Spring Break
Men's hockey sweeps Navy
Jim Thayer
Issue date: 10/8/08 Section: Sports
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The Rams seemed to be in control early in the first period, out-shooting Navy 12-11. Though the Rams outshot Navy, with six minutes left in the first period, Navy broke the 0-0 tie when senior Charlie Daniel landed a backhanded shot that found its way past URI goalie junior Andrew Lisi.
With 4:51 left in the first period, Navy senior Jeff Dubinksy scored another goal with an assist from senior Eric Bowen. His shot went top shelf, right above Lisi's left shoulder. The first period ended with the Rams trailing Navy, 2-0.
The Rams seemed energized in the beginning of the second period. The teams controlled most of the action in the second period, outshooting Navy 17-6.
Rhode Island got on the board in the second period, coming with 11:12 left to play. On a power play, freshman Richie Falasca passed to sophomore Paul Doran for the assist. Doran took the slap shot near the blue line, getting his first goal of the season.
Navy countered later in the period, when freshman Kevin Frederick scored on a power play with 2:21 left in the period-unassisted.
They outshot Navy, 15-7. The Rams scored their second goal of the night with 19:35 left in the game. Freshman Evan Dietz set up freshman Mike O'Brien for his first goal of the season, making the score 3-2.
Less than 10 minutes later, with 10:39 left in the game, Falasca set up his second assist, passing to Dietz who tied the game up at 3-3. The third period ended, with the game tied.
Going into overtime, Navy already had one player in the penalty box for tripping.
Seven seconds into overtime, Rhode Island stole the puck and took a fast break to score the winning goal, beating Navy 4-3.
After the game, Coach Joe Augustine said he felt his team's win on Friday gave them "no edge" for Saturday's game.
The Rams seemed to have all the experience they needed, because Saturday night they blanked Navy, 5-0. The game started off very physical, just how Friday's game ended.
Five minutes into the first period Falasca scored his second goal of the season off a pass from Dietz. Rhode Island controlled the puck for the majority of the period, and it ended with The Rams ahead 1-0, out-shooting Navy 8-6.
