Box Score Panthers advance to title game of PSU
Invitational
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Senior Andrew
Stewart (O'Leary, PEI) and sophomores Kyle
Greco (Hillside, Ill.) and Kyle Ross
(Fall River, N.S.) scored two goals apiece Thursday afternoon as
Plymouth State University rolled past Salve Regina University, 9-0,
in the first game of the PSU Men's Hockey Invitational at
Hanaway Rink.
Freshman goalie Jack Ingerson (Concord, N.H.)
stopped all 19 shots he faced to record the shutout in his first
career start. The Panthers scored three goals in each period
and went on to extend their winning streak to five and their
unbeaten streak to seven (5-0-2).
The Panthers (6-1-2 overall) will advance to Friday's
championship game at 4:00 p.m., facing the University of New
England (2-6-0) after the Nor'easters defeated Becker College
in Thursday's second game, 4-1. Becker (4-5-2) will meet
Salve (1-8-1) in the consolation contest at 1:00 p.m.
Stewart and sophomore Richie Zobak (Evergreen
Park, Ill.) scored for PSU less than a minute apart early in the
opening period to stake the Panthers to an early lead. Junior
Bryan Kriner (Newport, R.I.) made it 3-0 with a
goal with a minute to go in the period.
Senior David Rose (Haddonfield, N.J.) extended the
margin to 4-0 at the 12:24 mark of the second frame, and Greco
scored on the power play two minutes later to make it a 5-0
game. Greco tallied his second of the game with a minute to
go in the period to put the hosts up 6-0 after two.
Stewart's second goal of the game five minutes into the third
period extended the margin, and Ross, making his first appearance
of the season, rounded out the scoring with the final two goals,
the second coming on the power play. Ross scored one goal in
18 games last year.
PSU finished with a 31-19 advantage in shots. Ingerson made
10 of his 19 saves in the middle period. Newcomer Mike
McDonald and freshman Ernest Ross (Rochester, N.H.) shared duties
in the Seahawks goal.
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