Saturday, November 3, 2007
Merrimack (MER) at Massachusetts (UMA)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: Massachusetts 5, Merrimack 1
New Records: Massachusetts 3-2-2, Merrimack 4-3-0

Recap - Text Box - Game Sheet

Referee: Tom Quinn
Assistant Referees: Brendan Kelleher, Chris Federico
Attendance: 3210
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:16 pm  Total Time: 2:16


 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 Merrimack  0 0 1 1    Merrimack  0 / 6 (.000) 
 Massachusetts  1 3 1 5    Massachusetts  0 / 4 (.000) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Merrimack  7 7 9 23    Merrimack  6 / 20 0 
 Massachusetts  8 13 14 35    Massachusetts  8 / 24 1 


Merrimack Lineup
LW 23 Chris Barton  0-1-1  0/-1   C 24 Rob Ricci  1-0-1  4/E   RW 11 Matt Jones  0-1-1  5/E
LW 27 Justin Bonitatibus  0-0-0  2/-2   C 21 Francois Ouimet  0-0-0  3/E   RW 16 J.C. Robitaille  0-0-0  2/E
LW 7 Andrew Letellier  0-0-0  0/E   C 18 Pat Kimball  0-0-0  0/E   RW 20 Kurtis Astle  0-0-0  1/-1
LW 5 Chris Kane  0-0-0  0/-2   C 6 John Goebel  0-0-0  2/-3   RW 17 Chris Nugent  0-0-0  1/-3
LD 2 Fraser Allan  0-0-0  0/-1   RD 3 Joe Loprieno  0-0-0  0/E   G 29 Patrick Watson  0-0-0  0
LD 26 Adam Ross  0-0-0  0/E   RD 12 Grant Farrell  0-0-0  3/E   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0  0
LD 4 Pat Bowen  0-0-0  0/-2   RD 22 Brandon Sadlowski  0-0-0  0/-5  
 
Massachusetts Lineup
LW 14 P.J. Fenton  0-0-0  1/E   C 12 Cory Quirk  0-0-0  4/E   RW 11 Chris Davis  0-2-2  0/+2
LW 9 Shawn Saunders  0-0-0  1/-1   C 15 Brian Keane  0-0-0  0/-1   RW 10 Will Ortiz  1-0-1  2/E
LW 19 James Marcou  0-2-2  2/+2   C 25 Michael Lecomte  2-0-2  3/+3   RW 24 Alex Berry  1-1-2  5/+4
LW 67 Matt Burto  1-0-1  4/+1   C 8 Jordan Virtue  0-1-1  0/+1   RW 16 Scott Crowder  0-1-1  3/+1
LD 2 Martin Nolet  0-0-0  0/+2   RD 28 Mike Kostka  0-0-0  0/+1   G 30 Matthew Gedman  0-0-0  0
LD 7 David Leaderer  0-0-0  1/+2   RD 27 Justin Braun  0-2-2  2/+3   G 31 Paul Dainton  0-0-0  0
LD 5 Topher Bevis  0-0-0  5/-1   RD 4 John Wessbecker  0-0-0  2/E   G 33 Dan Meyers  0-0-0  0


