Box Score Scoring Summary

NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Sophomore forward Jason Pietrasiak (Shrewsbury, MA) and junior forward Jeremy Ketts (Foristell, MO) combined for 12 points as ECAC Northeast co-leader Johnson & Wales rolled to a 10-3 men's hockey victory over Western New England Saturday night (Feb. 12) at the Rhode Island Sports Center.

The Wildcats,who defeated the Golden Bears 8-2 back on January 22 in Springfield, raised their record to 13-9-1 overall and 10-2 in the league. Western New England falls to 6-16-1 and 3-9 in the ECAC Northeast.

Pietrasiak finished with four goals and two assists while Ketts netted three goals with three assists.

Junior defenseman Domenic Recchia (Sterling Heights, MI) also had a big game with a goal and four assists. Freshman forward Ian DePasquale (Buffalo, NY) added a goal and two assists. Senior forward Joe Simeone (Cranston, RI) contributed three assists.

Johnson & Wales led 2-0 after Ketts and Recchia scored power play goals in the opening 5:54 of the contest.

Freshman forward Brian Prost (Parma, OH) cut the margin to one at the 7:50 mark with assists from freshman forward Chris Connors (Albany, NY) and junior defenseman Joe Deptula (Anchorage, AK).

The Wildcats answered with two more goals, taking a 4-1 lead when DePasquale scored at 18:41.

Western New England came right back 15 seconds later on a goal by freshman Trent Krueger (White Bear Lake, MN) as freshman forward Dan Monahan (Monroe, NJ) and freshman defenseman Cam Napolitan (East Longmeadow, MA) gained the assists.

The turning point came when Pietrasiak fired in a shot with a second left in the period for a 5-2 advantage.

Ketts then tallied a pair of power goals in the second period before Napolitan scored on a power play goal at 14:58 with assists from Connors and Monahan as the Golden Bears trailed 7-3 after 40 minutes.

The Wildcats tacked on three goals in the final period to complete the scoring.

JWU sophomore goalie Matt Cooper (Perrysburg, OH) compiled 11 saves in 56 minutes, 3 seconds.

Sophomore T.J. Fatse (Hampden, MA) played the opening period and made 18 saves. Freshman Eric Sorenson (Fairport, NY) turned away 23 shots in two periods of action.

The Wildcats had a 43-17 advantage in shots and converted 5-of-13 power play opportunities.

There were 32 penalties in the game for a 131 minutes. Western New England had 17 for 61 minutes while JWU (second nationally in the category) had 15 for 70 minutes.