Ravens visit Stonehill
Thursday
Glynn had his fifth goal of the season on Tuesday night at Saint
Michael's.
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SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt.
(February 4, 2014) – Sophomore forward Brendan Glynn
(Quincy, Mass.) scored a third-period goal on Tuesday
night, but it was not enough to erase a 4-0 deficit for the
Franklin Pierce University men's ice hockey team, which dropped a
4-1 decision to Saint Michael's in Northeast-10 Conference play at
Cairns Arena. Freshman defenseman Danny Divis had a goal and two
assists to post a three-point night in the win for Saint
Michael's.
With the loss, Franklin Pierce
falls to 4-14-2 (2-6-1 Northeast-10), while Saint Michael's
improves to 5-15-1 (2-3-0 Northeast-10). The game effectively
served as a play-in contest for the upcoming Northeast-10
Championship, as Saint Michael's clinched its berth with the
victory, while Franklin Pierce was eliminated from postseason
contention.
Saint Michael's struck for the
first period's only goal, at the 13:51 mark, to take a lead it
would not relinquish the rest of the night. At work on the power
play, freshman defenseman Stephen Inman took the original shot from
the left point, but was turned aside by Franklin Pierce senior
goaltender Dave O'Brien (Groton,
Mass.). Unfortunately for the Ravens, the rebound fell
straight to junior forward William Cote outside the crease. Cote
passed on a shot opportunity and instead laid the puck off to the
right side for freshman forward Josh Dickman, who finished off his
eighth goal of the campaign.
The Purple Knights struck twice
more late in the second period to take a 3-0 lead heading into the
second intermission. First, junior forward Jeremy Wong took the
puck on a jaunt behind the net, cut to the left-wing circle and
sent a pass into the slot. Sophomore forward Kevin Altidor was
waiting there for the one-timer. O'Brien got a piece of the shot,
but not enough to keep it out of the net. Divis also picked up an
assist on Altidor's team-leading 12th of the season at 14:06, which
ultimately served as the game-winning goal.
Another power-play strike would
push the lead to three goals 3:37 after the Altidor score. With the
Purple Knights enjoying a two-man advantage, Wong and Divis set up
Inman for a slap shot, and this one found the net for his third
goal of the year.
Divis would cap his three-point
night with a goal at the 4:44 mark of the third period to push the
lead as high as 4-0. His sixth of the season came as he picked the
top corner from the left-wing circle off helpers from sophomore
forward Nick Potter and freshman forward Justin McKenzie.
Franklin Pierce scored its lone
goal at the 12:23 mark to create the 4-1 final. Senior forward
Bryan
Colella (Medfield, Mass.) took the initial shot on the
play, but was turned aside by Saint Michael's junior goaltender
Dave Donzanti. The rebound came to the left-wing side of the net,
where Glynn finished over the netminder from a sharp angle for his
fifth goal of the season.
O'Brien finished with 31 saves on
the night, but suffered the loss (2-11-1) in net for Franklin
Pierce. Donzanti collected 23 saves at the other end of the ice to
pick up the win (4-10-1) between the pipes for Saint Michael's.
The Ravens return to the ice on
Thursday, Feb. 6, when they travel to Stonehill for a Northeast-10
Conference contest. Opening faceoff is set for 7 p.m. at Foxboro
Sports Center in Foxboro, Mass. Franklin Pierce next plays at home
on Wednesday, Feb. 19, against Southern New Hampshire at 7 p.m.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin
Pierce Athletics (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu). Also be
sure to follow the Ravens through the Department of Athletics'
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Franklin Pierce men's ice hockey apparel can do so at the
Department of Athletics' brand new online store
(http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store).