Ice Hockey Opens Second Half of Season with 6-1 Loss to Assumption
Framingham, Mass. - Sophomore goalie Nick Blanchette (Stuart, Fla.) made 30 saves and allowed only one goal as the Assumption College ice hockey team defeated the Framingham State Rams 6-1 in non-conference action tonight at Framingham's Loring Arena. With the win the Greyhounds improve to 5-6 on the season, while the Rams fall to 1-9-1.
The Greyhounds took the lead for good 10:22 into the game as junior Marc Labb (Longmeadow, Mass.) took a pass from freshman Dave Maiocco (Medford, Mass.) and connected on his first goal of the season. Six minutes later Taylor Larsen (Blackstone, Mass.) extended Assumption's lead to 2-0 on a power play goal that also proved to be the game winner.
Just over five minutes into the second period, the Rams had a chance to cut the deficit back to one, but an apparent goal was waved off because the net had been dislodged. Assumption took advantage and added two goals in the final ten minutes of the second period to push their lead to 4-0 at the second intermission.
In the third, senior Brett Casavant (Gardner, Mass.) scored a power play goal off assists from Jason Anderson (Arden Hills, MN) and Blair Nickerson (Beverly, MA) to make the score 4-1 at the 8:06 mark. Two minutes later, Pat O'Kane (Hollis, NH) scored a power play goal to put the Greyhounds back up by four and Patrick Fitzgibbons (Worcester, Mass.) added a late goal to reach the final score.
Adam Gaudreau (Londonderry, NH), Larsen, and O'Kane each scored a goal and picked up an assist for the Greyhounds, while Jamie Vona (West Seneca, NY) and Mike Looney (Shrewsbury, Mass.) added two assists apiece.
Junior Terence Sullivan (Shirley, Mass.) made 18 saves on the night for the Rams.
Both teams return to MASCAC action on Thursday, January 14th at Westfield State at 7:35 p.m., while the Greyhounds travel to Becker on Saturday at 8:30 p.m.