Box Score SEAHAWK MEN'S ICE HOCKEY RESULTS
Salve Regina 8, Wentworth 1
Portsmouth, R.I. – Portsmouth Abbey
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Summary
The Salve Regina University men's ice hockey team jumped on top early in the first period and never looked back in a 8-1 home victory over Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Series and Streaks
The Seahawks have now won three in a row over the Leopards after having lost 22 straight meeting to bring the all-time series to 24-4-1 still in favor of Wentworth.
Three Stars of the Game
1 – Salve Regina junior Evan Schultz (Durham, N.H.) scored twice and handed out two assists.
2 – Salve Regina senior Alex Pompeo (Hingham, Mass.) had three assists.
3 – Salve Regina freshman Blake Wojtala (Trenton, Mich.) stopped 30 shots while facing 12 power-play opportunities for the Leopards.
Key Stat of the Game
The Leopards had 12 power-play opportunities but could only convert on one, during a 5-on-3 with 6:11 remaining in the third period, when the Leopards were already trailing 5-0.
Turning Point
The Seahawks scored three goals in the first 6:19 of the game, chasing the Leopards starting netminder Ryan Hubbard (West Roxbury, Mass.) after the second goal, and the game was never in doubt after that.
Quick Hits
- The Seahawks improve to 8-2 in their last ten games.
- Seven different skaters scored for Salve Regina.
- Cameron Russo (Billerica, Mass.) scored his first career goal in the third period on a putback during the power-play.
- There were 27 penalties called in the game resulting in 84 minutes of penalty time.
- The Seahawks spent 13 minutes of the third period on the penalty kill.
- The Leopards were 1-12 on the power-play while the Seahawks converted 33% of their chances going 3-9 with the man advantage.
- Paul Filippone (Cranston, R.I.) scored the only goal for Wentworth on a 5-on-3 power-play late in the third period.
- The Leopards outshot the Seahawks 31-27.
Quote
"A good team win and two points to get us closer to our goal in the league. We had some guys out tonight which gave some younger guys the opportunity to step up. Cam Russo got his first collegiate goal and assist tonight; he is going to be a great player for us in the future. Again a good team win." - head coach Andy Boschetto
Next up
Salve Regina (10-6-1, 5-2-1 ECACNE) – Saturday, January 23 vs Suffolk, 7:05 p.m.
Wentworth (3-12-2, 2-5-1 ECACNE) – Saturday, January 23 vs Curry, 4 p.m.