Geneva, N.Y. - The Trinity College Bantams and the Hobart College Statesmen skated to a tie for the second year in a row in men's ice hockey action this evening. Trinity first-year defenseman Liam Feeney (Foxboro, Mass.) scored a go-ahead goal early in the third period only to have Jonas Toupal tie the game with 8:41 left in the final frame. Hobart, ranked No. 8 in the nation, is now 7-2-3 this season, while the Bantams are 4-3-1.
Seniors Ryan Cole (Anchorage, Alaska) and Ethan Holdaway (Glastonbury, Conn.) each logged two assists for Trinity. Both teams notched a goal in the first period. Trinity struck first 10:29 in. Senior forward Brandon Cole (Anchorage, Alaska) found the back of the net after passes from sophomore Nick Johnson (Dallas, Texas) and Holdaway. Just 3:01 later, senior Bo Webster (Aurora, Ontario) evened the score for the Statesmen witha shot from the left side on a power play.
The Bantams built a 4-2 lead early in the second period. Sophomore forward Ryan Pfeffer (Canton, Mass.) scored just 2:40 in by batting the puck out of the air at the right post and into the back of the net. Junior forward Anthony Sabitsky (Sicklerville, N.J.) and Ryan Cole were credited with the assists. At 9:06 on a Trinity power play, Ryan Cole blasted a shot from the blue line that was tipped in by junior forward Tyler Whitney (Wakefield, Mass.). The Statesmen responded with back-to-back short-handed tallies to tie the game up at 3-3. At 10:07 and on the penalty kill, junior Ben Grenier (Newport Beach, Calif.) went to ice the puck from the top of the circle in his own zone, and his clearing attempt found the back of the net to make it 4-3. Senior Nick Bingaman (Paradise Valley, Ariz.) then scored from sophomore Brandon Bistodeau (Rogers, Minn.) on a give-and-go.
Trinity took back the lead early in the third period. Feeney capitalized on a 5-on-3 Bantam power play after passes from sophomore forward Mark Kowlton (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and rookie Charlie Zuccarini (Shelton, Conn.). Trinity finished the night 2-for-5 on the power play. With 8:41 left in regulation, Toupal tied the game up at 4-4 for Hobart. His blast from the top of the left circle went just inside the right post, and came after a feed from sophomore Matt Pizzo (Thorold, Ontario).
The Statesmen finished 1-for-5 on the power play. First-year Alexander Connal (Simsbury, Conn.) played all 65 minutes and made 25 saves for Hobart. Alex Morin made 31 stops, including four on the only shots of the overtime. The Bantams play at Elmira tomorrow at 5 p.m.
