Curry 9, Worcester State 2
Milton, MA --- Leading 3-2 entering the third period, Curry
scored six unanswered goals to post a 9-2 victory this evening over
visiting Worcester State College in ECAC Northeast action on
Thursday evening.
The Colonels (16-4-2, 12-1-1) jumped on the board with three
markers from freshman John Williams (Flourtown,
PN), senior Jeffery Hazelwood (Dublin, CA) and
first-year Payden Benning (Estevan, Saskatchawan)
within the first 13 minutes of the contest. Starting goalie
Andrew Evans (Crowell, CT) gave way to third-year
reserve Brian Robinson (Groveland, MA) after at
the 8:24 mark, after the second tally.
WSC, however, would cut the deficit to end the first period with
freshman John Cahalane’s (Tewksbury, MA)
team-leading 10th goal of the year while junior Lee
Belisle (Chicopee, MA) and rookie Cody
Warila (Shirley, MA) each notching helpers at 17:47.
Warila opened the second stanza just 24 seconds into the period to
make the score 3-2 with assists from Cahalane and Belisle to make
the score a close contest. Robinson would then hold off 19
second-half shots to keep the score right where it was entering the
final frame of play.
Curry dominated the third as the squad broke the game open with
five goals in a nine minute span midway through period. Freshman
Michael Guzzo (Pickney, MI) got the scoring
started with a power-play goal at 4:15. Junior Ross
Enmark (Shelby Township, MI) also sent in a pair of goals
in around Guzzo’s second tally to make the score 6-2.
First-year Jonathan Miller (Freehold, NJ)
notched his third assist of the game when senior
Jeremy Hmura (New Lenox, IL) added with a
marker to close the run at 15:19. Colonels sophomore Alex
Hoffman (Scituate, MA) closed the game with his first goal
of the year at 18:10 for the final score.
Evans and Robinson combined for 39 saves in the contest while
junior Zachary Cardella (Spokhane, WA) collected
21 stops between the pipes for Curry.
The Lancers will travel to Salve Regina on Presidents Day for a
noontime game while the Colonels play their next contest on the
road at Johnson and Wales for a 7:30 face-off.