New London, Conn.- Senior defenseman Ryan Crapser
(Paxton, Mass.) scored the go-ahead goal with 9:41
remaining to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams to a 4-1 win
against the Connecticut College Camels in New England Small College
Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's ice hockey action this evening
at Dayton Arena. Trinity improves to 11-6-2 overall and 8-4-2
in the NESCAC with its second straight victory, while the Camels
fall to 4-14-1 overall and 3-10-1 in the league.
Junior goalie Wesley Vesprini (Lexington,
Mass.) stopped 25 of 26 shots for the Bantams.
Benjamin Shellington (Hanover, Mass.),
Sean McCarthy (Duxbury, Mass.) and Adam
Houli (Howell, N.J.) contributed with goals for Trinity.
Joe Tierney (Reading, Mass.) dished out a pair of
assists for the winning side. Connecticut College senior
Ryan Joyce (Dorchester, Mass.) scored his third
goal of the season. Joe Capuano (Melrose, Mass.)
and Julien Boutet (Amos, Quebec) assisted on the
marker. Senior net-minder Greg Parker (Trenton,
Ontario) made 21 saves for the hosts.
The Bantams carried a 1-0 lead into the third period of action.
With 12:36 remaining, Joyce supplied the equalizer with a power
play goal. Boutet cycled the puck out from behind the Trinity goal
to Capuano near the left circle. Joyce took a feed from Capuano at
the center of the blue line and launched a rocket that found the
back of the net. The Bantams regained their one goal lead
with 9:41 to play. Zachary Lombardi (Locust Valley,
N.Y.) was able to win a battle for the Puck below the left
circle and found Crapser open in the slot for a one-timer to put
the Bantams on top. The Camels had an opportunity to tie the
game when Trinity was assessed with a penalty at the 18:25 mark.
Connecticut College used its timeout and emptied the net to gain a
two-man advantage. But the Bantams were able to gain possession
near the blue line and McCarthy put in an empty-netter to seal the
victory. Trinity added a second empty net goal to close out the 4-1
win.
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