Box Score
Scoring Summary
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Sophomore forward
John Kelly (Staten Island, NY) scored the game-winner with four seconds left as the Western New England men's hockey team rallied for a dramatic 4-3 victory over Becker during Pink the Rink night at the New England Sports Center Tuesday evening (Feb. 1).
The Golden Bears, who had scored only two goals in their last two outings, return to the .500 mark at 10-10 and improve to 5-4 in the ECAC Northeast. The Hawks drop to 8-11-1 and 3-6 in league play.
Trailing 3-2, Western New England tallied two goals in the final 1:49 getting the equalizer when freshman forward
Brandon Stroud (Clarksville, IN) found the net at 18:11 with assists from freshman defenseman
Aaron Ziegler (Schwonksville, PA) and sophomore forward
Chris Connors (Albany, NY).
Connors and Stroud also teamed up for the assists on the winning goal.
Neither team scored in the opening period before the hosts went ahead 1-0 on a power play goal by freshman defenseman
Nick Di Nardo (Wellington, FL) at 1:39. Connors tied the game at 4:01 with assists from sophomore defenseman
Dave Tavella (East Longmeadow, MA) and Stroud.
There were five goals in the final stanza starting when Western New England took a 2-1 lead on a goal by sophomore forward
Alan Martin (Monson, MA) at 1:46. Sophomore forward
Dan Monahan (Monroe, NY) gained the assist.
Becker knotted the contest on a goal by junior forward
Mark Lotito (Staten Island, NY) just 30 seconds later and went ahead for the final time when freshman forward
Ronald Kokas (Miramar, FL) scored at the 9:49 mark.
Western New England sophomore
Eric Sorenson (Fairport, NY) turned away 14 of his 37 saves in the third period.
Sophomore
Shaun Millerick (Hampton, NH) compiled 31 saves for the Hawks.
Contact: Ken Cerino, Western New England athletic communications (413) 782-1227
kcerino@wne.edu
