University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Topple Bentley at the FleetCenter, 4-1
2/12/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
BOSTON, Mass. (Feb. 12) – The University of Connecticut men’s hockey team skated to its third-straight win with a 4-1 victory over Bentley College at the FleetCenter on Saturday night. UConn moves its record to 10-19-2 with a 9-9-1 record in Atlantic Hockey and the Falcons drop to 6-15-5 on the season with a 5-9-4 record in the league.
Connecticut jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the 18:46 mark in the opening period as junior Ryan Palmer (Groton, Mass.) blasted a shot from the blue line for a power play goal from senior captain Tim Olsen (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) and junior Chris Uber (Ithaca, N.Y.).
The teams played a scoreless second before UConn broke the game open with two quick goals at 4:33 and 5:40 in the third period. Freshman Charles Solberg (Barrington, Ill.) and classmate Mike Neilon (St. Paul, Minn.) found sophomore Cole Koidahl (Minneapolis, Minn.) open in the slot for the first tally, then sophomore James Martin (Rogers, Minn.) notched a wrap-around goal with the man-advantage from Uber and Olsen. Sophomore Matt Scherer (Seattle, Wash) added the Huskies’ fourth and final goal from Koidahl and freshman John Stockler (Princeton, Minn.) 9:58 into the third.
With just 35 seconds remaining in regulation, Ryan Mayhew spoiled the shutout for UConn sophomore goaltender Scott Tomes (Windham, N.H.), netting the Falcons’ only goal of the evening from Kyle Larman and Seth Vinocur. Tomes made 23 saves while Simon St. Pierre and Geordan Murphy combined for 15 saves for Bentley.
Connecticut next plays host to Holy Cross on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 7:05 p.m.
