2003-04 Schedule/Results
2003-04 Statistics
Merrimack 4, Northeastern 2
Oct. 24, 2003
Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
| Team |
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
Final
|
| Merrimack (2-2-0, 1-1-0 Hockey East) |
1
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
| Northeastern (0-3-1, 0-1-0 Hockey East) |
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
Sophomore Bryan Esner set up two Northeastern goals, but the Huskies couldn't overcome a 4-1 third-period deficit, falling to visiting Merrimack, 4-2, in their Hockey East opener at Matthews Arena Friday night.
Northeastern received goals from senior Eric Ortlip and junior Jon Awe, who was making his season debut. The Huskies (0-3-1, 0-1-0 HEA) outshot the Warriors (2-2-0, 1-1-0 HEA), 37-25, including 20-7 over the final 20 minutes.
In the first period, Merrimack junior Marco Rosa took a pass from Bryan Schmidt and skated in uncontested on NU goalie Keni Gibson. Rosa fired a wrist shot into the top left corner of the net to Gibson's stick side for the first goal of the game at the 4:10 mark of the first. The power-play goal was also assisted by Tony Johnson.
Senior Eric Ortlip scored five minutes later to tie the game at 1 at 9:03 of the first. Ortlip took a pass at the right post from freshman Bryan Esner, who was free behind the Merrimack goal. Freshman Ray Ortiz also assisted on the play.
The score remained tied at the end of the first. Merrimack converted on its only power-play opportunity, while the Huskies were 0-for-1 with a man-advantage. Northeastern held a 12-10 edge in shots.
The Warriors didn't waste any time taking the lead in the second period. Nick Pomponio unleashed a slap shot from the left circle that beat Gibson top shelf for a 2-1 lead 15 seconds into play. Eric Pedersen and Jeremy Wilson assisted on the play.
Merrmack added two more goals in the final 10 minutes of the second period for a 4-1 lead at second intermission. Steve Crusco charged the net and knocked a loose puck in for a power-play goal with 7:30 left in the period, while Rob LaLonde snuck a shot from 15 yards out through Gibson's legs.
At the end of two periods, Merrimack held an 18-17 shot advantage and was 2-for-4 on the power play. The Huskies were 0-for-2 with a man-advantage.
In the third period, Esner raced down the left wing with the puck and patiently waited for trailer Jon Awe, before placing a picture-perfect pass on Awe's tape for a goal at the 3:13 mark. The score cut the NU deficit to 4-2 with 16:47 left in regulation.
The Huskies couldn't gain any ground the rest of the period, despite outshooting the Warriors 20-7 over the final stanza.
Gibson ended with 21 saves, while Casey Guenther recorded 35 stops.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
2003-04 Northeastern Hockey
Merrimack vs Northeastern (Oct 24, 2003 at Boston)
Merrimack (2-2-0, 1-1-0 HEA) vs. Northeastern (0-3-1, 0-1-0 HEA)
Date: Oct 24, 2003 Location: Boston Arena: Matthews Arena
Attendance:2937 Start time:7:00 pm End time:9:10 pm Total time:2:10
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 04:10 ME PP Marco Rosa/2 Bryan Schmidt 9,3,4,18,27 44,10,72,3
Tony Johnson
2 1st 09:03 NU EV Eric Ortlip/2 Bryan Esner 7,23,3,2,12 8,44,11,15,3
Ray Ortiz
3 2nd 00:15 ME EV Nick Pomponio/1 Eric Pederson 22,6,13,4,11 22,5,13,20,16
