We came out strong, going up 6-0 in the 1st Quarter. The scoring was balanced and came in a variety of ways with riding, fast breaks and solid 6 v. 6 play as well. On the defensive end we were limiting quality shots and saving any attempts.

It is difficult to pinpoint the turnaround in fortunes, but there is no way around attributing at least some substantial part to a loss in focus. We gave up a couple of goals to start the 2nd Quarter but rebounded with 2 of our own as Mike Saraceni took over for a couple of possessions, operating behind the net and setting up a couple of opportunities. When Trinity scored a couple of more goals in the 2nd it seemed to knock us out of our rythm and get their heads back in the game.

The 3rd Quarter saw us throwing the ball away and making other unforced errors that limited any scoring opportunities. They were excited and gaining momentum as they were able to possess the ball and get some quality scoring opportunities. They possessed the ball well and we did not get many saves in the half, so there were no fast break opportunities. Combined with our unforced errors, it was a recipe for potential disaster in the second half. Trinity did in fact take the lead 9-8 in the second half before we woke up and started to mount some pressure on them. By the time we did this, they were too much into the game and it was never going to get easy for us. We got a late goal from Andrew Giordano, who has been our most consistent midfielder with 10 goals and 10 assists. He has been able to get us big goals and assists recently when we have needed them. With around 5 minutes remaining Charley Howe cashed in on a goal with an assist from Mike Saraceni. Howe had been denied on several point blank chances, so much like his winning goal in the Tufts game, it was a welcome goal!

Freshman Peter Mellen won the game ball as he dominated in face offs. We do not have the luxury of one dominant face off man, so we have been going with the hot hand between Gio, Jamie Duke and Peter Mellen with long stick Brian Phinney taking a couple if we are struggling.

We will need to get some focus as well as some confidence heading into this last week. We play Williams at home on Wednesday and Bates away on Saturday. Both teams have struggled to get many wins, but both are very capable of beating us.