BOX SCORE
MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Anselm College men's ice hockey
team scored twice in the third period, rallying from a one-goal
deficit to take a 3-2 victory over Bowdoin on Saturday. The Polar
Bears fall to 6-4-1 with their third-straight close loss. The Hawks
improve to 4-4-1 this season.
The Polar Bears his the scoreboard first, when junior defenseman
Mike Corbelle scored off of passes from Brandon Reich and Erik
Olson with just over four minutes left in the first period. The
Hawks were out shot 23-5 as Hawk senior goalie Pat Gallagher set
aside 22 shots in the first stanza.
In the second period, Saint Anselm tied the game on a power-play
goal from sophomore forward Nick Wheeler six and a half minutes
into the period. Bowdoin took the lead back midway through the
period when Kyle Hanson took a pass from Thomas Herd to beat
Gallagher for a 2-1 lead. The Hawks were again out shot in the
period 14-7.
The third period was all Hawks as Wheeler added his second goal of
the game midway through the third period on assists from Noonan and
senior captain Joe Fernald to tie the game 2-2. A minute and a half
later Coleman Noonan's unassisted goal lifted the Hawks to a 3-2
victory.
The Hawks were out shot 51-25 but Gallagher made an astounding 49
saves pick up his second victory of the year, while Richard Nerland
stopped 22 shots to fall to 4-3-1 on the year.
Bowdoin will return to action on Friday when they play their
final game in Dayton Arena. The Polar Bears will host Middlebury at
7:00 p.m.
