LEWISTON, N.Y. – Senior goaltender Bryan Worosz posted 27
saves and Canisius College tallied three goals in the second
period to pull away from host Niagara University on the way
to a 5-2 victory in non-conference NCAA Division I hockey
action Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 1,800
at Dwyer Arena. The win is Canisius’ first victory in Dwyer
Arena and improves the Griffs overall record to 9-9-3.
Niagara falls to 7-12-0 on the season.

Niagara opened the scoring just 3:34 into the game on a
breakaway goal by Sean Bentivoglio. Ryan Gale fed
Bentivoglio with a perfect pass through the neutral zone and
Bentivoglio beat Worosz for an early 1-0 Purple Eagle lead.
Canisius would rally with four unanswered goals, the first
tying the score at a goal apiece at the 7:18 mark of the
opening period. Junior Andrew Dawe’s shot from the right
face-off circle was kicked aside by Niagara goaltender Scott
Mollison, but senior Fred Coccimiglio grabbed the loose puck
and beat Mollison for a 1-1 score after 20 minutes of action.

Canisius would own the next 20 minutes, dominated the Purple
Eagles from end to end during the second period. The Blue
and Gold scored three goals in a span of 9:01 to put the
game in firm control of the visitors. Senior James LeCuyer
picked up his fourth marker of the season at the 7:02 mark
on a puck-handling gaff by Mollison. The Niagara netminder
attempted to clear the puck from the slot, but put the puck
directly on the stick of LeCuyer, who promptly put the puck
into the open net for a 2-1 lead. Freshman Joel Kitchen
picked up his team-leading ninth goal of the season just
2:34 later, scoring on a two-on-one break with a shot that
beat Mollison to the top left corner. Junior Chris Angelo
would scored a goal in his second straight game, beating
Mollison with 3:57 remaining in the period with a shot from
the left face-off circle as Mollison was screened by a
passing Ryan Corcoran, giving Canisius a 4-1 lead after two
periods of play.

Niagara would make a game of the third period, scoring at
the 12:09 mark on a goal by Matt Caruana, a slap shot from
the right side that beat Worosz low and cutting the Canisius
lead to 4-2. The Griffs would hold on for the victory,
sealing the win with an empty-net goal by freshman Mike
Ruberto with 1:14 remaining in the game.

Sophomore Michael Cohen was credited with two assists on the
evening, while Kitchen recorded his fourth game-winning goal
of the season, ranking him second in the nation in that
category. Mollison posted 21 saves for the Purple Eagles,
while Niagara’s leading scorer Barret Ehgoetz was held
without a point and had his five-game point streak snapped
at the hands of the Golden Griffins.

Canisius returns to action Friday, Jan. 14, against Atlantic
Hockey foe American International College at the Buffalo
State Sports Arena. Game time is set for 3 p.m.

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Steven Rudnicki
Athletic Communications Assistant
Canisius College
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