LaBreck, Woodring tally three points each

Box Score

WINCHENDON, Mass. (November 14, 2008) – Junior forward Phil LaBreck (Thornton, N.H./John Stark Regional) scored twice, including the game-winning goal, and added an assist on Friday night as the Franklin Pierce University ice hockey team scored five power-play goals to post a 6-2 victory over Assumption in Northeast-10 Conference and ECAC Northeast play at The Winchendon School Ice Arena. Senior forward Frank Bova (Princeton, Mass./Wachusett Regional) and junior defenseman Jon Retelle (Monmouth, Maine/Portland Jr. Pirates) each scored in defeat for Assumption.

Franklin Pierce opened the scoring with the only goal of the first period on the power play at the 17:22 mark. Senior forward Jeff Kasper (South Boston, Mass./Catholic Memorial) retrieved the puck amidst traffic in the slot and fed it to sophomore forward Sean Woodring (Rogue River, Ore./Rogue River) who scored his first goal of the season from the bottom of the right circle to give the Ravens a lead they would never relinquish.

The Ravens increased the lead to 5-0 with four power-play goals in the second period. Junior forward Casey Goodell (Rochester, N.H./Spaulding) got things started when he jammed the rebound of a Woodring shot into the net from the right side of the net for his second goal of the season 4:15 into the period. LaBreck followed with the eventual game-winning goal on a two-man advantage at the 8:18 mark with his first goal of the season off a feed from senior forward Jay Stempniak (West Seneca, N.Y./St. Francis HS). Just 1:19 after LaBreck’s goal, freshman forward Nate Schursky (Scottsdale, Ariz./Eugene Generals) struck for his first career goal when he punched home a rebound on the right side. LaBreck and sophomore defenseman Sean Carroll (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Thunder Ridge) were credited with assists. LaBreck capped the scoring frenzy with his second goal of the period at the 19:36 mark when he scored from the high slot of a centering pass from Kasper.

Assumption would get as close as 5-2 with a pair of two-man advantage goals just 47 seconds apart in the second half of the third period. First, Bova converted from the left side off the rebound of a shot by freshman forward Pat O’Kane (Hollis N.H./Williston-Northampton) taken from the right-wing circle. Freshman defenseman Kevin Glanzman (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) also tallied an assist at 13:49 on Bova’s first goal of the season. Then, at the 14:36 mark, Retelle fed the puck to freshman forward Dennis Silvio (Beverly, Mass./Proctor Academy) on the right side. Silvio sent it back to the point and Retelle rifled the shot through traffic and into the net for his first goal of the season. Junior defenseman Adam Gaudreau (Londonderry, N.H./Norwich Univ.) collected the second assist on the play.

Franklin Pierce capped the scoring with seven seconds to play when Woodring scored his second of the game from the right side off an assist from junior defenseman Kyle Kruse (Bourne, Mass./Bourne).

Assumption held a slim, 25-24 advantage in shots on goal over the full 60 minutes. Junior goaltender Jon Tuttle (Concord, N.H./Concord) made 23 saves to earn the victory in net for Franklin Pierce. Junior Jamie DiGiulio (Peabody, Mass./Tilton School) started and took the loss while making 11 saves against 14 shots over the opening 28:18 for Assumption. Freshman Nick Blanchette (Stuart, Fla./Worcester Academy) played the final 31:42 between the pipes for the Greyhounds and made seven saves against 10 shots.

The Ravens (1-1-1, 1-0-0 Northeast-10, 1-0-1 ECAC Northeast) return to the ice on Saturday, Nov. 22, when they travel to Salve Regina for an ECAC Northeast Conference contest. Faceoff is scheduled for 3:15 at Portsmouth Abbey Ice Rink in Portsmouth, R.I. Franklin Pierce next plays at home on Friday, Dec. 12 against Saint Michael’s at 7 p.m. Assumption (1-2-0, 0-1-0 Northeast-10, 0-1-0 ECAC Northeast) returns to action on Nov. 18 at Western New England.