Cornele posts third career
multi-goal game
Cornele notched his first multiple-goal game in over two years on
Saturday night against Stonehill.
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WINCHENDON, Mass. (November
30, 2013) – Sophomore forward Robbie Dorgan went for
four points on two goals and two assists on Saturday night to lead
the way for Stonehill in a 10-3 win over the Franklin Pierce
University men's ice hockey team in Northeast-10 Conference play at
Jason Ritchie Ice Arena. Senior defenseman Tyler Cornele (Cape
Coral, Fla.) scored twice in the losing effort for
Franklin Pierce, his first multiple-goal game since Nov. 16, 2011
at Assumption.
With the loss, Franklin Pierce
falls to 1-5-1 (0-2-1 Northeast-10), while Stonehill improves to
4-3-0 (3-0-0 Northeast-10). The 10-spot marked the first time the
Ravens allowed their opponent to reach double digits since Nov. 10,
2010 in a 10-3 loss at Nichols. It was the first 10-goal game
against on home ice since an 11-3 loss at the hands of Becker on
Jan. 24, 2009. For Stonehill, it was the first 10-goal outburst
since a 10-4 win against Southern New Hampshire on Feb. 18, 2010,
and the first away from home since an 11-3 triumph at Nichols on
Nov. 13, 2002.
The first period was a relatively
standard affair, with Stonehill taking a 2-1 advantage and each
side scoring on its only power-play chance. The Skyhawks opened the
scoring just 62 seconds in on a tic-tac-toe passing play. With the
puck near the right point, sophomore forward Dan Graham sent a pass
to Dorgan in the left-wing circle, and Dorgan immediately fired a
pass back across the slot. Sophomore forward Richard Harris was
waiting on the other end to one-time home his third goal of the
season. Later, Stonehill made it 2-0 with a power-play marker just
10 seconds after freshman defenseman Shane Dowd (Holden,
Mass.) was whistled for holding at 10:30, the only
Franklin Pierce penalty of the evening. In the play shortly after
the faceoff, Harris set up Dorgan for the latter's fifth goal of
the campaign at the 10:40 mark.
At 15:44, Dorgan would take a
hooking penalty in the neutral zone, and Franklin Pierce converted
36 seconds later for its first power-play goal of the season on its
23rd chance with the man-advantage. Senior forward Bryan Colella
(Medfield, Mass.) and sophomore forward Brendan Glynn
(Quincy, Mass.) both picked up assists as they set up
Cornele's second score of the year.
It all came undone for Franklin
Pierce in the middle stanza, as the Ravens surrendered six goals
while putting home only two of their own as Stonehill would take an
8-3 advantage into the second intermission. The Skyhawks started
the busy frame at the 3:56 mark, as sophomore defenseman Brian
Furey sent the puck from the right point over the left point where
senior defenseman Andrew Miller teed up a shot. Sophomore forward
Thomas Jenkins was able to redirect it en route for his first goal
of the season. Just 43 seconds later, Stonehill pushed the lead to
4-1 at 4:39. Junior defenseman Brendan Greene and Dorgan would pick
up the helpers on the second of the season for sophomore defenseman
Travis Army.
Just over three minutes later,
Franklin Pierce turned the puck over in the neutral zone and a
quick pass by Graham was able to spring Dorgan all alone into the
offensive end. Dorgan netted his second of the game on the
breakaway at 7:50 to make it 5-1. The third Stonehill goal in just
3:54 would prompt the Franklin Pierce bench to use its timeout in
an attempt to apply a proverbial tourniquet. It also spelled the
end of the night for sophomore goaltender Kyle Moran (Marshfield,
Mass.), who was lifted in favor of freshman Nick Hegarty
(Saugus, Mass.), who made his collegiate debut.
The Ravens would briefly stop the
bleeding with a score at 8:40, just 50 seconds after Dorgan's
second of the night. With an offensive-zone faceoff, junior forward
Tim Sullivan (Rye, N.H.) won the puck cleanly back
to freshman defenseman Alex Schleper
(Sutton, Mass.) at the right point. Schleper got a shot
through traffic which found the back of the net for his first
collegiate goal.
After the midpoint of the middle
period, Stonehill popped two goals in 52 seconds, as well as three
in a span of 5:41, to effectively put the game away. At 10:24, the
tandem of Rooney and sophomore forward Nate Soter set up sophomore
defenseman Connor Fallon at the left point. The latter sent a shot
through traffic which slipped between's Hegarty's pads for Fallon's
second of the year. Less than a minute later, the Skyhawks
generated a situation where they outnumbered the Ravens down low in
the offensive end. Junior forward Stephen Balsamo was able to find
sophomore forward Willy Baker, who was unmarked in the slot. Baker
one-timed his second of the season into the top-right corner, while
Army picked up his second point of the night with the other
assist.
At 16:05, Stonehill capped its
six-goal period after Rooney sent the puck to Soter in the high
slot. Soter's first attempt to put the puck on net was blocked by
the defense, but it caromed directly back to his stick and he
salted the second chance away for his second goal of the
season.
Franklin Pierce was able to stop
the three-goal run 82 seconds later, at the 17:27 mark, on
Cornele's second goal of the night. Again, the goal came directly
off a faceoff, as senior forward Ted Walsh (Quincy,
Mass.) won a draw back to Cornele at the left point and
the latter put home a shot from there. For Cornele, it was the
third multiple-goal game of his career.
Stonehill popped home the only two
goals of the third period to create the 10-3 final. At 1:37, Baker
scored his third of the season, a shorthanded tally after springing
himself on his own partial breakaway down the right-wing side and
snapping a shot past Hegarty. The Baker goal was the end of
Hegarty's night, as sophomore James Dunn (Quincy,
Mass.) took over for the final 18:23, making his
collegiate debut as well. Dunn would be beaten only once, at 17:01,
just two seconds after Franklin Pierce's seventh and final power
play of the night went by the boards. With the penalty expiring,
sophomore forward Thomas Jenkins sent a pass out of his own end
which sent Balsamo off on a breakaway. The latter beat Dunn for his
second goal of the campaign.
Moran played the first 27:50 in
net, made 10 saves against 15 shots and took the loss (1-3-0) for
Franklin Pierce. Over the next 13:47, Hegarty made eight saves
against 12 shots, while Dunn stopped four of the five shots he
faced the rest of the way. At the other end, freshman Patrick
Farrington made his collegiate debut, made 35 saves against 38
shots and picked up the win (1-0-0) between the pipes for
Stonehill.
The Ravens return to the ice on
Saturday, Dec. 7, when they remain home to host Suffolk in a
non-conference contest. Opening faceoff is set for 7 p.m. at Jason
Ritchie Ice Arena.
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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Franklin Pierce men's ice hockey apparel can do so at the
Department of Athletics' brand new online store
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