In the second game of a weekend series, Maine looked to break even with St. Lawrence after losing 5-0 Friday night before in a penalty-riddled game.<\/p>\n
Maine was able to increase shot count and play with better effort, but the Black Bears’ execution was not there and the Saints left Orono with a sweep, winning Saturday night 5-1.<\/p>\n
“I saw a better effort, but I saw the same result,” said Maine coach Tim Whitehead. “Everybody works hard on every team, but that’s not enough. You need to execute as a team and that’s where St. Lawrence had the advantage. They capitalize on their opportunities.”<\/p>\n
“It’s tough, not a lot of good things to take from it,” added Maine co-captain Mike Cornell. “You lost 10-1 on the weekend and I thought we would play a little bit better tonight. At the end of the day, we have to find ways to compete because it’s not going to get any easier.” <\/p>\n
Maine and St. Lawrence put shots on goal often, but for the second night in a row, St. Lawrence was able to get the shots to go into the net first.<\/p>\n
With 7:20 played in the first, Saints’ forward Greg Carey scored unassisted to give SLU a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n
St. Lawrence tallied another one past Maine goaltender Dan Sullivan 14:15 into the first period when Kyle Flanagan sniped one assisted by defenseman Riley Austin and Carey.<\/p>\n
The second period brought back reminders of the previous night’s game, as St. Lawrence was able to tack on another goal. <\/p>\n
Maine goaltender Matt Morris replaced Sullivan at the beginning of the period. Whitehead said that Sullivan simply was not playing up to his capabilities. <\/p>\n
“Danny wasn’t sharp this weekend, last night or tonight,” Whitehead said. “That hasn’t happened in a long time. I know he will bounce back, but it just didn’t appear like he was able to recapture it.”<\/p>\n
“As a goalie, it’s pretty tough coming off the bench cold, but you just want to give your team a chance,” said Morris. “You can’t blame [Sullivan] for either goal. I just want the team to win.”<\/p>\n
Carey scored his second goal of the night 12:21 into the second period, being assisted by forward Gunnar Hughes, putting the Saints up 3-0. <\/p>\n
After the goal, the frustration of the Black Bears’ players began to show, as one player flipped a St. Lawrence glove across the ice and a scuffle broke out afterward. Matching minor penalties ensued with Maine forward Ryan Lomberg and St. Lawrence forward Jeremy Wick heading to the box. <\/p>\n
Saints’ goaltender Matt Weninger posted another excellent game and shined brightest at the end of the second period, making three unbelievable saves as the time expired on a Maine power play.<\/p>\n
“It was pretty much that way until we got the 3-0 lead and then we had to hold on at the end of the second there [and] I had to make a few saves,” said Weninger. “We had a few quality chances on the power play and five-on-five, we kept it on.”<\/p>\n
Weninger saved 37 shots on the night and played all 120 minutes in the series, allowing only one goal. <\/p>\n
The third period held some hope for the Black Bears, as they were finally able to break the shutout. At the 4:29 mark, defenseman Mark Nemec blasted one in with the assist coming from Devin Shore and forward Joey Diamond.<\/p>\n
St. Lawrence took advantage of a Conor Riley penalty and Flanagan scored his second goal of the game 11:09 into the third period, with the assist coming from Carey and forward Justin Baker, making the score 4-1.<\/p>\n
Kyle Essery finished off the scoring 16:16 into the third being assisted by Gunnar Hughes and George Hughes.<\/p>\n
“We’re not really getting set up in zone [and] we’re not getting as many shots on the net,” said Cornell. “If you give up a bunch of power-play goals and you go 0-for, it’s going to be tough to beat anybody.”<\/p>\n
Maine falls to 1-4-0 on the year and will head to Providence next weekend to open conference play. St. Lawrence improves to 3-1-0 and will take on Alabama-Huntsville at home next weekend. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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