Suffolk Defeats Franklin Pierce In Overtime, 4-3
Davis scores the game-winner 1:27 into overtime to spoil the Raven comeback
Phil LaBreck posted a goal and an assist against Suffolk on Wednesday. |
WINCHENDON, Mass. (November
28, 2007) – Sophomore Nick Davis (Pittsburgh,
Pa./Northern Mass.) scored the game-winning goal 1:27 into overtime
as Suffolk University held off Franklin Pierce University by a
score of 4-3 in an ECAC Northeast Conference match on Wednesday
night at the Winchendon School Ice Arena.
Davis won the game for the Rams with a missile from the right
point that eluded Ravens’ freshman goaltender Matt
McCarthy (Natick, Mass./New Hampton School) high to the
left corner. The first assist on the goal came from the left dasher
off the stick of Tim Dancey (Anaheim, Calif./Berkshire School), who
finished with a goal and an assist. Dan Pencinger (Randolph,
N.J./Trinity-Pawling) recorded a game-high two goals to lead the
Rams.
The goal negated a spirited comeback by the Ravens, who scored
three goals in the final frame to overcome a pair of two-goal
deficits. Senior captain Pete Wilson (Marshfield, Mass./
Marshfield) began the charge with a power-play goal at
9:18 of the third period, taking a pass from sophomore Phil
LaBreck (Thornton, N.H./Laconia Leafs) and beating Suffolk
goaltender Jeff Rose (Collinsville, Conn./Valley) from the blue
line.
After Pencinger scored his second goal of the evening to put the
visitors back up by two at 3-1, Franklin Pierce scored twice in
4:07 to even the score. LaBreck notched his fourth goal of the
season at 14:44, collecting the rebound of a one-timer by junior
Shane Murphy (Tolland, Conn./The Gunnery School)
and finding the net. Then, with 1:09 remaining in regulation,
sophomore Rob Perretta (Staten Island, N.Y./Brockville
Tiki's) gathered a loose puck in the left circle after a
scramble in front of the Suffolk net and found the short-side
corner to knot the score at three and send the game to
overtime.
With an assist on Perretta’s tally, senior captain
Joe Fields (Towamencin, Pa./Green Mountain Glades)
moved into a tie for second place on the school’s all-time
points list with 66, tying Matt Clemente ’06 and moving to
within one point of the 67 points recorded by recent Pierce
graduate Brian DelSavio ’07.
Suffolk recorded the only two shots on goal of the overtime
period, with Davis finding the back of the net on the second and
final attempt.
McCarthy played well in net for the Ravens in his first collegiate
start, stopping 30-of-34 shots on goal. Rose made 18 stops for the
Rams to earn his fifth victory of the season.
Franklin Pierce (1-6-0, 0-4-0 ECAC NE) continues ECAC Northeast
play on Saturday, when the Ravens travel to Framingham State
College at 7:30 p.m. Suffolk (5-3-0, 3-0-0 ECAC NE) takes on
Worcester State College Saturday at 4:30 p.m.