Sophomore Andrew Diozzi netted his team-leading ninth goal
of the season for the Skyhawks.
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Stonehill Falls at Westfield
State, 4-2
Skyhawks five-game win
streak halted in first action on 43-days
Boxscore
WESTFIELD, Mass. (January
21, 2010) - Stonehill College returned to the ice for the
first time in 43 days and was defeated by Westfield State College
in non-conference ice hockey action at Amelia Park tonight.
Junior Dennis Zak (Dover,
N.J.) led Westfield State with a goal and assist, while
classmate Ryan Monroe (Shrewsbury, Mass.) posted
39 saves in goal for the Owls to preserve the victory. Juniors
Dylan Scanlon (Longmeadow, Mass.) and Drew
LaCombe (Lowell, Mass.) and freshman Lucas Romero
(Roho Sta Marg, Calif.) also netted goals for WSC.
Stonehill got goals from senior
Christopher Rogers (Westford, Mass./Pomfret
Academy) and sophomore Andrew Diozzi (Belmont,
Mass./Deerfield). Sophomore goaltender Tyler
Jackson (Little Silver, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy)
finished with 28 saves in goal for the Skyhawks.
Stonehill posted a 41-32 advantage
in shots on goal for the contest, including a 30-23 edge over the
final two periods. The Skyhawks were 1-for-7 on the power play,
while holding Westfield State scoreless on six tries with a
man-advantage. Stonehill has now killed off 33-straight power plays
by its opponents dating back to the second period of its last loss
before tonight against the University of Massachusetts Boston on
November 28.
The teams skated through a
scoreless opening period before Westfield State opened the scoring
11:09 into the second period when Romero scored his sixth goal of
the season with a wrist shot from the point, assisted by senior
Casey Mignone (Ramsey, N.J.) and sophomore
Jimmy Alexander (Braintree, Mass.). The Owls
doubled their lead 2:11 before the second intermission as Scanlon
netted his first of the season, assisted by Zak and sophomore
Pat Nelson (Cary, N.C.). WSC extended its lead to
three goals 5:54 into the third period with LaCombe's first of the
season, assisted by sophomore Brandon Castro (Cranston,
R.I.) and freshman Jason Nelson (Raleigh,
N.C.).
Stonehill broke through 36-seconds
later when Diozzi potted his team-leading ninth goal of the season,
assisted by senior Zachary Cantin (Saugus, Mass./Xaverian
Brothers) and sophomore Patrick Greene (Weymouth,
Mass./Catholic Memorial), at 6:30. Zak regained Westfield
State's three-goal lead at 10:50 with his seventh marker of the
season, before Rogers capped the scoring with his second of the
year on the power play with 1:10 to go in regulation, assisted by
senior Peter Roundy (Simsbury, Conn./Kimball
Union) and sophomore Bill Harris (Weymouth,
Mass./Weymouth).
Stonehill (7-7-1, 1-2-0 NE-10) is
back in action on Saturday night when it visits Assumption College
for a key Northeast-10 Conference clash at 6:35 p.m. The Skyhawks
return home next Thursday, January 28, to host Wentworth Institute
of Technology at the Foxboro Sports Center at 7 p.m. Westfield
State (9-4-2, 6-0-2 MASCAC) hosts Fitchburg State College on
Saturday at 5:35 p.m.
Westfield State 4,
Stonehill 2
1
2 3
- T
Stonehill 0
0 2
- 2
Westfield
St. 0
2 2
- 4
Scoring: WSC:
Lucas Romero (Jimmy Alexander, Casey Mignone) 11:09; WSC: Dylan
Scanlon (Dennis Zak, Pat Nelson) 17:49; WSC: Drew LaCombe (Brandon
Castro, Jason Nelson) 5:54; STO: Andrew Diozzi (Patrick Greene,
Zachary Cantin) 6:30; WSC: Zak (Brad Norkum, Danny Kaufman) 10:50;
STO: Christopher Rogers (Bill Harris, Peter Roundy) 18:50.
Goaltending: STO:
Tyler Jackson (59:50) 9-10-9=28; WSC: Ray Monroe (60:00)
11-15-13=39.
Shots on Goal:
STO: 11-15-15=41; WSC: 9-12-11=32.
Power Play: STO:
1/7; WSC: 0/6.
