Re: NESCAC '13-'14 season
Saturday at Lansing-Chapman we finally saw NESCAC seeding play true to form as host #3 Williams defeated #8 Connecticut College by a 2-0 score and #4 Bowdoin advanced over #7 Colby 4-2. Neither winner had an easy game to move on to the final.
The opener saw the Ephs forecheck yield an early goal. Wiiliams had 2 forwards attacking in the right corner, causing an errant reverse behind Fralick in the Conn net. Bravi made a play intercepting the puck along the backboards and she fed Kreuger who made a try at the gloveside post; Fralick made the stop but Levine was at the top of the crease and put the puck in to Fralick's gloveside for the 1-0 lead. The 2nd play was back and forth and Fralick made sparkling saves keeping it a 1 goal game. At 14:30 Kreuger came in on a clean break, shorthanded, but came up empty and then at 17:48 Bernstein raced down left wing, held her edge, turned her D, dangled across the crease on her forehand only to have Fralick hang tough and deny her attempt at the gloveside post. Williams added an insurance goal early in the 3rd. Schultz got the puck out to DesMeules at left point and her shot was on goal; Fralick made the stop and the rebound was inches from her gloved grab when Stevenson fought free of the D and put the puck in the open net to Fralick's gloveside. Williams' goalie Billadeau was hot all afternoon and mid period stoned Dumont on a 2x1 shorthanded break in. Down 2-0 Coach Steele boldly pulled her goalie when the Ephs were assessed a penalty at 15:52 of the 3rd. The Camels were pressuring the Eph goal, but then took a penalty of their own and time ran out with Williams holding the 2-0 victory.
Bowdoin prevailed 4-2 over Colby in a game featuring 5 powerplay goals. Nardelli opened the scoring for the Polar Bears with assists to MacNeil and Kennedy. The Mules answered while skating 5x3 late in the 1st with Fisher behind the goal line finding Fortier with a pass at Bowdoin goalie Crofton's stickside for the score. The Mules converted another powerplay when Flynn was open at the top of the crease, beating Crofton with assists to Fortier and Papadellis. Bowdoin evened the score at 2-2 on the 4th powerplay goal of the game. Nardelli worked the right half boards and got the puck to Tang on right point; she had space and an open look at Colby goalie Wheeler; Wheeler's left pad save was kicked to MacNeil low to the right and her shot from the sharp angle was in over Wheeler picking the top far corner. The 3rd finally had the Polar Bears able to shake the Mules. Feroe's forecheck behind the Colby goal line enabled Kennedy to feed MacNeil for the score from in close at the gloveside post to make it 3-2 and yet another powerplay goal made it the 4-2 final. On the play Lane's drive from the point made it on net, Wheeler made the stop but Bourque put in the rebound from the right circle.
And the winner is...
Can Williams beat Bowdoin for the 3rd time this season? Will Coach O'Neil or Coach Gillis (teammates on 3/12/05) have nightmares about the last NCAA quarter final they participated in at Plattsburgh and sub-consciously influence tomorrow's game? Rematch at 2 Sunday, but do not forget the silly spring ahead thing!
Saturday at Lansing-Chapman we finally saw NESCAC seeding play true to form as host #3 Williams defeated #8 Connecticut College by a 2-0 score and #4 Bowdoin advanced over #7 Colby 4-2. Neither winner had an easy game to move on to the final.
The opener saw the Ephs forecheck yield an early goal. Wiiliams had 2 forwards attacking in the right corner, causing an errant reverse behind Fralick in the Conn net. Bravi made a play intercepting the puck along the backboards and she fed Kreuger who made a try at the gloveside post; Fralick made the stop but Levine was at the top of the crease and put the puck in to Fralick's gloveside for the 1-0 lead. The 2nd play was back and forth and Fralick made sparkling saves keeping it a 1 goal game. At 14:30 Kreuger came in on a clean break, shorthanded, but came up empty and then at 17:48 Bernstein raced down left wing, held her edge, turned her D, dangled across the crease on her forehand only to have Fralick hang tough and deny her attempt at the gloveside post. Williams added an insurance goal early in the 3rd. Schultz got the puck out to DesMeules at left point and her shot was on goal; Fralick made the stop and the rebound was inches from her gloved grab when Stevenson fought free of the D and put the puck in the open net to Fralick's gloveside. Williams' goalie Billadeau was hot all afternoon and mid period stoned Dumont on a 2x1 shorthanded break in. Down 2-0 Coach Steele boldly pulled her goalie when the Ephs were assessed a penalty at 15:52 of the 3rd. The Camels were pressuring the Eph goal, but then took a penalty of their own and time ran out with Williams holding the 2-0 victory.
Bowdoin prevailed 4-2 over Colby in a game featuring 5 powerplay goals. Nardelli opened the scoring for the Polar Bears with assists to MacNeil and Kennedy. The Mules answered while skating 5x3 late in the 1st with Fisher behind the goal line finding Fortier with a pass at Bowdoin goalie Crofton's stickside for the score. The Mules converted another powerplay when Flynn was open at the top of the crease, beating Crofton with assists to Fortier and Papadellis. Bowdoin evened the score at 2-2 on the 4th powerplay goal of the game. Nardelli worked the right half boards and got the puck to Tang on right point; she had space and an open look at Colby goalie Wheeler; Wheeler's left pad save was kicked to MacNeil low to the right and her shot from the sharp angle was in over Wheeler picking the top far corner. The 3rd finally had the Polar Bears able to shake the Mules. Feroe's forecheck behind the Colby goal line enabled Kennedy to feed MacNeil for the score from in close at the gloveside post to make it 3-2 and yet another powerplay goal made it the 4-2 final. On the play Lane's drive from the point made it on net, Wheeler made the stop but Bourque put in the rebound from the right circle.
And the winner is...
Can Williams beat Bowdoin for the 3rd time this season? Will Coach O'Neil or Coach Gillis (teammates on 3/12/05) have nightmares about the last NCAA quarter final they participated in at Plattsburgh and sub-consciously influence tomorrow's game? Rematch at 2 Sunday, but do not forget the silly spring ahead thing!