Non-Conference Roundup: 1/8/13

Norwich (12-1-0): 3
Middlebury (5-6-2): 1

It was over when...: When Gerard McEleney (F, So.) scored to put the Cadets up 3-1 with 2:16 left in the third. Not quite the last second thriller that the first installment of "The Game" was earlier this season, but still a good game. The Panthers had the second closest shot differential (-3) in a D-III game against Norwich, only behind Plattsburgh, who outshot the Cadets by 1 on December 7th. The only other time Norwich was outshot this season? In a close 4-3 loss to division 1 foe Dartmouth .

Freshman netminder Liam Moorfield-Yee  (G, Fr.) was solid in defeat for the Panthers with 24 saves. Zach Haggerty (D, Fr.) scored his first collegiate goal for the only tally for Middlebury. The Panthers are reeling having dropped five of their last six.

Player of the Game: Gerard McEleney (F, So.) for giving the Cadets an insurance goal late in a tight game.

Box Score: Norwich 3/Middlebury 2



University of New England (3-9-0): 3
Bowdoin (12-0-1)                         : 4

It was over when... :  Bowdoin got a scare, trailing the Nor'Easters 3-2 after 2, but third period goals by John McGinnis (F, So.) and Harry Mattheson (F, Jr.) gave the Polar Bears the 4-3 win to remain undefeated. Shots were close at 34-31 in favor of Bowdoin, but the deciding factor came in Power Plays, with Bowdoin going 2-4 and UNE going 0-4.

Player of the Game: Timothy McGarry (D, Sr.) scored the first goal of the game for the Polar Bears to tie it in the second and assisted on the game winning goal in the third.

Box Score: UNE 3/Bowdoin 4 


Southern Maine (6-7-0): 5
Colby (3-10-0)               :  3

It was over when...: Southern Maine's Troy Thibodeau (F, Jr.) broke a 3-3 tie midway thru the third period, and the Huskies added an empty netter for good measure to win 5-3. Colby struck first off the first collegiate goal of Brendon Bourgea (F, So.)'s career in the first, and the game was tied 1-1 after 1 and 2-2 after 2. Southern Maine outshot Colby 33-23.

Player of the Game: Alex Popmeo (D, Fr.) The player to watch from Southern Maine scored in the first to tie it and added an empty netter in the third for the second multi-goal game in his young career.

Box Score: Southern Maine 5/ Colby 3