Boston, MA - Senior Kyle Cook's (Chino Hills, Calif.) goal with
2:21 remaining proved to be the game-winner that lifted Suffolk to
a 5-4 ECAC Northeast ice hockey victory over Framingham State
Saturday evening at Walter Brown Arena.
Cook converted feeds from junior Pat Welch (Dorchester, Mass.)
and freshman J. Andrew Wein (Barnegat, N.J.) on the deciding tally
for Suffolk's Rams (4-10-2, 3-4-2 ECAC Northeast), who brought a
4-1 advantage into the final 20 minutes of play only to see
Framingham's Rams (0-15-3, 0-8-2 ECAC Northeast) even matters with
three tallies in a 4:06 span, including two power play markers in
38 seconds.
Junior John Mortimer (Coraopolis, Pa.) had given Framingham a
1-0 first period lead with a power play tally 6:31 into the
contest, but Suffolk struck for four goals in the final 12:28 of
the middle stanza, including the first career hat trick off the
stick of senior Mitch Sabo (Bell Canyon, Calif.), who evened
matters 7:32 into the period. Freshman Joe Greene's
(Weymouth, Mass.) first collegiate marker gave Suffolk a 2-1 lead
at the 11:29 mark of the second, and Sabo completed his hat trick
with a shorthanded goal at 16:27 and a power play tally that came
with one second remaining in the period for that 4-1 edge.
Sophomores John Sheehan (Stoughton, Mass.) and Trevor Johnson
(Anchorage, Ak.) struck on the two power play goals midway through
the final stanza that enabled Framingham to close to within 4-3,
and junior Jason Anderson (Arden Hills, Minn.) evened matters for
the visitors with 6:46 remaining, setting up Cook's heroics in the
closing minutes for the hosts.
Cook and Greene each had a goal and an assist in the triumph for
Suffolk, which also received a pair of assists from junior Brian
Smusz (Daleville, Va.) as well as single helpers off the sticks of
seniors Dan Pencinger (Randolph, N.J.) and John Rocchio (East
Greenwich, R.I.).
Anderson and Johnson each notched a marker and assist in the
setback for Framingham State, which also received single assists
from junior Brett Casavant (Gardner, Mass.) and sophomore Blair
Nickerson (Beverly, Mass.) on the evening.
Sophomore Jeff Rose (Collinsville, Conn.) picked up the win in
goal with a 31-save effort for Suffolk, while sophomore Terence
Sullivan (Shirley, Mass.) also made 31 stops in net for Framingham
State as Suffolk's Rams held a 36-35 advantage in shots on goal for
the contests.
Suffolk hosts UMass Dartmouth in an ECAC Northeast outing on
Wednesday evening at Walter Brown Arena beginning at 7:15 p.m.,
while Framingham State hosts Plymouth State in an ECAC Northeast
match-up on Thursday evening in Framingham, Mass. beginning at 7:20
p.m.
