Posted: Feb 28, 2015
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Feb. 28, 2015
Hawks Earn Ninth NE-10 Title
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Saint Anselm Hawks scored four goals in the final period to earn a 6-3 victory over Saint Michael's en route to their ninth Northeast-10 Championship on Saturday night.
Johnny Daniels led the way for Saint Anselm with a hat trick, including the game-winner, and an assist. Shane Joyce made 30 saves on 33 shots between the pipes for the Hawks.
The two teams went back-and-forth for the majority of the contest. Saint Anselm got on the board first behind a goal from Nick Leonard for the only goal of the opening frame.
The Purple Knights tied it up at one apiece 9:27 into the second period on a Danny Divis power play goal. Just over two minutes later, NE-10 Player of the Year AJ Pieprzak netted another power play goal for the Purple Knights to go ahead, 2-1.
The Hawks then evened the score at two just before the second period came to a close, as Tyler Estee scored a power play goal of his own.
Daniels scored all three of his goals in the third period, beginning with an unassisted score just 1:14 into the final frame to put Saint Anselm ahead by one. Saint Michael's Josh Dickman tied it up again with less than 10 minutes left in the game to make it three all.
Saint Anselm took the lead for good 11:13 into the third on Daniels' game-winner, his second score of the night. Mark Meads put the hawks up by a pair with 1:16 left on the clock before Daniels capped off his three-goal night with an empty netter with 31 seconds remaining.
Bryan Sullivan had three assists for the Hawks, and Joey Agliato added a pair of helpers as well. Dickman tallied two points on a goal and an assist, while William Cote had two helpers.
The Hawks finish the season with an 11-13-3 record, while the Purple Knights end with a 9-16-2 mark.
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Saint Anselm Hawks scored four goals in the final period to earn a 6-3 victory over Saint Michael's en route to their ninth Northeast-10 Championship on Saturday night.
Johnny Daniels led the way for Saint Anselm with a hat trick, including the game-winner, and an assist. Shane Joyce made 30 saves on 33 shots between the pipes for the Hawks.
The two teams went back-and-forth for the majority of the contest. Saint Anselm got on the board first behind a goal from Nick Leonard for the only goal of the opening frame.
The Purple Knights tied it up at one apiece 9:27 into the second period on a Danny Divis power play goal. Just over two minutes later, NE-10 Player of the Year AJ Pieprzak netted another power play goal for the Purple Knights to go ahead, 2-1.
The Hawks then evened the score at two just before the second period came to a close, as Tyler Estee scored a power play goal of his own.
Daniels scored all three of his goals in the third period, beginning with an unassisted score just 1:14 into the final frame to put Saint Anselm ahead by one. Saint Michael's Josh Dickman tied it up again with less than 10 minutes left in the game to make it three all.
Saint Anselm took the lead for good 11:13 into the third on Daniels' game-winner, his second score of the night. Mark Meads put the hawks up by a pair with 1:16 left on the clock before Daniels capped off his three-goal night with an empty netter with 31 seconds remaining.
Bryan Sullivan had three assists for the Hawks, and Joey Agliato added a pair of helpers as well. Dickman tallied two points on a goal and an assist, while William Cote had two helpers.
The Hawks finish the season with an 11-13-3 record, while the Purple Knights end with a 9-16-2 mark.
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
