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Gunnar Sibley
Photo: Meaghan Marcus
Gunnar Sibley
1
New England Col. NEC 1-4-1, 0-4-1
2
Winner Vermont State Castleton VTSU 3-3-1, 2-1-0
New England Col. NEC
1-4-1, 0-4-1
1
Final
2
Vermont State Castleton VTSU
3-3-1, 2-1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
New England Col. NEC 0 0 1 1
Vermont State Castleton VTSU 1 1 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Men’s Ice Hockey Edged by Spartans

RUTLAND, Vt. – The New England College men's ice hockey team attempted a late comeback but ultimately fell short against Vermont State University-Castleton on Friday evening at the Spartan Arena in Rutland, Vermont in New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) action.  

THE BASICS 
Score: New England College 1, VTSU-Castleton 2 
Records: Pilgrims 1-4-1, 0-4-1 NEHC | Spartans 3-3-0, 2-1-0 NEHC 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • 10:05 into the first period, the Spartans would strike first with a goal from Cam Reid (Kimberley, British Columbia) on assists from Chance Heaphy (Charlton, Mass.) and Zack Whittaker (Victoria, British Columbia) 
  • Just over seven minutes into the second period, Castleton would score again on a goal by Andrew Stefura (Boston, Mass.), whose team leading fifth goal of the season would put the Spartans up two. His goal was assisted by Anthony Persi (Livermore, Calif.) and Josef Vyvial (Kolin, Czech Republic). 
  • In the third period, with time dwindling, the 'Grims would finally get on the board with a powerplay goal. Junior forward David Novotny (Boca Raton, Fla.) would find freshman forward Gunnar Sibley (Monticello, Minn.) right in front of the Spartan's net for a one-timer to cut the Castleton lead to one. 
  • In the closing moments of the game, with NEC still down one, the 'Grims would pull their goalkeeper for the man-up opportunity and rattle off a pair of shots by freshmen Paul Waldhauser (Klagenfurt, Austria) and Cam Perez (West Hartford, Conn.), but neither were able to connect – allowing Castleton to hold on for the narrow 2-1 victory. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

  • NEC senior goaltender Kai Tomita (Misawa, Japan) made 18 saves for the 'Grims. 
  • Castleton junior goalie Dominic Rodrigue (Quebec City, Quebec) tallied 31 saves in the win. 
  • Despite the loss, NEC managed 32 shots on goal as compared to Castleton's 21.  

UP NEXT 

  • NEC is back on the road tomorrow, Saturday, November 18th, for a 4:00 PM conference matchup against Skidmore College. 
  • VTSU-C plays their next game at home against Norwich, tomorrow at 4:00 PM. 

For continuing coverage of New England College Athletics, visit athletics.nec.edu and follow the Pilgrims on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

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