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NORTHFIELD, Vt. - Freshman forwards Colin
Mulvey and Blake Forkey each scored a pair of goals, and senior G
Ryan Klingensmith made 12 saves as the No. 2-ranked Norwich
University men's ice hockey team shut out Wesleyan University, 8-0,
in an ECAC East-NESCAC Interlock game Friday evening at Kreitzberg
Arena.
Norwich (13-0-3, 9-0-1 ECAC East) scored four power play goals
on the night as the Cadets just continue to roll along.
Mulvey opened the scoring at the 2:00 mark of the first period
off a feed from senior F Craig Serino. NU extended its advantage to
2-0 in the final minute of the first period when Serino netted his
third goal of the season off feeds from senior D Eric Tallent and
senior F D.J. Fimiani.
The Cadets scored two power play goals in the second period to
make it 4-0 after 40 minutes. Freshman F Blake Forkey scored on the
man-advantage off a couple of nice passes from junior F Chad
Anderson and sophomore F Emmond Bell at the 7:52 mark. Tallent then
scored his own power play goal at the 12:24 mark off a feed from
freshman F Kyle Thomas.
Norwich poured it on in the third period, scoring four more
goals to provide the final margin. Forkey got things going at the
1:02 mark when he netted his team-leading 12th marker of the season
off an assist from Bell. Bell then scored his sixth of the year on
the power play off a pass from Anderson at the 4:20 mark. Sophomore
F Tim Houston potted his third of the year at the 17:11 mark off
feeds from Mulvey and Thomas. Mulvey then capped the scoring at the
18:54 mark when he netted a power play goal off assists from
freshman F Matt McCann and senior D Steve Coon. It was Mulvey's
seventh goal of the campaign.
Norwich went 4-for-8 on the power play, while Wesleyan was
0-for-8 with the man-advantage. The Cardinals enjoyed a five-minute
power play and a two-minute two-man advantage, but could not score.
NU outshout Wesleyan 37-12 in the contest. The Cardinals fall to
5-8-0 (2-7-0 NESCAC) on the season.
Norwich will wrap up its four-game homestand on Saturday, Jan.
23, when the Cadets host NESCAC rival Trinity College at Kreitzberg
Arena at 4 p.m. Live videostream coverage of the game will be
available via Northeast Sports Network (www.nsnsports.net). Live audio
coverage of the contest will be available on WDEV (AM 550/FM 96.1)
and on Cadets Radio (www.cadetsradio.com).
