Box Score
The Golden Bears will meet host Worcester State (who defeated Suffolk 7-4 in an earlier contest) at 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 12) in the title game.

Sophomore forward Chris Connors (Albany, NY) tallied a pair of goals for Western New England while sophomore forward John Kelly (Long Island, NY) chipped-in three assists.

Freshman forward Brandon Stroud (Clarksville, IN) contributed a goal and assist. He opened the scoring with a power play goal at 4:54 of the opening period with assists from Kelly and freshman defenseman Adam Bristol (Carmel, IN).

Connors added another power play goal at 4:55 of the middle period for a 2-0 advantage as Stroud and Kelly received assists.

Freshman forward Matt Dore (Shelbourne, MA) fired in his first collegiate score at the 9:36 mark that gave WNE a 3-0 advantage. Freshman forward Nick Diorio (Newington, CT) and freshman defenseman Michael Darrar (Monroe Township, NJ) gained the assists.

Western New England stretched its margin to 4-0 when Connors scored just 54 seconds later with Kelly and sophomore forward Brian Probst (Parma, OH) assisting on the play.

Sophomore forward Trent Krueger (White Bear Lake, MN) gave the Golden Bears their biggest lead at 5-0 scoring with 50 seconds left in the period. Senior forward Kory Grahl (San Diego, CA) had the assist.

Johnson & Wales finally got on the board when senior forward Jeremiah Kitts (Foristell, MO) netted a goal with 14 seconds remaining in the stanza. He also scored their final goal at 3:58 of the third period.

Western New England received a nice performance from sophomore goalie Eric Sorenson (Fairport, NY) who finished with 44 saves in just under 50 minutes. Junior T.J. Fatse (Hampden, MA) turned away eight shots in the final 10:39.

Junior Matt Cooper (Perrysburg, OH) compiled 46 saves for the Wildcats.

Western New England is now 1-1 while JWU suffers its first loss in three outings.

Contact: Ken Cerino, Western New England athletic communications director (413) 782-1227
kcerino@wne.edu