Junior Angelo Todesca scored a goal for Stonehill at
Assumption tonight.
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Assumption Tops Stonehill,
6-1
Greyhounds clinch regular
season series with Skyhawks to clinch three points
Boxscore
WORCESTER, Mass. (January
23, 2010) - Assumption College clinched the regular season
series with Stonehill College to earn the three Northeast-10
Conference points between the two clubs with a 6-1 triumph in ice
hockey action at Buffone Rink tonight.
Sophomore Pat O'Kane
(Hollis, N.H./Bishop Guertin) and freshman Jaime
Vona (West Seneca, N.Y./Saint Francis) both scored two
goals to lead Assumption to the victory. Junior Patrick
Fitzgibbons (Worcester, Mass./St. John's) added a goal and
assist, while classmate Joshua Boissoneau (Bedford,
N.H./Trinity) dished two assists for the Greyhounds.
Freshman David Maiocco (Medford, Mass./Arlington
Catholic) chipped in with a goal as well.
Sophomore goaltender Nick
Blanchette (Stuart, Fla./Worcester Academy) made 43 saves
in goal for Assumption, including 18 in the second period to help
the Greyhounds extend their lead. Sophomore Tyler Jackson
(Little Silver, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy) posted 24
stops in two periods of play for Stonehill, including 15 in the
opening frame, before giving way for junior Michael Manna
(Framingham, Mass./Xaverian Academy) who made nine saves
in the third period.
Junior Angelo Todesca
(Westwood, Mass./Catholic Memorial) scored the lone goal
for Stonehill, with assists to senior captain Peter Roundy
(Simsbury, Conn./Kimball Union) and junior Eric
Scholl (Wilmington, Mass./Tilton School). The Skyhawks
finished with a 44-39 advantage in shots on goal for the night,
including 33-22 over the final two periods.
Assumption took an early lead, with
Fitzgibbons opening the scoring just 2:15 into the contest. Vona
doubled the Greyhounds lead 8:52 into the period. The Greyhounds
broke the game open with three goals in the second period. O'Kane
netted his first of the night on a 5-on-3 power play 3:58 into the
stanza. The goal snapped a streak of 34-straight penalty kills for
Stonehill dating back to a loss to UMass Boston on November 28.
Vona added his second of the night
(fifth of the season) at 11:24, before O'Kane potted his second
(18th overall) with another power play marker at 14:36.
Stonehill got a goal back with a shorthanded strike by Todesca 7:02
into the third period, before Maiocco rounded out the scoring with
just 42-seconds remaining.
Stonehill (7-8-1, 1-3-0 NE-10)
returns to the ice on Thursday when it hosts Wentworth Institute of
Technology at the Foxboro Sports Center at 7 p.m. Assumption
(9-8-0, 6-1-0 NE-10) visits Salve Regina University on Tuesday at
8:15 p.m.
Assumption 6, Stonehill 1
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Stonehill
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Assumption
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Scoring: ASM: Patrick Fitzgibbons (Derek
Whitney) 2:15; ASM: Jaime Vona (Marc Labb, Keven Meehan) 8:52; ASM:
Pat O'Kane (Joshua Boissoneau, Jon Retelle) 3:58-PP; ASM: Vona
(Fitzgibbons) 11:24; ASM: O'Kane (Taylor Larsen, Matt Scioli)
14:36-PP; STO: Angelo Todesca (Peter Roundy, Eric Scholl) 7:02-SH;
ASM: Dave Maiocco (Boissoneau, Mike Looney) 19:18.
Goaltending: STO: Tyler Jackson (40:00)
15-9-0=24, Michael Manna (20:00) 0-0-9=9; ASM: Nick Blanchette
(60:00) 11-18-14=43.
Shots on Goal: STO: 11-18-15=44; ASM:
17-12-10=39.
Power Play: STO: 0/10; ASM: 2/8.