 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 
 1st Period (20:00) 
 MER-1 Adam Ross (2-Cross-Checking) UMA 0x1 0:45 
 MER-2 Joe Loprieno (2-Hitting from Behind) UMA 0x2 2:59 
 UMA  1 - 0  6x6  Michael Lecomte (2) (James Marcou, Alex Berry) 7:13 
 UMA (+): 25,19,24,2,27,G31   MER (-): 22,23,24,11,4,G33
 UMA-1 Martin Nolet (2-Hitting from Behind) MER 0x1 11:05 
 UMA-2 Justin Braun (2-Holding) MER 0x2 18:02 
 2nd Period (20:00) 
 MER-3 Joe Loprieno (2-Tripping) UMA 0x3 4:48 
 UMA  2 - 0  6x6  GW  Will Ortiz (3) (Chris Davis, Justin Braun) 6:48 
 UMA (+): 10,11,25,24,27,G31   MER (-): 17,27,22,2,6,G33
 UMA-3 Scott Crowder (2-CONTACT TO THE HEAD) MER 0x3 7:48 
 UMA-4 Will Ortiz (2-CONTACT TO THE HEAD) MER 0x4 10:47 
 UMA  3 - 0  5x6 SH  Alex Berry (2) (Chris Davis) 12:25 
 UMA (+): 11,24,28,7,G31   MER (-): 27,20,23,26,22,G33
 UMA-5 Chris Davis (2-Clipping) MER 0x5 13:57 
 UMA  4 - 0  6x6  Matt Burto (3) (Jordan Virtue, Scott Crowder) 19:47 
 UMA (+): 67,2,8,4,16,G31   MER (-): 17,12,22,5,6,G33
  3rd Period (20:00) 
 UMA  5 - 0  6x6  Michael Lecomte (3) (Justin Braun, James Marcou) 6:05 
 UMA (+): 27,25,24,19,7,G31   MER (-): 5,17,4,6,22,G33
 MER  1 - 5  6x6  Rob Ricci (3) (Matt Jones, Chris Barton) 6:19 
 MER (+): 24,11,23,26,12,G33   UMA (-): 9,15,10,4,5,G31
 MER-4 Matt Jones (2-High-Sticking) 7:09 
 MER-5 Matt Jones (10-Misconduct) 7:09 
 UMA-6 Will Ortiz (2-CONTACT TO THE HEAD) 7:09 
 UMA-7 Brian Keane (10-Misconduct) 7:09 
 UMA-8 Scott Crowder (2-Interference) MER 0x6 14:22 
 MER-6 Justin Bonitatibus (2-Slashing) UMA 0x4 17:52 
 End of Game 


 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Andrew Braithwaite (L, 2-1-0)  7 10 13 30 60:00 5
 
 Massachusetts Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Paul Dainton (W, 2-2-2)  7 7 8 22 60:00 1


First Star: Michael Lecomte (Massachusetts)
Second Star: Chris Davis (Massachusetts)
Third Star: Rob Ricci (Merrimack)

Merrimack (MER) at Massachusetts (UMA)
Date: Saturday, November 3, 2007
Conference Game
Attendance: 3210
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:16 pm  Total Time: 2:16

Scoring by Period - MER 0-0-1=1; UMA 1-3-1=5

1st Period
Scoring - 1, UMA Michael Lecomte/2 (James Marcou/4, Alex Berry/2) 7:13
Penalties - Adam Ross, MER (Cross-Checking) 0:45; Joe Loprieno, MER (Hitting from Behind) 2:59; Martin Nolet, UMA (Hitting from Behind) 11:05; Justin Braun, UMA (Holding) 18:02

2nd Period
Scoring - 2, UMA Will Ortiz/3 (Chris Davis/1, Justin Braun/1) 6:48 (GW)
3, UMA Alex Berry/2 (Chris Davis/2) 12:25 (SH)
4, UMA Matt Burto/3 (Jordan Virtue/2, Scott Crowder/2) 19:47
Penalties - Joe Loprieno, MER (Tripping) 4:48; Scott Crowder, UMA (CONTACT TO THE HEAD) 7:48; Will Ortiz, UMA (CONTACT TO THE HEAD) 10:47; Chris Davis, UMA (Clipping) 13:57

3rd Period
Scoring - 5, UMA Michael Lecomte/3 (Justin Braun/2, James Marcou/5) 6:05
6, MER Rob Ricci/3 (Matt Jones/2, Chris Barton/2) 6:19
Penalties - Matt Jones, MER (High-Sticking) 7:09; Matt Jones, MER (10-Misconduct) 7:09; Will Ortiz, UMA (CONTACT TO THE HEAD) 7:09; Brian Keane, UMA (10-Misconduct) 7:09; Scott Crowder, UMA (Interference) 14:22; Justin Bonitatibus, MER (Slashing) 17:52

Merrimack Goaltending - Andrew Braithwaite (60:00, 35 shots, 30 saves, 5 GA)

Massachusetts Goaltending - Paul Dainton (60:00, 23 shots, 22 saves, 1 GA)

Win - Paul Dainton, UMA (2-2-2). Loss - Andrew Braithwaite, MER (2-1-0).

Shots On Goal - MER 7-7-9=23; UMA 8-13-14=35

Power Plays - MER 0 of 6; UMA 0 of 4

Penalties - MER 6 (20 min); UMA 8 (24 min)

Three Stars: 1. Michael Lecomte (Massachusetts) 2. Chris Davis (Massachusetts) 3. Rob Ricci (Merrimack)

Referee: Tom Quinn  Assistant Referees: Brendan Kelleher, Chris Federico