Box Score MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - Three unanswered goals to open the second period helped visiting Wentworth Institute of Technology earn a 3-3 draw and eventual shootout victory over the Salve Regina University men's ice hockey team in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Saturday evening.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 3, Wentworth 3
Records: Salve Regina (3-0-1, 3-0-1 CCC), Wentworth (0-4-1, 0-3-1 CCC)
THREE STARS:
- Wentworth junior Will Olvier made 38 saves in his first action of the season.
- Salve Regina senior Mitch Walinski scored and had an assist.
- Wentworth freshman Travis Marchant netted his first career goal in the second period.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Salve Regina led 2-0 after one period, then the Leopards scored three straight in the first seven minutes of the second, capped by Marchant's powerplay goal at 6:55 to give the visitors the lead.
- Damon Zimmer tipped home a pass from Seth Benson late in the second to even the score 3-3.
- Neither team found the back of the net in the third or overtime.
- Jacob Shankar scored in the second round of the shootout and Oliver stood tall in the third to give the Leopards extra points in the CCC standings.
ON THE HORIZON:
Salve Regina travels to the University of New England on Friday, November 18, for another CCC matchup at 7 p.m.
