Box Score Scoring Summary


The Golden Bears are now 2-1 while the Golden Flyers fall to 2-3.

White's goal six seconds into the final period broke a 9-9 deadlock and his final score gave the Golden Bears a 12-10 advantage with 5:36 to play.

The teams traded leads in the opening half with Nazareth taking a 3-1 margin after the first quarter. WNE stormed back with six unanswered goals in a 2:14 stretch (including two by White) before senior attacker C.J. Estes (Medfield, MA) scored his 100th career goal to break the run and get the hosts within 7-4 at intermission.

Nazareth battled back by outscoring WNE 5-2 in the third quarter to tie the contest.

After Patrick White opened the fourth quarter with his goal, sophomore attacker Adam Knapton (Canandaigua, NY) gave the Golden Bears an 11-9 lead at the 12:05  mark before junior midfielder Brian Wright (Franklin Lakes, NJ) cut the margin to one with 9:34 remaining.

White then fired in his decisive goal, with an assist from junior midfielder Corey Johnson (Maybrook, NY), which proved pivotal when Wright scored with 1:16 left.

Patrick White, who had three goals in a 12-5 win over Trinity this past Wednesday, also had an assist for a six-point performance. Knapton finished with two goals while Joe Martin (Springfield, MA) added a goal and assist. He also won 16-of-26 face-offs. Patrick Martin and Johnson each picked-up five ground balls. Senior goalie Brewster Knowlton (Somers, CT) compiled nine saves.

Brian White and sophomore attacker Colin Clark (Austin, TX) led the Golden Flyers with three goals and an assist apiece. Estes chipped-in with a pair of goals and assists. Junior Tim Doyle (Macedon, NY) made seven saves.

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