FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2015
Third-seeded Saint Anselm upset second-seeded Stonehill in one semifinal game, while the top seed Saint Michael's defeated Assumption in NE-10 Semifinal action Saturday.
Saint Michael's will host Saint Anselm Saturday, February 28th in the title game. The puck is scheduled to drop at 7 p.m.
#1 Saint Michael's 4, #4 Assumption 1 | BOX SCORE
COLCHESTER, Vt. - Saint Michael's scored two goals in the first period en route to a wire-to-wire semifinal win propelling them to the Northeast-10 Conference Championship game for the second straight season.
Eric Salzillo scored the first goal of the game nearly seven minutes into the first period to get the Purple Knights on the scoreboard. Josh Dickman would make it 2-0 Saint Michael's as he sored late in the first stanza.
Assumption's Brian Farrell cut the deficit in half, but the Purple Knights would tack on two more goals in the third period to earn the 4-1 win.
Saint Michael's netminder Dave Donzanti, pictured, stopped 18 of 19 shots to earn the win.
With the win, Saint Michael's, as the top seed in the championship, earns the right to host next Saturday's title game.
#3 Saint Anselm 3, #2 Stonehill 1 | BOX SCORE
FOXBORO, Mass. - Saint Anselm senior defenseman Matt Buckley scored the game-winning power-play goal at the 7:03 mark of the third period as the Saint Anselm punched its ticket to the Northeast-10 Championship game with a 3-1 win against Stonehill Saturday afternoon at Foxboro Sports Center.
Saint Anselm erased an early 1-0 deficit by scoring the final three goals in Saturday's semifinal matchup that was physical from the start. Just 30 seconds into the game Saint Anselm was whistled for a boarding penalty that put the Skyhawks on an early power-play chance. The Hawks, who led the conference in penalty kill percentage this season, maintained that trait by shutting out Stonehill on its three power play opportunities on the afternoon.
Stonehill would open the scoring however at the 12:29 mark of the first period as NE-10 First Team honoree Robbie Dorgan one-timed a Richard Harris pass past Saint Anselm freshman goaltender Shane Joyce to snatch an early lead for the Skyhawks.
Saint Anselm, however, continued to pressure the Stonehill defense, outshooting the hosts 17-8 in the first period and 14-9 in the second frame. Eventually the Hawks found a crack in Stonehill's NE-10 Goaltender of the Year Chris Tasiopoulos' armor with just over five minutes remaining in the second period. Freshman forward Easton Miller tied the game at 1-1 on a deep shot from the point off an assist from junior forward Bryan Sullivan.
Reporting for this release provided by the Saint Anselm athletics communications staff.
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