Pine Tree State OOC preview for January 7th.
All four DIII teams from Maine will be in action Tuesday
night as out-of conference play continues. Colby travels to Gorham to take on
USM, while the Nor’easters of UNE travel to Brunswick to take on Bowdoin.
Colby Mules 5-4-2 (2-3-1 NESCAC) at University of
Southern Maine Huskies 4-6-2 (3-3-0, ECAC-E)
USM Ice Arena, Gorham, ME 7:00 PM
Colby is coming off a weekend that saw them go 1-1 with a
5-3 win over the Wentworth Leopards before falling 3-2 to Tournament Champion, the
6th ranked Babson Beavers at the Salem State/Babson Tournament. It
was a decent weekend for the Mules as the loss to Babson, while disappointing,
showed the Mules can skate with a ranked team from outside NESCAC. In another
good sign for the Mules, goals came from new sources. First Year EJ Rauseo (F, '17) scored a goal in each game while fellow rookie Devin Albert (F, '17) put up a goal, his first
of the year, and two assists against Wentworth. To this point the offense has relied
heavily on senior fowards Ben Chwick (7-8-15) and Nick Lanza (6-8-14).
USM is also coming off a tournament weekend. At the
Middlebury College Holiday Classic they played to a 2-2 draw with well-regarded
Neumann of the ECAC-W before succumbing in a shootout; the Huskies lost to St.
Michaels 6-3 in the consolation game. Alex Pompeo had a good could weekend in
Vermont figuring in three of the five Husky goals with a goal and two assists.
Not in action, however, was goaltender Dylan Wells. Listed as a freshman, the
transfer from DI Providence had started seven of the Huskies’ previous ten
games and put up a 3.15 GAA and a save percentage of 0.895.
UNE Nor’easters 5-7-1 (2-5 ECAC-E) at Bowdoin Polar Bears 5-3-2 (2-3-1 NESCAC)
Sidney J. Watson Arena Brunswick, Maine 7:00 PM
UNE Nor’easters 5-7-1 (2-5 ECAC-E) at Bowdoin Polar Bears 5-3-2 (2-3-1 NESCAC)
Sidney J. Watson Arena Brunswick, Maine 7:00 PM
Bowdoin, idle since a 3-3 draw with USM on December 10th
will be seeing its first action of 2014, but the Nor’easters played this past weekend
against the Morrisville State Mustangs of the SUNYAC. UNE took the game 5-4 in
OT. Morrisville, 7th in the nine member SUNYAC conference, had their
brightest spot this season with a 3-2 win over 8th rated Utica on
November 29th.
It’s a mini-streak for the Nor’easters who also won their
last game before the break when they beat 6th ranked Babson at home
in Biddeford.
David Goff led scoring against Morrisville with a goal and three assists while Sam Vikich scored twice. Goff, a first year, is third in scoring; the Nor’easters scoring is led by Zeth Zielinski, 6-7-13 in 13 games. Junior goalie Colby Drost has a save percentage of 0.904 with a GAA of 3.56. However, Senior Ian Edwards played the first game between the Polar Bears and UNE back on November 26th and gave up 9 goals.
David Goff led scoring against Morrisville with a goal and three assists while Sam Vikich scored twice. Goff, a first year, is third in scoring; the Nor’easters scoring is led by Zeth Zielinski, 6-7-13 in 13 games. Junior goalie Colby Drost has a save percentage of 0.904 with a GAA of 3.56. However, Senior Ian Edwards played the first game between the Polar Bears and UNE back on November 26th and gave up 9 goals.
Other players to watch include senior Captain Sean Sullivan.
Sullivan, who netted the game winner against Morrisville, had just returned to
action after missing the first eight games of the season with an injury.
Homegrown talent Trevor Fleurant can put some locals in the seats too. The
first year from Biddeford notched a goal and an assist against Morrisville.
Other OOC action:
Connecticut College Camels 2-8 (1-5 NESCAC) at Oswego State Lakers 6-2-2 (4-1-1 SUNYAC)
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NESCAC Play (separate preview of the Williams/Trinity clash in the Hub can be found here )
Trinity College Bantam 7-2 (3-1 NESCAC) at Williams College Ephs 6-1-2 (4-0-2 NESCAC)
At Fenway Park (Williams home game)
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