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March 2, 2011

Hockey Falls To Wentworth, 4-3 In Overtime In ECAC Semifinals

Freshman Matthew Dozois (Manotick, Ontario) scored at the 6:07 mark of the overtime period to give Wentworth a 4-3 overtime victory against the Johnson & Wales University hockey squad in the semifinals of the 2011 ECAC Northeast playoffs at Matthews Arena on Wednesday evening.

Wentworth took the early lead when freshman Andrew Yarber (Livonia, Mich.) tallied a shorthanded goal just 3:07 into the game.  Johnson & Wales responded quickly and knotted the game at 1-1 when senior Joe Simeone (Cranston, R.I.) fed a pass to sophomore Jason Pietrasiak (Shrewsbury, Mass.) for a power play goal at the 4:14 mark.  The host Leopards regained the lead after a goal by freshman Cameron Gibson (Valencia, Calif.) with assists to junior Skylur Jameson (Long Beach, Caif.) and junior Forrest Ellis (Pembroke, N.H.) at the 7:58 mark.  Wentworth took the 2-1 lead heading into the locker room after the first period of play

The Leopards extended their lead to 3-1 on a power play goal by Jameson just 1:06 into the second period. The Wildcats would respond at the 6:11 mark when junior Jeremiah Ketts (Foristell, Mo.) split three defenders and buried a shot to the right corner to cut the lead to 3-2.  Wentworth had the one goal lead after two periods.

The two teams battled back and forth throughout the third period before Johnson & Wales knotted the game at 3-3 on Ketts' second goal of the game with 3:42 left on the clock.  Regulation would end in a 3-3 tie.

Both teams had their chances early in the overtime period before Dozois' goal gave Wentworth the 4-3 victory.

JWU sophomore Matt Cooper (Perrysburg, Ohio) had 48 saves in the loss while freshman Chris Azzano (Oshawa, Ontario) had 24 stops in the victory for Wentworth.

With the loss Johnson & Wales wraps up the 2011 campaign with a 14-12-1 overall record while Wentworth improves to 14-8-4 for the year.  Wentworth will travel to Curry for the ECAC Northeast Championship Game on Saturday, March 5th at Max Ulin Rink at 4:35 p.m.