Achilles Rink, Schenectady, NY Friday, 2/14/92 St. Lawrence 0 3 2 - 5 Union 0 1 0 - 1 Scoring: 1st Period- none. 2nd Period- 1) SLU, Massoud 6 (from Dent) 1:44 2) SLU, Carvel 7 (from Wells and L. Albert) 2:25 3) SLU, Carvel 8 15:28 (sh) 4) Union, C. Albert 5 (from Menhall and Railton) 15:41 (pp) 3rd Period- 5) SLU, Massoud 7 (from Dent) 8:16 6) SLU, L. Albert 12 (from Wells and Celentano) 14:21 Shots on goal: SLU 6-12-18--36; Union 7-9-7--23 Power play opportunities: SLU 0 of 1, Union 1 of 4. Goaltending: SLU, Giroux (W,5-4-0)(23 shots, 22 saves) Union, Gallant (L,0-9-0)(36 shots, 31 saves) Attendance: 1659/2504 Summary: Although Union gave a great effort, it was not enough as St. Lawrence came away with a 5-1 win at Achilles Rink. John Massoud and Greg Carvel each scored twice for the Saints, who are now in 1st place in the ECAC. The first period had to be one of the best that Union has played all season. They limited St. Lawrence to just 6 shots on Mike Gallant. The entire team played well - crisp passing, hard checking, and most importantly, no dumb penalties. It didn't take long for St. Lawrence to take the lead in the 2nd period. Massoud came in past Bill McKenna, but seemed to wait too long to take a shot. But he did shoot, and somehow, the puck found a way into the net from a bad angle. Under a minute later, Carvel put a pass from Lee Albert between Gallant's pads for a 2-0 lead. But unlike the past few games, Union did not fall apart after the quick goals. On a power play toward the end of the period, Union made one of their few defensive mistakes, but it cost them. Scott Whitney was setting up a rush on the power play when Carvel stole the puck from him at his own blue line. Carvel came in alone and beat Gallant for the shorthanded goal. On that same power play, the Dutchmen took advantage of some sloppy SLU defense to score their goal. Chris Albert poked in a rebound to bring Union back to within 2. Near the end of the period, a fight broke out in front of the Union bench. Each team ended up with a double minor and a minor, although it seems that there should have been an additional penalty on the Saints for a late man in. Keith can probably explain the situation better. The Saints dominated the 3rd period, outshooting Union 18-7. But thanks to Gallant, they only scored twice. One interesting play late in the period came when a puck just got through Gallant, but stopped right on the goal line. It seems like it was just laying there forever before the Union defense came in to clear it. Overall, Union had to be very happy with the way they played, especially after last weekend. It was also a very fun game to watch, with a lot of good passing and nice setups. All the comments from Coach Delventhal and the players were positive. Union notes: - Union's goal kept their 4-year streak of no shutouts going. - Craig Ferrero was shut out for the 3rd consecutive game. Ferrero needs just 2 points to take over 5th place on Union's all-time scoring list. - Senior Tim Cregan is out for the season after a knee injury during the Dartmouth game. He was replaced by Kevin Sullivan. Union falls to 1-15-1 in the ECAC, 2-17-1 overall. SLU is 13-3-1, 1st place in the ECAC, and 17-6-2 overall. St. Lawrence will play at RPI tonight, with Clarkson at Union. Both games start at 7:00. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jim Teresco Union College | | [log in to unmask] Schenectady, NY 12308 | | [log in to unmask] Owner/GM - Amsterdam Ice-9 of the BBL | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------