2008 Woodie Awards
MIH defeats, ties AIC
Brian Fitzsimmons
Issue date: 2/23/06 Section: Sports
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Heavily favored Sacred Heart defeated AIC last Friday night 4-1, and moved into sole possession of second place in the Atlantic Hockey standings. The TOP line of Bear Trapp, Pierre-Luc O'Brien, and Alexandre Parent struck again, and the Yellow Jackets goalie became the latest victim to experience their effect.
Parent had one goal while O'Brien and Trapp each scored goals and dished out two assists in the victory. Trapp's tally would eventually become the game-clincher, which puts him in a tie for first in the country in game-winning goals with six.
Sophomore Nick Kary put in his first puck of the year when he finished off a rebound.
Junior goaltender Jason Smith made 30 saves, and earned his school record 15th victory.
The loss dropped AIC to a dismal 5-18-3 overall record at the hands of the momentum-holding Pioneers.
However, playing the role as visitors the next night did not fare well for Sacred Heart because it gave a conceivable win away to the struggling Yellow Jackets.
The Pioneers recieved scores from senior center Rocco Molinaro and sophomore Scott Marchesi.
Molinaro's score came off a rebound from Bernie Chmiel's slap shot, and Marchesi's blast occured with 11:16 left in regulation, and it could have been the game winner.
Senior Preston Cicchine scored with 2:23 left in the game to even the score at two apiece, and no offensive action happened for the rest of the evening and the duration of overtime.
Freshman Stefan Drew played in between the pipes and displayed the quickness and maturity he's shown all year as a rookie, by making 38 saves. Smith was given the night off; that would be his last chance to catch a breather before the real journey begins.
The vicious battle for top spot in the conference, with limited games for each contender remaining, occurred many miles away from the Milford Ice Pavilion as well. Holy Cross took down Mercyhurst, and the following night they tied.