Ravens visit Suffolk on Tuesday

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 7, 2012) – Senior forward David Arduin posted a natural hat trick in a span of 4:02 on Saturday night as SUNY Geneseo posted an 8-0 victory over the Franklin Pierce University men's ice hockey team in non-conference play at Jason Ritchie Ice Arena. On the night, 14 different Geneseo players tallied at least one point.

With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 1-8-3 (1-2-1 Northeast-10), while SUNY Geneseo improves to 9-6-0 (4-4-0 SUNYAC). Arduin, a transfer from Division I Quinnipiac, finished the two-game weekend series with five points on four goals and an assist.

Though much of the first period went without a goal, Geneseo never looked back after it opened the scoring at 17:38 on the power play. Sophomore forward Zachary Vit took a pass from senior defenseman Danny Scagnelli near the left half-boards and sent a slapshot to the back of the net for his ninth goal of the season, the eventual game-winner. Arduin would get his night started with a pair of goals just 17 seconds apart beginning just 33 seconds after the Vit goal. First, Arduin stationed himself in front of the net and deflected a shot from the point for his sixth of the year, then put away a wrister from the left circle in transition to give the Knights a 3-0 advantage heading into the locker room. Senior defenseman Jake Yard tallied assists on both Arduin goals.

Arduin finished off his hat trick just 2:13 into the second frame, when he found the gaping net on a one-timer from the slot after a feed from behind the net by sophomore forward Carson Schell.

After junior forward Ryan Bulach jammed home a rebound to make it 5-0, he would pick up a helper as well at 8:56 after sending the puck to senior forward Jonathan Redlick. Redlick came off the left half-boards with the puck, danced around a defenseman and backhanded the puck along the ice, just inside the far post, to score his first goal of the season.

Later in the second period, freshman forward Zack Cavallini scored his first career goal and Schell netted a power-play score to create the 8-0 final.

Sophomore goaltender Dave O'Brien (Groton, Mass.) started in goal for Franklin Pierce and ultimately took the loss (1-3-2) after making 14 saves in the first period before being lifted from the game during the first intermission. From there, junior Pat Dunn (Quincy, Mass.) made seven saves and allowed three goals in the first 8:56 of the second, while senior Ben Siok (Holden, Mass.) stopped four of six shots over the remainder of the frame before saving all 14 shots he saw in the third.

Junior goaltender Adrian Rubeniuk stopped all 12 shots he faced to post his first career shutout and pick up the win (4-3-0) between the pipes for SUNY Geneseo.

SUNY Geneseo posted a 47-12 advantage in shots on goal in the game and went 2-for-6 on the power play. Franklin Pierce finished 0-for-1 with the man-advantage.

The Ravens return to the ice on Tuesday, Jan. 10, when they travel to Suffolk for a non-conference contest. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Walter Brown Rink in Boston, Mass. Franklin Pierce next plays at home on Saturday, Jan. 28 against Assumption at 7:30 p.m.

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