It was a tough day for the Panthers down in Hartford yesterday as we suffered our second league loss of the season in double OT.  Unlike the first OT loss of the season we played hard yesterday but didn't make enough plays to win the game.

The story of the game was a hot goalie for Trinity/poor shooting by us and our inability to clear the ball with poise.  Offensively we were getting looks all day long but for the second game in a row had a hard time finishing, hence only 10 goals. A bright spot worth noting was the play of Senior Nick Bastis (2g,1a) who has been running in the midfield for us the last few games.  Nick is getting more touches since running in the midfield and is occasionally matched up with a short stick which is an excellent opportunity for us. 

Once again we rode hard and were able to come up with some extra possessions that way over the course of the game.  Unfortunately we were having a difficult time clearing the ball which cost us a number of possessions and ultimately led to a few of their goals. 

Trinity has an excellent face off specialist who is one of the top players in the country in terms of his percentage.  He gave Pete Mellen all he could handle and we ended up going 50% for the day. 

We're coming up on our last 2 weeks of the regular season with 2 big home games this week against Bates on Tuesday and with Wesleyan on Saturday at 1pm.  We're expecting over 250 people for Erin's banquet on Saturday night and are looking forward to catching up with those of you who are headed up to VT!