Manchester, N.H. (January 26) -- After jumping
out to a 3-0 lead after two periods, the men's hockey team gave up
four unanswered goals in the third period and in overtime, falling
to Williams, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at Sullivan Arena. The Hawks'
record now stands at 5-7-3, 3-7-3 ECAC East, while the Ephs are now
6-8-2, 4-5-2 in league play.
The Hawks struck first at the 8:42 mark of the first
period on the power play, as Brian Hartigan (Saugus,
Mass.) finished off good puck movement with a slapshot,
finding the five-hole of Williams' goaltender, Marc Pulde
(Lexington, Mass.). The goal was assisted by Mike
Nunzianto (Guilford, Conn.) and Pat Forshner
(Natick, Mass.). The Hawks took the 1-0 lead into the
second period.
The Hawks scored two goals just 18 seconds apart from each other
early in the second period. Nick Wheeler (Nashua,
N.H.) batted the puck out of mid-air into the net on the
rebound, assisted by Matt Grazioso (Quincy,
Mass.), at the 1:28 mark. The Hawks then scored again with
Paul Snell (Groton, Mass.) finding the top shelf
on a two-on-one, assisted by Wheeler and Grazioso, at the 1:46
mark. The Hawks took the 3-0 lead into the third period.
Williams refused to go quietly though, scoring three times in
the third period. The first two goals came just 41 seconds
apart from each other, both on the power play. Brandon
Jackmuff (Woodbury, N.J.) scored on the power play at the
10:15 mark, assisted by Andrew Lepore (Clarence,
N.Y.) and Matt Dreiheim (Cota De Caza,
Calif.). Lepore then scored at the 10:56 mark, assisted by
Brian Haraguchi (Cupertino, Calif.) and
Ryan Young (Medford, Mass.). The third goal came
at the 13:42 mark, with Zach Miller (Bridgeton,
N.J.) finding the back of the net, assisted by Dreiheim
and Jackmuff, to tie the game up at three apiece. Colin
Fitzpatrick (Westwood, Mass.) rung the post for the Hawks
with only three seconds left to play in the period for the Hawks
best scoring chance in the third period. The game went into
overtime tied at three.
The Ephs took advantage of the power play in overtime, as
Jackmuff scored at the 4:16 mark, assisted by Lepore, lifting
Williams to a 4-3 victory.
The Hawks return to the ice Friday, February 1st, as Norwich
hosts the Hawks at 7 p.m. in Norwich, Vt.
