PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Sophomore Josh Woody (Sunderland, Md.) tallied a goal and two assists and classmate Gordon Ceasar (Oak Park, Calif.) made 28 saves Thursday evening to lead Plymouth State University to a 5-1 victory over Wentworth Institute of Technology in non-conference men's ice hockey action at Hanaway Rink.
Junior Mike Freitag (Westmont, Ill.) added a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 5-8 on the season. Freshman Patrick Kearns (Brick, N.J.) potted the only goal for the Leopards, who suffered their fourth straight loss and fell to 4-10-1.
The first period was fairly uneventful, with no goals and just one penalty until Plymouth State broke the draught with a minute to go in the frame. Sophomore Zach Fox (Sandown, N.H.) finished off a 3-on-2 goal for the Panthers from the right post with some nice passing from Freitag and Woody.
Kearns put Wentworth on the board at 7:32 of the second period, tying the score when he snapped a shot from the right circle that snuck through traffic past Ceasar for his first career goal. PSU took the lead for good at 11:10 when junior Chad Barthelmess (Norristown, Pa.) broke in alone on the goalie after a Wentworth defensemen fell down, and Barthelmess went five-hole for his third of the season. Freitag also skated in on a breakaway during a Leopard power play late in the period, scoring a short-handed goal for his fifth of the season and giving the Panthers a 3-1 lead after two.
The Panthers put the game away with a pair of third-period goals. Freshman Ian McGilvrey (Omaha, Neb.) snapped in a shot from the right circle at 13:27 for his sixth of the season, with an assist from Woody, and then Woody deflected home a shot from the point by senior Dave Walters (Ottawa, Ont.) for a power play goal in the final minute, his sixth of the campaign as well.
Ceasar recorded his first victory for PSU since joining the team two weeks ago as a transfer from Utica College. Junior Alex Peck (Kirkland, Que.) made 18 saves for Wentworth as the visitors out-shot the Panthers, 29-23.
PSU returns to Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action Saturday with a visit to Salem State University for a 2:00 p.m. face-off. Wentworth is idle until Saturday, Jan. 18, when the Leopards host Assumption College in a non-conference affair.
(Recap courtesy of Plymouth State Sports Information)
June 23, 2014
Tolan Steps Down as Head Ice Hockey Coach
June 4, 2014
Hockey Teams Up With St. Baldrick's Foundation
March 14, 2014
ECAC Northeast All-Academic Team Announced
March 8, 2014
Hockey Falls to Nichols in ECACNE Title Game
March 1, 2014
Tolan, McCracken, Burgau Earn ECAC Northeast Accolades
February 27, 2014
ECAC Northeast Tournament Pairings Set
February 22, 2014
Hockey Falls in Regular-Season Finale
February 20, 2014
Hockey Holds on for Second Straight Win
February 15, 2014
Three-Goal Second Period Pushes Hockey Past Becker
February 11, 2014
Hockey Sees Win Streak Come to an End
February 10, 2014
Peck Repeats as ECAC Northeast Goaltender of the Week
January 29, 2014
Hockey Holds on For Second Straight Win
January 25, 2014
Burgau's Overtime Marker Lifts Hockey to 4-3 Win
January 18, 2014
Hockey Draws With Assumption
January 9, 2014
Hockey Suffers 5-1 Setback at Plymouth State
January 3, 2014
Hockey Falls to Salem State
January 2, 2014
Hockey Falls to Colby in Tournament Opener
December 13, 2013
Hockey Closes Out 2013 With Loss at UMass Boston
December 10, 2013
Szerlip Nets Pair in Hockey's Win Over Stonehill
December 1, 2013
Late Goal Lifts Trinity Past Hockey
November 30, 2013
Hockey Ties Wesleyan, 2-2
November 25, 2013
Peck Named ECAC Northeast Goaltender of the Week
November 23, 2013
Hockey Shuts Out Curry to Snap Losing Streak
November 21, 2013
Hockey Doubled up by Western New England
November 16, 2013
Hockey Rally Falls Short in Loss to Nichols
November 12, 2013
Hockey Edges Salve Regina, 2-1
November 9, 2013
Hockey Tripped up in League Opener
November 6, 2013
Salem State Works Overtime in 2-1 Victory over Hockey
November 2, 2013
Third Period Flurry Lifts Hockey to 5-1 Win
November 1, 2013
Hockey Falls in Season Opener
November 1, 2013
Hockey Picked to Repeat in ECAC Northeast Poll