conference matchup with Worcester State College in Auburn, Mass. Curry (1-0-0, 1-0-0 ECAC NE) takes on Fitchburg State at home on Tuesday evening.