Milton, Mass. – The Johnson & Wales
University hockey squad dropped a 5-4 decision against Curry in the
finals of the 2010 ECAC Northeast Tournament Championship at the
Max Ulin Rink on Saturday afternoon.
Johnson & Wales took a quick lead when a goal from freshman
forward Ryan Kelly (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) put the
squad up 1-0. The Wildcats extended their lead to 2-0 at the 3:06
mark of the first on a goal from sophomore defenseman
Domenic Recchia (Sterling Heights, Mich.). JWU
took the two goal lead into the locker room after the first period
of play.
Curry cut the lead to 2-1 on a goal by junior Ryan
Warsofsky (Marshfield, Mass.) just :49 into the second
period. The host Colonels then knotted the game at 2-2 when senior
Ross Enmark (Shelby Township, Mich.) scored at the
1:04 mark. Just over one minute later, the Wildcats regained the
lead as senior Craig Houle (Burrillville, R.I.)
found the back of the net to make the score 3-2. The Colonels then
tallied three goals over the next six minutes, provided by
sophomores John Williams (Flourtown, Pa.), Ryan Barlock
(Niles, Ill.) and Payden Benning. The
hosts out shot Johnson & Wales 33-7 in the second periodand
took a 5-3 advantage into the second intermission.
Johnson & Wales would cut the lead to 5-4 on a power-play goal
by freshman defenseman Trevor Jewell (Belgrade, Mont.) at the 8:45
mark. That would be as close as the Wildcats would get, however as
Curry held on for the 5-4 victory.
Senior Steven Jakiel (Santa Clarita, Calif.) made
30 saves in the win for Curry while freshman Matt Cooper
(Perrysburg, Ohio) made 52 saves for Johnson & Wales
in the setback.
With the loss JWU wraps up the 2009-10 campaign with a 12-15-1
record while Curry earnes the automatic bid to the NCAA Division
III Championship with a 19-8- mark.
Game Summary
JWU (12-15-1) 2 1 1 -- 4
CC (19-8-1) 0 5 0 -- 5
1st Period
1:54 JWU Ryan Kelly (Kyle Botos)
3:06 JWU Domenic Recchia (unassisted)
2nd Period
:49 CC Ryan Warsofsky (Payden Benning) PPG
1:04 CC Ross Enmark (Ray Nicks)
2:32 JWU Craig Houle (Jason Pietrasiak) PPG
5:10 CC John Williams (Ryan Barlock) PPG
6:38 CC Ryan Barlock (John Williams, Payden Benning) PPG
8:10 CC Payden Benning (John Williams)
3rd Period
8:45 JWU Trevor Jewell (Craig Houle, Jeremiah Ketts) PPG
Penalties:
JWU: 8/16 min.
CC: 9/18 min.
