2003-04 Schedule/Results
2003-04 Statistics
Northeastern 3, Massachusetts 2
March 6, 2004
Mullins Center (Amherst, MA)
| Team |
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
Final
|
| Northeastern (11-16-7, 5-13-6 HEA) |
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
| Massachusetts (16-11-6, 12-9-3 HEA) |
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Junior Keni Gibson turned away 36 shots and freshman Steve Birnstill scored his first collegiate goal, as the Huskies held off Massachusetts for a 3-2 victory in Hockey East action at the Mullins Center Saturday night.
The victory was bittersweet, as Northeastern went 11-7-5, including ending the season on a four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1), over its last 23 games to finish 11-16-7, but were knocked out of the eighth and final Hockey East playoff spot when Boston University defeated New Hampshire, 4-3, in overtime in Durham. NU went 5-13-6 in Hockey East play, while UMass fell to 16-11-6 and 12-9-3.
Sophomore Brian Swiniarski intercepted a Thomas Pock pass in the UMass zone and fired a quick pass to senior Eric Ortlip in the lower left circle. Ortlip dropped a pass to junior Jared Mudryk, who was trailing the play in the slot. Mudryk unleashed a wrister over UMass goalie Gabe Winer’s left shoulder to put NU ahead 1-0 with 41 seconds left before the first intermission.
In the second period, freshman Ray Ortiz upped the Husky lead to 2-0, finishing off a Jason Guerriero pass at the 7:04 mark. Freshman Bryan Cirullo picked off a UMass clearing attempt and fed the puck to Guerriero, who circled behind the net and found Ortiz in the slot for a goal.
Freshman Steve Birnstill scored his first career goal 2:02 into the final stanza for a 3-0 Husky cushion. Swiniarski skated toward the UMass goal and drew the attention of two defenders, leaving Birnstill wide open. Birnstill collected Swiniarski’s pass and waited patiently for Winer to commit, before going top shelf.
However, UMass didn’t fold, as Greg Mauldin scored two power-play goals at 5:40 and 6:54 of the third to get within one goal.
Gibson was tested early and often in the first period, stopping a total of 15 shots. Around the 4:30 mark, he thwarted a flurry of three shots, including deflecting one off the right post. Just three minutes later, UMass Stephen Werner tried to go high on a rebound, which went off Gibson’s chest and off the top crossbar.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
2003-2004 Hockey East Association
Northeastern vs Massachusetts (Mar 06, 2004 at Amherst, Mass.)
Northeastern (11-16-7 / 5-13-6) vs. Massachusetts (16-11-6 / 12-9-3)
Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Amherst, Mass. Arena: Mullins Center
Attendance:5050 Start time:7:00 End time:9:14 Total time:2:14
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 19:18 NU EV Jared Mudryk/7 Eric Ortlip/15 9,11,23,44,5 2,37,29,19,26
Brian Swiniarski/5
2 2nd 07:04 NU EV Ray Ortiz/8 Jason Guerriero/19 15,13,22,16,4 14,23,71,19,25
Bryan Cirullo/6
3 3rd 02:02 NU EV Steve Birnstill/1 Brian Swiniarski/6 44,23,15,5,22 71,4,7,17,29
Ray Ortiz/6
4 3rd 05:40 UMA PP Greg Mauldin/10 Stephen Werner/14 11,3,4,9 14,19,71,23,25
Thomas Pock/20
5 3rd 06:54 UMA PP Greg Mauldin/11 Marvin Degon/14 13,16,4,28 14,25,19,71,23
Stephen Werner/14
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Jon Awe............. 0 0 1 1 0
3 Donny Grover........ 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chuck Tomes......... 0 0 0 0 +1
5 *Tim Judy............ 0 1 0 1 +2
8 Bryan Esner......... 0 0 1 1 0
9 *Jared Mudryk........ 1 0 0 1 +1
11*Eric Ortlip......... 0 0 0 0 +1
13 Jason Guerriero..... 0 0 0 0 +1
15 Ray Ortiz........... 0 2 1 3 +2
16 Mike Morris......... 0 1 0 1 +1
17 Trevor Reschny...... 0 0 0 0 0
20 Yale Lewis.......... 0 1 1 2 0
21 Aaron Moore......... 0 1 0 1 0
22 Bryan Cirullo....... 0 0 1 1 +2
23*Brian Swiniarski.... 0 1 1 2 +2
25 Brian Tudrick....... 0 0 0 0 0
