MIDDLETOWN, CONN. - The Trinity College Men's Hockey Team suffered a 3-1 loss at Wesleyan University Friday night in a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Matchup. The Bantams fall to 11-11-1 overall (5-11-1 NESCAC) while the Cardinals move to 9-14 (8-9 NESCAC).
Period Breakdown:
1st Period
- Both teams came away empty handed in the opening frame.
- James Barbour and Jason Zaccari had looks on an early Bantam powerplay but were turned away by Cardinals goaltender Patrick McDevitt.
- Trinity outshot Wesleyan 23-16 in the period.
2nd Period
- The Cardinals struck first five minutes into the second period on an odd man break.
- Ethan Davidson and Owen Mahar ignited the Wesleyan break before Jack DesRusseaux found the back of the net for the only goal of the period.
- Wesleyan controlled 12 of 16 faceoffs in the second segment.
3rd Period
- Ty Broad gave the squad a major spark to start the third period when he intercepted an outlet pass and dangled the goalie in open ice to even the game at one apiece.
- Minutes later Trinity was unable to capitalize on a powerplay just before Ethan Davidson caught a lucky bounce for a rebound and finishing it to put the Cardinals ahead 2-1.
- An empty net goal with a minute remaining was the dagger resulting in a 3-1 defeat for the Bants
Inside the Numbers:
- Shots: Trinity 56 | Wesleyan 54
- Saves: Aidan Hopewell (TRIN) 18 (.900) | Patrick McDevitt (WES) 18 (.947)
- Faceoffs Won: Trinity 20 | Wesleyan 27
- Blocked Shots: Trinity 13 | Wesleyan 18
- Penalties (minutes): Trinity 2-2 | Wesleyan 2-2
Next Up
The Bantams will rematch Wesleyan at home tomorrow at 3 for a critical must-win game. Trinity will need to walk away with points to qualify for the NESCAC tournament.
TRINITY ATHLETICS