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Youth Helps Engineers Edge Endicott, 2-1
Feb. 11, 2008
BEVERLY, Mass. - In a battle for supremacy in the NorthEast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA) Conference A East Division, MIT's freshmen contingent proved to be the difference, as the visiting Engineers slipped past Endicott, 2-1, on Saturday night. Freshman defenseman Nick Sisler assisted on the game-tying goal before fellow freshman Cory Phinney netted the winner, while rookie goaltender Stephen Yablonski stopped 26 shots to earn the victory. MIT improved to 12-3-0 overall and 8-2-0 in the division with the win, solidifying its place atop the standings. Endicott concluded its regular schedule with records of 10-10-1 and 6-4-0. The Gulls took the lead early in the contest when Chris Garofalo scored his 13th goal of the season with assists credited to Dan Giddings and Mike Ripley. However, the hosts' lead soon turned into a deficit, as the Engineers scored two quick-fire goals to take the lead midway through the opening period. Junior Nick LaBounty scored the equalizer, notching his team-leading 19th goal of the season with the lone assist provided by Sisler. Senior Mike Kozlowski and sophomore Dustin Kendrick then assisted Phinney's game-winner just minutes later. The rest of the contest belonged to the goaltenders, with Yablonski and Endicott's Josh Provost turning away all advances to keep the score at 2-1. Provost made 37 saves to keep the Gulls within striking distance until the final horn sounded, but Yablonski shut the door to lower his goals-against-average to 1.43. MIT will return to the ice on Saturday, Feb. 16, when it will play its final road game of the regular season against Westfield State College at 5:00 p.m. The Owls defeated the Engineers, 6-4, when they met on Feb. 6. |
