{"id":9737,"date":"2009-10-24T18:35:03","date_gmt":"2009-10-24T23:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2009\/10\/24\/new-hampshire-sweeps-maine\/"},"modified":"2010-08-23T11:55:39","modified_gmt":"2010-08-23T16:55:39","slug":"new-hampshire-sweeps-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/recaps\/2009\/10\/24\/new-hampshire-sweeps-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"New Hampshire Sweeps Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"
In a matchup between bitter rivals, the University of New Hampshire Wildcats beat the University of Maine Black Bears, 5-2, before a sold out crowd at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, N.H. Sophomore forward Stevie Moses led the Wildcats with two tallies in a three goal second period.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll take the two points; I thought we played well for two periods, but I was disappointed with the way we played in the third,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d UNH head coach Dick Umile said.<\/p>\n
New Hampshire blew the game open with three goals in the second, all from the team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s third line of junior Paul Thompson and sophomores Mike Borisenok and Stevie Moses, to take a commanding 4-1 lead into the third.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always good to get a few quick goals and it was nice to get our line going,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Moses said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153People say this is a rebuilding year for us, but we feel very confident with the team we have.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Moses scored at 3:31 and again at 15:41, each with assists from Thompson and Borisenok, on seeing-eye shots that found their way through multiple bodies in front of the net and past Sirman. Borisenok then finished the second period scoring with a power-play tally at 18:13 by slapping home a juicy rebound for an easy goal after a shot from the right point by defenseman Damon Kipp.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153They [Thompson, Moses and Borisenok] put the puck in the net,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Umile said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was good for Moses to come out and get some goals for us; we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t expect Peter LeBlanc and Bobby Butler to do it every night.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Despite a rowdy crowd for New Hampshire\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s annual \u00e2\u20ac\u0153White Out the Whitt\u00e2\u20ac\u009d night, the Wildcats came out a little sluggish and Maine was able to capitalize on an early power play to take a 1-0 at 9:23. The Black Bears\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 junior captain Tanner House fired a shot from the right circle past UNH goaltender Brian Foster\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s left side with only five seconds remaining in a UNH crosschecking penalty to sophomore defenseman Blake Kessel.<\/p>\n
UNH woke up quickly after Maine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s opening goal though, as junior fourth-liner Greg Manz struck back only 17 seconds later to tie the game at one. Manz banked a shot off of Maine goalie Shawn Sirman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s legs from behind the net for his first goal of the season.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s definitely a big weekend for the team,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kessel said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We felt a little pressure after stumbling out of the blocks but it feels really good to get this kind of start in Hockey East play.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Kessel, who had only 13 points in all of the 2008-2009 season, already has 10 points this year after recording an assist on the Wildcats\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 first goal and adding an empty-netter in the final minute.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Over the summer I definitely improved,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was disappointed with last year, to be honest, but this year I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve felt the pressure to step up with [former UNH defenseman Kevin] Kapstead gone and I think I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve done that.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Near the end of the first period, UNH looked like they had taken a 2-1 lead after senior captain Bobby Butler backhanded a shot past Sirman, but the goal was called off as the net was knocked off its moorings by Maine defenseman Ryan Hegarty. Hegarty subsequently received a delay-of-game penalty, but the Wildcats were unable to score on the power play.<\/p>\n
UNH improves their record to 2-2-1 (2-0-0 in Hockey East) on the season, while Maine drops their fourth straight road game to open the season at 1-5-0 (1-2-0).<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not feeling very good, not off to a good start obviously,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Whitehead said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have enough skill, enough team speed, enough hockey sense; we just need to play better defensively.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The Wildcats and Black Bears play a couple of ranked opponents next weekend, as New Hampshire travels to Madison, Wis. for a pair of non-conference games against the No. 17 Badgers on Oct. 30 and 31, and Maine hosts No. 7 Vermont at home on Friday, Oct. 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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