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Men's Hockey Picks Up First Win of the Season in Shutout at Middlebury

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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Bowdoin men's ice hockey team picked up its first win of the season in a 2-0 NESCAC victory over host Middlebury on Sunday afternoon.

The Polar Bears improve to 1-1-0 (1-1-0 NESCAC), while keeping the Panthers winless (0-2-0, 0-2-0 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

  • The Polar Bears opened the scoring at the 11:43 mark of the first period. Bowdoin cycled the puck behind the Panther net with Jack Bliss centering a pass from below the goal line to Pat Geary, who lifted the puck under the cross bar for a 1-0 lead.
  • Middlebury responded with offensive pressure as Vincent Gisonti deflected a pass that Alex Zafonte stopped with his right pad, before he made a blocker save on a shot from the high slot by Kamil Tkaczuk.
  • Zafonte stopped a third period blast from the point to keep Middlebury off the board with nine minutes off the clock. Zafonte denied the rebound bid as well.
  • Bowdoin added an insurance goal with 7:44 left in the contest, as Thomas Dunleavy poked home a rebound from inside the crease with an assist from Ronnie Lestan for a 2-0 lead.

By the Numbers

  • Stephen Klein finished with 27 saves.
  • Zafonte stopped all 39 shots he faced for a shutout in his first collegiate start.
  • Middlebury held a 39-29 edge in shots.
  • Both teams went 0-3 on the power play.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears host the University of New England on Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Jack Bliss

#32 Jack Bliss

F
5' 11"
Freshman
'21
Thomas Dunleavy

#15 Thomas Dunleavy

F
5' 11"
Freshman
'20
Pat Geary

#11 Pat Geary

F
5' 11"
Freshman
'20
Ronnie Lestan

#10 Ronnie Lestan

F
5' 10"
Freshman
'20
Alex Zafonte

#1 Alex Zafonte

G
5' 10"
Freshman
'21

Players Mentioned

Jack Bliss

#32 Jack Bliss

5' 11"
Freshman
'21
F
Thomas Dunleavy

#15 Thomas Dunleavy

5' 11"
Freshman
'20
F
Pat Geary

#11 Pat Geary

5' 11"
Freshman
'20
F
Ronnie Lestan

#10 Ronnie Lestan

5' 10"
Freshman
'20
F
Alex Zafonte

#1 Alex Zafonte

5' 10"
Freshman
'21
G