Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Hamilton defenseman Brandon Broad (West Seneca, N.Y./Nichols) scored with 25 seconds left in regulation to give the Continentals a 4-3 win over Skidmore College in an ECAC East/NESCAC cross over game at the Saratoga Springs City Rink.

The Thoroughbreds are 7-10 overall and 6-5 in league play, while Hamilton improves to 8-6-2 and 5-5-1.  The game was the fourth straight one-goal game for Skidmore and the ninth of the season.

Skidmore jumped in front early when Matt Czerkowicz (Blackstone, Mass./Kent School) scored deflected Zach Menard's (Burlington, Mass./NH Monarchs) past Hamilton goalie Scott Hefferman at 2:10 of the first.  The Continentals tied it when Chris Lorenc (Clifton, N.J./Wyoming Seminary) scored an unassisted short-handed goal after stealing the puck in the Thoroughbred zone.

Julian Malakorn (Warwick, R.I./Pomfret) put Skidmore up 2-1 with his first collegiate goal, a power-play score at 1:34 of the second from Alex Riccio (Simsbury, Conn./Avon Old Farms) and Alex Mykolenko (Kharkov, Ukraine/Northwood).  Tom Chiappetta (Myrtle Beach, S.C./Gunnery) tied it with a power-play goal at 9:38 from Lorenc and Joe Buicko (Altamont, N.Y./Hotchkiss) to leave it 2-2 after two.

Hamilton took its first lead of the game at 2:46 of the third when Lorenc scored off a scramble in front of Thoroughbred goalie Colin Bessey (Montclair, N.J./Trinity-Pawling).  Brendan Cottam (Belmont, Mass./Lawrence Acad.) tied it for Skidmore at 10:09 from Riccio and Jack Walsh (North Reading, Mass./Andover Acad.).

With the Continentals putting pressure on in the final minute, Broad scored the game winner from Ryan Guerin and Anthony Scarpino at 19:45. 

Bessey  finished with 30 saves, while Hefferman stopped 28 shots.

Skidmore is at Conn College on Friday at 7 p.m.

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                         Hockey Game Box Score (Final)

                          2010 Skidmore College Hockey

      Hamilton vs Skidmore College (Jan 23, 2010 at Saratoga Springs, NY)

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 Hamilton (8-6-2, 5-5-1) vs. Skidmore College (7-10, 6-5)

 Date: Jan 23, 2010  Location: Saratoga Springs, NY  Arena: Saratoga City Rink

 Attendance:215   Start time:4 pm      End time:6:01      Total time:2:01

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 Goals by Period       1  2  3  Tot

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 Hamilton............  1  1  2 -  4

 Skidmore College....  1  1  1 -  3

   1st period - 1, SKDM, Matt Czerkowicz (Zach Menard, Alex Mykolenko)

2:10. 2, HAMM, Chris Lorenc 18:45 (sh). Penalties - Tyler Doremus,

SKDM (contact to the head) 15:32; Joe Buicko, HAMM (ua) 16:48.

   2nd period - 3, SKDM, Julian Malakorn (Alex Riccio, Alex Mykolenko)

1:34 (pp). 4, HAMM, Tom Chiappetta (Chris Lorenc, Joe Buicko) 9:38

(pp). Penalties - Chris Lorenc, HAMM (slashing) :38; Jack Walsh, SKDM

(holding) 3:18; Joe Houk, HAMM (tripping) 4:30; Colin Bessey, SKDM

(tripping) 6:41; Alex Riccio, SKDM (Major, Boarding) 10:23.

   3rd period - 5, HAMM, Chris Lorenc (Joe Buicko) 2:46. 6, SKDM,

Brendan Cottam (Alex Riccio, Jack Walsh) 10:09. 7, HAMM, Brandon Broad

(Ryan Guerin, Anthony Scarpino) 19:35. Penalties - John Ogden, HAMM

(holding) 7:04.

   Shots on goal - HAMM 16-9-9 34; SKDM 7-13-11 31.

   Power plays - HAMM 1 of 4; SKDM 1 of 4.

   Penalties - HAMM 4 (8 min); SKDM 3 (6 min).

   Goalies - HAMM, Scott Hefferman (60:00 minutes, 31 shots-28 saves);

SKDM, Colin Bessey (59:45, 34-30).

A-215  T-2:01

Referee:Robert Collins  Linesman:Jay Murphy; Ricky Thibodeau

 Win-Scott Hefferman.  Loss-Colin Bessey.