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PROVIDENCE HOCKEY CLAIMS 16TH ANNUAL
MAYOR'S CUP, 4-3, IN OVERTIME OVER BROWN
PC senior Drew Omicioli scores game-winning goal in overtime to Friar victory.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence College senior Drew Omicioli (West Warwick,
R.I.) scored the game-winning goal in the 16th annual Mayor's Cup men's
hockey game, giving the Friars a 4-3 overtime victory over Brown University.
The Friars (10-12-3 overall) had seemingly taken a 3-2 lead on sophomore
defenseman Regan Kelly's (Imperial, Sask.) third goal of the season with
5:51 to play in regulation, but on a Brown dump-in, PC freshman goaltender
David Cacciola (Burlington, Mass.) turned the puck over behind his net and
was beaten by Brown's Adam Saunders just 1:35 after Kelly's go-ahead goal.
The two teams advanced to the overtime period, where Omicioli was able to
score the game-winner. PC's Devin Rask (Parkside, Sask.) attempted to clear
the puck out of the Providence zone, banging the puck off a Brown forward
and to teammate Mark Suderman (Regina, Sask.). Suderman fed a streaking
Omicioli, who scored a game-winner in a Mayor's Cup game for the second time
in his four-year career. He scored the game-winning goal as a freshman,
propelling the Friars to their only other cup title in the last four years.
Brown began the scoring in the first period, as Pascal Denis and Tye Korbl
solved Cacciola early.
The Friars pulled to within one goal on sophomore defenseman Stephen Wood's
(Sudbury, Mass.) power-play goal in the second period. PC tied the contest
at 2-2 when sophomore forward Peter Zingoni (Newtown, Conn.) scored on a
rebound for the Friars.
Cacciola earned his second win of the season in his fourth appearance as he
recorded 29 saves. Brown's Yann Danis recorded 24 saves as the Friars ended
the Bears' three-game win streak.
Providence returns to action on Friday, January 25 when they host Boston
College at 7:00 p.m. from Schneider Arena.
Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I.
Brown University (7-9-2) 2 0 1 0 -- 3 0-4 4-8
Providence College (10-12-3) 0 2 1 1 -- 4 1-4 4-8
Per Time Team Goal Scorer (Assists)
1 1:46 Brown Pascal Denis (Vince Macri, Gerry Burke)
1 14:45 Brown Tye Korbl (unassisted)
2 3:34 PC Stephen Wood (Peter Fregoe, Jon DiSalvatore) PP
2 18:57 PC Peter Zingoni (Jon DiSalvatore, Peter Fregoe)
3 14:09 PC Regan Kelly (Drew Omicioli, Peter Zingoni)
3 15:44 Brown Adam Saunders (Shane Mudryk)
OT 1:18 PC Drew Omicioli (Mark Suderman, Devin Rask)
Saves:
Yann Danis (BU) 9 9 6 0 -- 24 (61:18)
David Cacciola (PC) 15 3 10 1 -- 29 (61:18)
Attendance: 1,394 (Schneider Arena)
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