Siok makes 32 saves
In the final act of his career, Siok stopped 32 shots at Westfield
State on Tuesday night.
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WESTFIELD, Mass. (February
21, 2012) – The Franklin Pierce University men's ice
hockey team wrapped up its 2011-12 season on Tuesday night,
dropping a 3-0 decision to Westfield State in non-conference play
at Amelia Park. Senior goaltender Ben Siok (Holden,
Mass.) made 32 saves in the final start of his career for
the Ravens.
With the loss, Franklin Pierce
finishes the campaign at 5-13-4 (4-5-2 Northeast-10), while
Westfield State improves to 7-13-5 (4-10-4 Massachusetts
State).
After the first period went without
a goal, Westfield State opened the scoring with the only goal it
would need at the 2:47 mark of the second frame. Sophomore forward
Adam Baldassarre notched his second of the season to put the Owls
out front to stay, while freshman defenseman Todd Gebert and junior
forward Lucas Romero provided the assists.
Westfield State picked up a pair of
insurance markers on the power play in the middle of the third
period, just 46 seconds apart, to create the 3-0 final. First, at
the 8:40 mark, sophomore forward Taylor Murphy put away his fourth
of the season off assists from sophomore forward Vince Perreault
and senior forward Pat Nelson. At the 9:26 mark, it was Gebert and
sophomore defenseman Billy Miller with the helpers on freshman
forward Steve Evans' team-leading 11th goal of the campaign.
Siok made 32 saves, but took the
loss (2-5-0) in front of the net for Franklin Pierce. Junior Justin
Roethlingshoefer turned aside 39 shots to pick up the win (1-0-0)
between the pipes for Westfield State.
Franklin Pierce posted a 39-35
advantage in shots on goal in the game and went 0-for-3 on the
power play. Westfield State finished 2-for-5 with the
man-advantage.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin
Pierce Athletics (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu). Also be
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