#8 MEN'S HOCKEY TOPPLES #3 MIAMI, 6-3
OXFORD, OHIO – Five different players accounted for
three even-strength, a power play and a short-handed goals in a
five-goal second period to lift the eighth-ranked University of New
Hampshire men's ice hockey team to a 6-3 win over No. 3 Miami
University in the series finale Saturday night at Goggin Ice
Center. New Hampshire had six different goal scorers accounting for
its six goals.
UNH improves to 1-1, while the RedHawks are now 1-1.
In a scoreless first period, Miami held an 11-7 shot advantage.
Both teams were 0-2 on the power play in the frame.
In a wild second period, Miami struck first with an even-strength
goal by Alden Hirschfeld at 3:48 of the second period. Patrick
Tiesling and Carter Camper assisted on the game's first goal. UNH
responded with five unanswered goals to take a 5-1 lead into the
second intermission. UNH scored a power play, short-handed and
three even-strength goals in the frame. New Hampshire got the
equalizer as Paul
Thompson (Derry, N.H.) scored a power play tally from
the low slot at 10:43. Mike Sislo (Superior, Wis.)
and Brett Kostolansky (Denver, Colo.) assisted on
the goal. UNH took the lead for good on a wrap-around goal by
John Henrion (Holden, Mass.) at 13:21.
Austin Block (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and
Blake Kessel (Verona, Wis.) assisted on the goal.
Mike Borisenok (Watervliet, N.Y.) redirected a
one-timer from from the right point by Connor
Hardowa (Edmonton, Alberta) at 14:56 to make it 3-1.
Stevie
Moses (Leominster, Mass.) won a battle along the glass
that setup the Hardowa one-timer. Damon Kipp
(Salmon Arms, British Columbia) scored on the rebound of a Henrion
shot at 17:20 of the frame to make it 4-1. Dalton
Speelman (San Jose, Calif.) closed out scoring in a
five-goal second with a short-handed goal. Kostolansky stole a
cross-ice pass in the defensive zone and found Speelman on the top
of the blue line. Speelman flew down ice and his first shot was
turned away, but came right back to Speelman, who beat an sprawled
out Knapp to make it 5-1.
Miami cut into the lead with a pair of goals that made it 5-3. The
first of those goals came at 8:57 on a redirected shot by Reilly
Smith, Hirschfeld had the initial shot from the right point. Andy
Miele also added an assist on the tally. Carter Camper scored at
12:00 with a helper from Hirschfeld. UNH answered with an odd-man
rush goal just over a minute later. Borisenok deflected a
pass that led to a 1-0 break for Stevie Moses
(Leominster, Mass.), who skated the length of the ice and slide the
puck under relief netminder Cody Reichard despite being hooked to
the ground to give UNH a 6-3 lead at 13:01. Miami would turn up the
pressure with 20 shots in the third when they elected to pull their
goalie in favor of an extra attacker and during its five power play
opportunities in the frame, but were unable to get one past
Matt
DiGirolamo (Ambler, Pa.).
DiGirolamo finished with a career-high 36 saves, one more than
last night's previous high. He improves to 1-1 on the season, while
Connor Knapp played the first two periods and allowed five goals on
20 shots in 40 minutes of play and falls to 0-1 on the season.
Reichard turned away six shots and allowed one goal in 16:30 of
work in the third.
The RedHawks held a 39-27 advantage in shots due to a 20-shot
third period, while New Hampshire held a 13-8 edge in a five-goal
second.
Miami was 0-8 on the power play, while New Hampshire was 1-5 in
its extra-skater opportunities.
UNH opens its home slate on Saturday, Oct. 16 (7 p.m.) against #4
Michigan. Tickets to the Michigan game and all UNH home games are
available online at UNHWildcats.com.
