2008 Woodie Awards
Hockey splits series with rival Army
Tim Sherry
Issue date: 12/6/07 Section: Sports
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This past weekend the men's hockey team split a weekend series with Army, losing 4-2 on Friday night and then winning on Saturday night, 4-2.
Friday night the team traveled to Tate Rink at West Point, N.Y. to play in front of a crowd of 1,700 fans. Junior Kyle Tyll landed the first goal of the game at 3:25 in the first period putting the Pioneers in the lead. Tyll took the assist from sophomore Matt Gordon as he moved into Army's territory and made the shot off the shoulder of Army's goalie Josh Kassel.
Army's Joey Ammon tied the game with the first goal for Army at 5:14 in the first period after.
Sacred Heart's sophomore Erik Boisvert put the Pioneers on top again with 2:11 into the second period with an assist from junior Bear Trapp.
Once the 11:41 mark rolled around, Army's Robb Ross tied it up in the second period. 40 seconds later Army's Owen Meyer took the lead on a power play goal from a double assist.
Army's Cody Omilusik closed the scoring early in the third period, putting back a deflected shot.
Overall Sacred Heart had a total of 29 shots in the game. Army had a total of 34. Junior Stefan Drew had a total of 30 saves, while Army's Kassel had 27 total saves.
Saturday night the Pioneers were home at the Milford Ice Pavilion to salvages a split with Army.
"We played all our systems really well were able to bury a couple and shut down their top line," said junior Matt Richards.
Sophomore Nick Johnson started the game with a goal on a power play with 4:42 left in the first period. Trapp set up Johnson with an assist.
About three minutes later, Johnson passed set up junior Eric Giosa who put the Pioneers up 2-0 in by the end of the first period.
Army cut its shortfall in half with five minutes into the second period. With 15:54 left in the period, Meyer found the back of the net to make it 2-1.
The Pioneers took the momentum back heading into the second intermission when Boisvert scored with just 16 seconds left in the second period. Sophomore Dave Jarman reacted from a rebound by senior Alexandre Parent to put the Pioneers up 4-1 with 1:31 into the third period.
Omilusik brought the Black Knights within two points with nine minutes left in the third period.
Throughout the whole game, Sacred Heart had a total of 34 shots while Army had 29. Drew made a total of 27 saves for the Pioneers. Army's Kessel made 30 total saves. "Drewsy played unreal, really kept us in the game," said Richards.
Army fell to 6-6-2 overall and 6-3-2 in league competition. Sacred Heart improved to 5-6-2 overall and 5-2-2 in conference play.
Friday night the team traveled to Tate Rink at West Point, N.Y. to play in front of a crowd of 1,700 fans. Junior Kyle Tyll landed the first goal of the game at 3:25 in the first period putting the Pioneers in the lead. Tyll took the assist from sophomore Matt Gordon as he moved into Army's territory and made the shot off the shoulder of Army's goalie Josh Kassel.
Army's Joey Ammon tied the game with the first goal for Army at 5:14 in the first period after.
Sacred Heart's sophomore Erik Boisvert put the Pioneers on top again with 2:11 into the second period with an assist from junior Bear Trapp.
Once the 11:41 mark rolled around, Army's Robb Ross tied it up in the second period. 40 seconds later Army's Owen Meyer took the lead on a power play goal from a double assist.
Army's Cody Omilusik closed the scoring early in the third period, putting back a deflected shot.
Overall Sacred Heart had a total of 29 shots in the game. Army had a total of 34. Junior Stefan Drew had a total of 30 saves, while Army's Kassel had 27 total saves.
Saturday night the Pioneers were home at the Milford Ice Pavilion to salvages a split with Army.
"We played all our systems really well were able to bury a couple and shut down their top line," said junior Matt Richards.
Sophomore Nick Johnson started the game with a goal on a power play with 4:42 left in the first period. Trapp set up Johnson with an assist.
About three minutes later, Johnson passed set up junior Eric Giosa who put the Pioneers up 2-0 in by the end of the first period.
Army cut its shortfall in half with five minutes into the second period. With 15:54 left in the period, Meyer found the back of the net to make it 2-1.
The Pioneers took the momentum back heading into the second intermission when Boisvert scored with just 16 seconds left in the second period. Sophomore Dave Jarman reacted from a rebound by senior Alexandre Parent to put the Pioneers up 4-1 with 1:31 into the third period.
Omilusik brought the Black Knights within two points with nine minutes left in the third period.
Throughout the whole game, Sacred Heart had a total of 34 shots while Army had 29. Drew made a total of 27 saves for the Pioneers. Army's Kessel made 30 total saves. "Drewsy played unreal, really kept us in the game," said Richards.
Army fell to 6-6-2 overall and 6-3-2 in league competition. Sacred Heart improved to 5-6-2 overall and 5-2-2 in conference play.
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