FITCHBURG, Mass. – Wentworth Institute of Technology opened the 2009 IC Credit Union Shootout with high scoring action, defeating Worcester State, 9-4 at the Wallace Civic Center on the campus of Fitchburg State College.
Wentworth (3-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC NE) will be back in action tomorrow afternoon as it battles the winner of Fitchburg State/Assumption for the IC Credit Union Shootout Championship at 4 p.m. Worcester will face the loser of Fitchburg State/Assumption tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Wentworth sophomore Skylur Jameson (Long Beach, Calif./Wichita Falls) led all scorers posting three goals for a hat-trick while sophomore Alan Dionne (N. Scituate, R.I./Boston Jr. Bruins) added three points with one goal and two assists. Rookie Shaun Jameson (Long Beach, Calif./St. Louis) was also solid for the Leopards with one goal and one helper, while senior Mark Rintel (Oakland Gardens, N.Y./Santa Fe Roadrunners) added a score and a dish for the Lancers.
The tournament scoring opened midway through the first period as both teams combined for three goals over a 1:35 span. Wentworth grabbed an early 2-1 lead as the Jameson duo netted a pair of markers at the 10:58 mark. Later in the period, the Leopards notched a two goal lead as Martin Winzer (Nuremberg, Germany/ETC) connected for a power-play goal with two seconds remaining.
In the second period, Worcester State responded immediately, scoring just 0:55 into the frame off Rintel's first score of the season. The Lancers answered again nine minutes later as John Cahalane (Tewksbury, Mass./Laconia Leafs) knotted the score at 3-3 with his first marker of the year.
Wentworth battled back quickly, retaining its two goal lead later in the period as Skylur Jameson and Tyler Medeiros (Somerset, Mass./Catholic Memorial) registered back-to-back scores. Jameson ignited the rally with his second score of the game at the 10:38 mark, while Medeiros added a power play marker just four minutes later.
In the final period, Wentworth continued its scoring momentum, rifling off four unanswered goals to take a commanding 9-3 lead. Dionne started the Leopard rally at the 2:47 mark, before Medeiros, Mike Paglino (Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich./Bay State) and Jameson added a goal apiece to secure the victory.
In net, freshman Michael Jarobe (Grosse Point Shores, Mich./Marquette) earned the victory for Wentworth, totaling 19 shots in the complete game effort. Senior Andrew Evans (Cromwell, Conn./MassConn Braves) notched 25 stops in the losing effort for the Lancers.
