Connecticut College at Trinity 4PM Saturday 1/19/13

Who: Connecticut College Camels (4-7-3; 1-5-3)  at Trinity College Bantams (7-4-3; 4-2-3)
Where: Koeppel Center  Hartford CT
When: 4:00 PM Saturday 1/19/13
Video/Audio:   Live Stats

Conn. College Stats :    2.57 G/GM scored (8th in NESCAC; 57th in Nation)
                                     3.79 G/GM allowed (9th in NESCAC;54th in Nation)

Trinity Stats :                2.79 G/GM scored (6th in NESCAC; 51st in Nation)

                                    2.00 G/GM allowed (2nd in NESCAC; 8th in Nation)

The Lowdown: Positioning 

Conn College travels to Hartford to face Trinity after losing last night 7-2 to the third nutmeg NESCAC school, Wesleyan. The Bantams faceoff against the Camels after a three goal third period gave them a 5-2 win over Tufts last night.

Conn College can't move up the standings with a win, but they can inch closer to seventh placed Hamilton(who is playing non conference games) and try and put some space between them and the last placed duo of Colby and Tufts. Trinity sits firmly in the middle of the 'CAC in fifth place, but only two points behind the second place purple duo of Williams/Amherst. 

The last time the teams met in New London on November 17th, Trinity blasted Conn College 6-0 despite only a four shot advantage 37-33. Benjamin Coulthard (G, Jr.)  had 33 saves for the shutout, but may not be available today after leaving the game due to injury last night.

Key(s) to the game: The first 2/3

The biggest +/- period disparity for both teams comes in the third. Conn College has a -12 in third periods and Trinity a +10. Both teams would like to be winning after two periods, but it is more urgent for the road team. 

Players to watch

Connecticut College - Keith Veronesi (F, Jr.) was held scoreless against Wesleyan; can the Camels leading goal scorer (7-4-11) light the lamp in Hartford?

Trinity - Zachary Lombardi   (F, Sr) scored two goals against Conn College last time, but hasn't scored since November 24th against Stonehill. After an assist last night against Tufts, can the senior from Locust Valley, NY put the puck in the net against Conn. College again? 

In honor of the team's different positioning battles, here's a beginner's video to get you started on some yoga positions. It's a great day to get off the internet (only before or after you watch some puck, of course) and do some yoga!