{"id":27234,"date":"2005-03-10T20:26:06","date_gmt":"2005-03-11T02:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2005\/03\/10\/diii-quarterfinal-preview-trinity-at-geneseo\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:56:11","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:56:11","slug":"diii-quarterfinal-preview-trinity-at-geneseo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2005\/03\/10\/diii-quarterfinal-preview-trinity-at-geneseo\/","title":{"rendered":"D-III Quarterfinal Preview: Trinity at Geneseo"},"content":{"rendered":"
At the beginning of the season, very few people expected to see either Geneseo or Trinity in the NCAA playoffs. Even fewer, if any, would have selected them to face off against each other in the quarterfinal round. Yet, here they are, and both plan on making the best of it.<\/p>\n
“They are on a mission,” Geneseo coach Brian Hills said of his team. “They believe in themselves.”<\/p>\n
“Knowing we got the Pool C bid, we’re just happy to be going anywhere,” Trinity coach John Dunham said.<\/p>\n
Not only are fans of D-III hockey not too familiar with these teams, they don’t know much about each other as the only common opponent was an exhibition game against the U.S. Under-18 Team. Trinity tied that game 1-1 while Geneseo lost to the national team, 7-0.<\/p>\n
“I don’t know much about them,” Dunham said. “I know they must be a very good team to win the SUNYAC playoffs and finish second by a point in the regular season. I know they have some speedy forwards and some good defensemen. They have to be good to compete in such a tough conference.”<\/p>\n
“They’re new to us,” Hills echoed. “Sounds like they have a real good goalie, good forwards, and they’re a real speedy team.”<\/p>\n