BOX SCORE
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Trinity netminder Wesley Vesprini made 22 saves
as the Bowdoin College men's hockey team lost at Sidney J. Watson
Arena for the first time, falling to the Bantams 3-0 on Saturday
evening. Trinity improves to 15-6-0 (12-5-0 NESCAC) as Bowdoin
falls to 10-10-2 (7-8-2 NESCAC).
Trinity controlled the pace of play in the opening period, but
Bowdoin's Richard Nerland kept his squad in the contest, stopping
all 15 shots he faced in the opening stanza. The Bantams were
finally able to break through early in the second frame as a nifty
give-and-go by Adam Houli and Ryan Masucci resulted in Houli's
ninth score of the year at 2:33. Bowdoin responded well,
controlling the momentum for the remainder of the period, but saw
every chance stifled by Vesprini.
Bowdoin looked to draw even early in the third period, but hit
their second post of the day to remain one goal down. Trinity put
the game on ice late, as Chris Powers knocked home a loose puck for
the visitors with 3:33 remaining. William Burns added an
empty-netter to close out the contest.
Nerland stopped 27 shots between the pipes for Bowdoin. Trinity
went 0-9 on the powerplay while Bowdoin went 0-4.