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NORTHFIELD, Vt. - Doug Wilson scored a goal and
assisted on another, and Scott Barchard stopped 39 of the 40 shots
that he faced as the Tufts University Jumbos upset the 12th-ranked
Norwich University Cadets, 2-1, Friday evening in an ECAC
East-NESCAC Interlock men's ice hockey game at Kreitzberg Arena.
Norwich (5-4-2, 3-2-1 ECAC East) dominated the first period,
outshooting Tufts 11-2 in the opening 20 minutes. The Cadets also
had three power play opportunities, but were unable to put anything
past Barchard, and the game went into the second stanza deadlocked
at 0-0.
Tufts (6-3-0, 3-2-0 NESCAC) broke the scoreless tie midway
through the second period when Zach Diaco scored a power play goal
at the 11:56 mark. Mike Vitale and Wilson were credited with
assists on the goal, which gave the Jumbos a 1-0 lead. Less than
five minutes later, Tufts doubled its lead when Wilson scored on a
two-on-one breakaway. Tom Derosa stole the puck at the Tufts
blueline and skated down the right side of the ice before feeding
Wilson who beat Norwich goaltender David Thompson. Derosa and Andy
Davis were credited with assists on the play.
Norwich outshot Tufts 12-8 in the middle frame, but the Cadets
were again stymied by Barchard, who made several impressive saves
in the period.
Norwich turned up the pressure in the third period, outshooting
Tufts 17-1. The Cadets finally broke through when Rico Piatelli
scored off assists from Chad Anderson and Tyler Stitt at the 17:18
mark. NU then pulled goaltender Ryan Klingensmith, who came on to
start the third period in place of Thompson, with 1:46 to play. The
Cadets generated two or three quality scoring chances with the
extra attacker, but were not able to push across the equalizer.
For the game, Norwich outshot Tufts 40-11. The Cadets went
0-for-5 on the power play, while the Jumbos were 1-for-4 with the
man advantage.
Norwich will return to the ice at Kreitzberg Arena on Saturday,
Jan. 10, with an ECAC East-NESCAC Interlock game versus NESCAC foe
Connecticut College. Faceoff for the contest is slated for 4 p.m.
The game will be available live on the radio (WDEV:
FM-96.1/AM-550), and on the internet (www.cadetsradio.com). A live
videostream broadcast of the game will be available on CadetsVision
via B2 Networks.