28 Jonathan Koop....... 0 0 0 0 0
44*Steve Birnstill..... 0 0 1 1 +2
Totals.............. 1 7 7 15 +15
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Massachusetts 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 *Mike Warner......... 1 1 0 2 -1
4 James Solon......... 0 0 0 0 -1
6 Peter Trovato....... 1 1 1 3 0
7 Jeff Lang........... 1 0 0 1 -1
9 Craig MacDonald..... 1 0 0 1 0
11 Josh Hanson......... 0 1 1 2 0
14 Greg Mauldin........ 3 0 4 7 -1
17 Garrett Summerfield. 0 0 0 0 -1
19*Stephen Werner...... 0 0 2 2 -2
20 Tim Vitek........... 0 1 0 1 0
23 Chris Capraro....... 2 0 0 2 -1
24 Dusty Demianiuk..... 0 0 0 0 0
25 Marvin Degon........ 2 1 2 5 -1
26 Mark Matheson....... 0 0 0 0 -1
27 Stephen Jacobs...... 0 0 1 1 0
29*Kevin Jarman........ 2 1 2 5 -2
37*Nick Kuiper......... 2 0 1 3 -1
71*Thomas Pock......... 0 3 1 4 -2
Totals.............. 15 9 15 39 -15
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 1 1 1 - 3
UMA 0 0 2 - 2
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 1 7 7 - 15
UMA 15 9 15 - 39
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd NU UMA
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1st 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0)
2nd 0-2 (3) 0-2 (1)
3rd 0-1 (0) 2-2 (2)
Total 0-3 (3) 2-4 (3)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd NU UMA
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1st 0/0 0/0
2nd 3/6 3/6
3rd 2/4 1/2
Total 5/10 4/8
ITECH Three stars:
1. Keni Gibson
2. Greg Mauldin
3. Steve Birnstill
Officials:
Referee:Jeff Bunyon
Asst Ref:Tom Fyrer
Asst Ref:Steve Arnold
GOALTENDERS
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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31 Keni Gibson......... W 60:00 2 0 15 9 13 37
Massachusetts Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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31 Gabe Winer.......... L 58:41 3 0 0 6 6 12
TM EMPTY NET........... 01:19 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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2nd Garrett Summerfield UMA 2 TRIPPING 02:43 PP
2nd Donny Grover NU 2 OBSTRUCTION 04:38
2nd Yale Lewis NU 2 TRIPPING 10:35 PP
2nd Thomas Pock UMA 2 INTERFERENCE 14:35 PP
2nd Kevin Jarman UMA 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 20:00
2nd Bryan Cirullo NU 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 20:00
3rd Bryan Cirullo NU 2 ROUGHING 05:19 PP
3rd Donny Grover NU 2 DELAYING THE GAME 06:50 PP
3rd Dusty Demianiuk UMA 2 HOOKING 07:26 PP
Win-Keni Gibson (11-13-7). Loss-Gabe Winer (14-12-6).
UMass TO @ 1:43 left in 3rd period
Northeastern TO @1:43 left in 3rd period
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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
2003-2004 Hockey East Association
Northeastern vs Massachusetts (Mar 06, 2004 at Amherst, Mass.)
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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11 Eric Ortlip 14 15
13 Jason Guerriero 7 8
8 Bryan Esner 6 5
23 Brian Swiniarski 4 2
25 Brian Tudrick 4 3
2 Jon Awe 1 0
15 Ray Ortiz 1 1
17 Trevor Reschny 0 1
16 Mike Morris 0 1
Totals......... 37 36
Massachusetts - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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19 Stephen Werner 14 5
20 Tim Vitek 8 9
4 James Solon 5 7
6 Peter Trovato 3 3
2 Mike Warner 3 9
9 Craig MacDonald 1 0
14 Greg Mauldin 1 0
23 Chris Capraro 1 2
71 Thomas Pock 0 2
Totals......... 36 37
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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2nd 02:43 04:38 01:55 0 1
2nd 14:35 16:35 02:00 3 0
3rd 07:26 09:26 02:00 0 1
SUMMARY: 3 opps, 3 shots, 0 goals, time 05:55
Massachusetts - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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2nd 04:43 06:38 01:55 0 0
2nd 10:35 12:35 02:00 1 0
3rd 05:19 05:40 00:21 1 0 PPG
3rd 06:50 06:54 00:04 1 0 PPG
SUMMARY: 4 opps, 3 shots, 2 goals, time 04:20
