Box Score

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.— A 3-2 ECAC East hockey win over St. Anselm College gives the Skidmore College hockey team its first league weekend sweep of the season.
 
With six games to play, the Thoroughbreds are only two points out of third place after starting the weekend tied for eighth.
 
Skidmore evens its ECAC East record at 6-6 and is 7-10-2 overall. The Hawks fall to 6-7-3 and 3-7-2.
 
Nick Dupuis  (Holyoke, Mass./Springfield Falcons) scored the lone first period goal at 9:53 to give the Thoroughbreds a 1-0 lead. Dave Dupuis (Kuujjuaq, Que./Kent School) assisted.
 
Brendan Cottam made it 2-0 at 1:12 of the second period with a power-play tally from Tim Colvin (Brunswick, Ohio/Hartford Wolfpack).  St. Anselm got on the board late in the second when Johnny Daniels  drove home a rebound for his fourth goal of the season at 18:39.  Zach Menard (Burlington, Mass./NH Monarchs) responded for the Thoroughbreds a power-play goal at 19:32 from Aaron Beck (Maribel, Wisc./Lake  Forest Acad.) and Dupuis for a 3-1 lead at the break.
 
The Thoroughbreds controlled the tempo in the third period, but St. Anselm pulled its goalie late and Tim King took advantage of the extra man to score at 18:40 to get the Hawks to within on 3-2.
Skidmore clamped down and controlled the play over the final 1:20 to secure the win.
 
Skidmore killed all five St. Anselm power-play attempts.
 
Colin Bessey (Montclair, N.J./Trinity-Pawling) earned his second win of the weekend with 23 saves. Nick Dries stopped 26 shots in net for the Hawks.  
 
The Thoroughbreds are at Babson and UMASS Boston next weekend.
 
 
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                         Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
                          2012 Skidmore College Hockey
     St. Anselm vs Skidmore College (Jan 28, 2012 at Saratoga Springs, NY)
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 St. Anselm (6-7-3, 3-7-2 ECAC) vs. Skidmore College (7-10-2, 6-6)
 Date: Jan 28, 2012  Location: Saratoga Springs, NY  Arena: Saratoga City Rink
 Attendance:345   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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 St. Anselm..........  0  1  1 -  2
 Skidmore College....  1  2  0 -  3
 
   1st period - 1, SKDM, Nick Dupuis/5 (Dave Dupuis) 9:53. Penalties -
Johnny Daniels, STAM (tripping) 3:38; Julian Malakorn, SKDM (hit after
whistle) 6:16; Greg Crovo, STAM (hit after whistle) 6:16; Nick
Mannarino, SKDM (tripping) 12:54.
 
   2nd period - 2, SKDM, Brendan Cottam/4 (Tim Colvin, Zach Menard)
1:12 (pp). 3, STAM, Johnny Daniels/4 (Tim King, Mike Richard) 18:39.
4, SKDM, Zach Menard/4 (Tim Colvin, Nick Dupuis) 19:32 (pp). Penalties
- Johnny Daniels, STAM (boarding) :52; David Limoges, SKDM
(interference) 2:10; David Limoges, SKDM (tripping) 13:39; John
Hyslip, STAM (tripping) 19:09; Ryan Holley, STAM (em) 19:09; Alex
Essaris, SKDM (slashing) 19:09.
 
   3rd period - 5, STAM, Tim King/5 (Mike Richard, Sean Jenkins)
18:40. Penalties - Tim Colvin, SKDM (cross-checking) 2:10; Tim King,
STAM (elbowing) 11:12; Brendan Cottam, SKDM (slashing) 16:27.
 
   Shots on goal - STAM 5-13-7 25; SKDM 12-6-10 29.
 
   Power plays - STAM 0 of 5; SKDM 2 of 4.
 
   Penalties - STAM 6 (12 min); SKDM 7 (14 min).
 
   Goalies - STAM, Nick Dries 3-5-2 (57:57 minutes, 29 shots-26
saves); SKDM, Colin Bessey 6-8 (60:00, 25-23).
 
   Penalty shots - None.
 
 A-345  T-2:01
 Three stars: 1. None    2. None    3. None
 Referee:William Sapelli  Linesman:Marc Lefebvre; John Kilmer
 Win-Colin Bessey (6-8).  Loss-Nick Dries (3-5-2).