Saratoga Springs, N.Y..-- Zach Kohn scored 1:03 into overtime to lead the Nichols Bison to a 3-2 win over Skidmore College in the Skidmore Invitational semifinals, Saturday at the Saratoga Springs City Rink.

The Bison will face Brockport for the tournament championship on Sunday at 4 p.m. The Golden Eagles beat the University of New England 5-0 in the other semifinal. The Thoroughbreds and Nor'Easters face off at 1 p.m.

Skidmore is 2-2, while Nichols improves to 4-1-1. Brockport is 3-5, UNE is 0-3.

Nichols took an early 1-0 lead on Will Munson's first goal of the season at 1:13. Skidmore tied it when Brendan Cottam (Belmont, Mass./Lawrence Academy) scored from Alex Mykolenko and Hunter Thayer (Shelburne, Vt./Green Mountain Glades) at 11:23.

The Thoroughbreds took a 2-1 lead when Tyler Doremus (Aspen, Colo./New England Huskies) scored a power-play goal at 4:27 of the second from Alex Essaris (Dollard-Des-Ormaux, Quebec/Worcester Acad.) and Matt Czerkowicz (Blackstone, Mass./Kent School).

Nichols came out strong in the third when Munson scored his second of the game 59 seconds in to tie it 2-2.

Kohn scored the game-winner after he buried a pass from Munson for his team-high seventh goal of the season.

Nichols goalie Ryan Casey was outstanding 46 saves, including 21 in the second period. Thoroughbred goalie Colin Bessey finished with 24 saves.

In the second game, Brockport had no problem with the University of New England on the way to the 5-0 win. Five different players scored for the Golden Eagles, with Dan Galiani and Tom Galiani each contibuting a a goal and an assist. Brockport goalie Todd Sheridan had 27 saves for the shutout.



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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
2010 Skidmore College Hockey
Nichols vs Skidmore College (Nov 28, 2009 at Saratoga Springs, NY)
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Nichols (4-1-1) vs. Skidmore College (2-2)
Date: Nov 28, 2009 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Arena: Saratoga City Rink
Attendance:285 Start time:2 pm End time:4:15 Total time:2:15
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Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT Tot
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Nichols............. 1 0 1 1 - 3
Skidmore College.... 1 1 0 0 - 2

1st period - 1, NICM, Will Munson (Zach Kohn, Ryan Casey) 1:13. 2,
SKDM, Brendan Cottam (Alex Mykolenko, Hunter Thayer) 11:23. Penalties
- Bryan Gill, NICM (holding) 1:43; Bryan Gill, NICM (interference)
14:22.

2nd period - 3, SKDM, Tyler Doremus (Alex Essaris, Matt Czerkowicz)
15:33 (pp). Penalties - JoJo Bojanowski, NICM (boarding) 3:24; Alex
Riccio, SKDM (interference) 7:19; Will Munson, NICM (hk) 8:37; Will
Munson, NICM (hitting from behind) 12:39; Dustin Timm, NICM
(interference) 13:35.

3rd period - 4, NICM, Will Munson (Zach Kohn) :59. Penalties -
Sasha Thomas, SKDM (contact to the head) 8:21; Dustin Skinner, NICM
(contact to the head) 9:32; Nick Dupuis, SKDM (roughing) 10:00; Andrew
Ella, NICM (roughing) 13:28.

OT period - 5, NICM, Zach Kohn (Will Munson) 1:08. Penalties -

Shots on goal - NICM 7-7-12-1 27; SKDM 16-22-10-0 48.

Power plays - NICM 0 of 3; SKDM 1 of 7.

Penalties - NICM 8 (16 min); SKDM 3 (6 min).

Goalies - NICM, Ryan Casey (61:08 minutes, 48 shots-46 saves);
SKDM, Colin Bessey (61:08, 27-24).

Penalty shots - None.

A-285 T-2:15

Referee:Michael Shea Linesman:Jim Tinnirella; Aaron Belair
Win-Ryan Casey. Loss-Colin Bessey.

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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
U. New England vs Brockport (Nov 28, 2009 at Saratoga Springs, NY)
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U. New England (0-4) vs. Brockport (3-5)
Date: Nov 28, 2009 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Arena: Saratoga City Rink
Attendance:175 Start time:5 pm End time:7 pm Total time:2:00
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Goals by Period 1 2 3 Tot
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U. New England...... 0 0 0 - 0
Brockport........... 2 1 2 - 5

1st period - 1, BRCM, James Cody (Tom Galiani, Gregg Amato) 5:35.
2, BRCM, Sean O'Malley (Dan Galiani, Adam Korol) 9:16. Penalties -
Jack Nolin, UNEM (hooking) 3:35; Brendan Brickley, UNEM (roughing)
11:48; Tyler Davis, BRCM (hit after whistle) 11:48; Sean O'Malley,
BRCM (contact with goalie) 18:50.

2nd period - 3, BRCM, Justin Noble (Ray Tremblay) 1:34. Penalties -
Tyler Fleurent, UNEM (goaltender interference) 2:35; Brendan Brickley,
UNEM (tripping) 5:36; Jonathan Grandinetti, UNEM (roughing) 14:00;
Nick Panepinto, BRCM (unsportsmanlike conduct) 14:00.

3rd period - 4, BRCM, Dan Galiani (Adam Korol, Ian Finnerty) 13:37.
5, BRCM, Tom Galiani (James Cody, Ian Finnerty) 13:58. Penalties - Ray
Tremblay, BRCM (interference) 4:37; Mike Hayward, BRCM (elbowing)
10:48; Eric Hines, UNEM (hk) 11:10.

Shots on goal - UNEM 7-11-9 27; BRCM 11-12-13 36.

Power plays - UNEM 0 of 3; BRCM 0 of 4.

Penalties - UNEM 6 (12 min); BRCM 5 (10 min).

Goalies - UNEM, Mike Roper (60:00 minutes, 36 shots-31 saves);
BRCM, Todd Sheridan (60:00, 27-27).

Penalty shots - None.

A-175 T-2:00
Three stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None
Referee:Bill Sapelli Linesman:Mark Sampson; Ricky Thibodeau