Trinity Men's Ice Hockey Wins At St. Anselm For Eight Straight Victories
Manchester, N.H. - The Saint Anselm College Hawk men's ice
hockey team fell to the Bantams of Trinity College 4-2 this
afternoon at Sullivan Arena. The loss drops the Hawks to 4-6-1
overall and 3-4-1 in Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)
East play, while the win improves Trinity to 10-3 overall and 7-2
in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC).
The Bantams hit the scoreboard first as freshman
forward Paul Jaskot (Methuen, Mass.) scored
an unassisted shorthanded goal to put Trinity up 1-0. The Hawks
keptthe game close with solid defense and penalty killing as senior
goaltender Pat Gallagher (Framingham, Mass.) made
10 saves in the stanza and the Saint Anselm defense killed a
five-on-three powerplay. In the second period the Hawks
evened the game as Coleman Noonan (Norfolk, Mass.)
netted his fifth goal of the year on helpers from Paul
Snell (Groton, Mass.) and Mike Nunzianto
(Guilford, Conn.).
In the third period, Trinity took the lead on a goal from sophomore
forward Adam Houli (Howell, N.J.) to make it
2-1. Trinity extended their lead ten minutes later on an unassisted
powerplay goal from junior forward Ryan Crapser (Paxton,
Mass.) at the 13:08 mark. The Hawks cut into the lead on a
goal by John Penny (Andover, Mass.) off a
rebound from John Hennessey (Westwood, Mass.) and
Snell. With just over a minute left in the game, head coach Ed
Seney pulled Gallagher from the net for the extra attacker, but the
Bantams added another goal by Houli for the 4-2 final.
Gallagher had 33 saves while giving up three goals in the losing
effort, while Bantam netminder Wesley Vesprini (Lexington,
Mass.) had 12 saves in the win.
