EVERETT, Mass. – Five different players recorded a goal, including senior Demitrious Stefanou (Oaklyn, N.J.), graduate student Jason Diamond (Lakeville, Conn.), and junior Matt Dougherty (Philadelphia, Pa.), who each also added an assist as the Western New England ice hockey team defeated Wentworth Institute of Technology, 5-1, in Commonwealth Coast Conference action Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS:
RECORDS: WIT: 4-12-1 (2-10-1 CCC); WNE: 6-10-1 (4-8-1 CCC)
SHOTS: WIT: 33; WNE: 24
PENALTIES/MINUTES: WIT: 2/4; WNE: 4/8
POWER PLAYS: WIT: 0-4; WNE: 0-2
GOALIE SAVES: WIT: Will Oliver, 19; WNE: Colten Lancaster, 32
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Wentworth killed off an early penalty which featured a pair of Western New England shots on goal. However, just four seconds after the penalty expired, the Golden Bears took a 1-0 lead on a goal from Stefanou. The Leopards applied pressure and had three shots, with one going on goal. At the 6:35 mark, Dougherty gave the visitors a 2-0 lead.
- The Leopards controlled play in the second period for the first 10-plus minutes, holding the Golden Bears without a shot on goal. The Black & Gold killed off a penalty late in the period, however, with two seconds left, Western New England increased its lead to 3-0 on a goal from Diamond.
- Just 20 seconds into he third period, Wentworth got on the board. Graduate student Sean Healy (Quincy, Mass.) sent a pass through the zone to freshman Ian Worthley (Saugus, Mass.), who fed classmate Nikolas Sombrowski (Fernie, B.C.) for his fifth tally of the season.
- Wentworth kept the pressure on, in an attempt to pull closer and pulled junior Will Oliver (Chesterfield, Mo.) for an extra attacker with 2:16 left. However, the Golden Bears scored a pair of empty net goals in a span of 1:56 to seal the win.
- Oliver made 19 saves for the Black & Gold, who had a 33-24 shot advantage.
SERIES NOTES:
- Today was the 44th all-time meeting between the two teams. Wentworth leads 34-10-1.
NEXT UP:
- Wentworth is at the University of New England Friday night.
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