Jeremy Wilson
4 2nd 12:30 ME PP Steven Crusco/1 Blake Stewart 5,8,6,2,10 44,17,23,3
Eric Pederson
5 2nd 14:21 ME EV Rob LaLonde/1 Jordan Black 3,12,23,6,7 11,44,15,10,3
Justin Mills
6 3rd 03:13 NU EV Jon Awe/1 Bryan Esner 5,27,26,8,10 22,5,8,2,72
Keni Gibson
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-| |-Shots by Prd-|
## Merrimack 1 2 3 Tot +/- ## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Jeff Caron.......... 1 0 0 1 -1 2 Jon Awe............. 0 1 2 3 +1
3 Rob LaLonde......... 2 1 0 3 0 3 Donny Grover........ 1 1 1 3 0
4 *Bryan Schmidt....... 2 0 0 2 +1 5 *Tim Judy............ 2 1 3 6 0
5 Steven Crusco....... 0 1 1 2 -1 8 Bryan Esner......... 0 0 1 1 +2
6 *Eric Pederson....... 1 0 0 1 +2 10 Steve Sanders....... 0 0 0 0 -1
7 Matt Byrnes......... 0 1 0 1 0 11 Eric Ortlip......... 1 1 1 3 0
8 Tim Reidy........... 0 0 0 0 -1 13*Jason Guerriero..... 2 0 2 4 -1
9 Marco Rosa.......... 1 2 1 4 0 15 Ray Ortiz........... 1 0 0 1 0
10 Blake Stewart....... 2 0 0 2 -1 16*Mike Morris......... 1 0 2 3 -1
11*Derek Kilduff....... 0 0 0 0 +1 17 Trevor Reschny...... 1 1 1 3 0
12 Jordan Black........ 0 0 2 2 0 20*Yale Lewis.......... 0 0 1 1 -1
13*Jeremy Wilson....... 0 0 0 0 +1 21 Aaron Moore......... 1 0 0 1 0
18 Brent Gough......... 0 0 1 1 0 22*Bryan Cirullo....... 1 0 1 2 0
21 Matt Johnson........ 1 1 1 3 0 23 Brian Swiniarski.... 0 0 0 0 0
22*Nick Pomponio....... 0 1 0 1 +1 24 Jaron Herriman...... 1 0 1 2 0
23 Justin Mills........ 0 0 0 0 0 31*Keni Gibson......... 0 0 0 0 0
26 Ryan Sullivan....... 0 0 0 0 -1 44 Steve Birnstill..... 0 0 1 1 0
27 Tony Johnson........ 0 1 1 2 -1 55 Brian Deeth......... 0 0 2 2 0
Totals.............. 10 8 7 25 0 72 Scott Selig......... 0 0 1 1 +1
Totals.............. 12 5 20 37 0
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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ME 1 3 0 - 4
NU 1 0 1 - 2
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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ME 10 8 7 - 25
NU 12 5 20 - 37
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd ME NU
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1st 1-1 (1) 0-1 (2)
2nd 1-2 (3) 0-1 (0)
3rd 0-1 (0) 0-1 (6)
Total 2-4 (4) 0-3 (8)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd ME NU
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1st 1/2 1/2
2nd 2/4 4/8
3rd 1/2 0/0
Total 4/8 5/10
Three stars:
1. Nick Pomponio
2. Casey Guenther
3. Bryan Esner
Officials:
Referee:Jeff Bunyon
Linesman:John Jones
Linesman:James Brown
GOALTENDERS
Merrimack Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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29 Casey Guenther...... W 60:00 2 0 11 5 19 35
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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31 Keni Gibson......... L 57:59 4 0 9 5 7 21
TM EMPTY NET........... 02:01 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Trevor Reschny NU 2 BOARDING 03:52 PP 2nd Bryan Esner NU 2 SLASHING 12:01 PP
1st Nick Pomponio ME 2 CHARGING 17:19 PP 2nd Bryan Cirullo NU 2 HIGH STICKING 16:09 PP
2nd Nick Pomponio ME 2 HIGH STICKING 00:18 2nd Brian Deeth NU 2 ROUGHING 19:09 PP
2nd Bryan Esner NU 2 HIGH STICKING 00:18 3rd Ryan Sullivan ME 2 CROSS-CHECKING 17:59 PP
2nd Matt Byrnes ME 2 ROUGHING 04:08 PP
Win-Casey Guenther (2-2-0). Loss-Keni Gibson (0-2-1).
