Spring Break
URI sweeps Drexel
Joe Roberto
Issue date: 2/27/09 Section: Sports
02/27/09 - With the regular season coming to an end, the University of Rhode Island men's ice hockey team swept Drexel University last weekend, 6-4 and 4-2.
The Rams seemed to have the offense click at the right time by scoring 10 goals in the two games against Drexel.
"Our focus over the weekend was to get a lot of shots to the net," said Rigamonti. "We did a good job getting rebounds and creating opportunities."
URI got on the board early during Friday's matchup. Senior Mike Bragger scored his eighth goal of the season at 15:11 in the first period.
The Dragons retaliated with a goal of their own at 6:35 when Andrew Surwick scored. Andrew Lawrie scored with only 16 seconds left in the first period, putting Drexel up by one.
Sophomore Peter Ducharme provided URI with the equalizer in the second period at 16:36, his seventh goal of the season.
With the score tied at two, URI took the lead for the second time in the game when senior captain Cory Manley scored at 11:43.
The third period seemed to start off well for the Dragons when they tied the game with each team at three goals after Alex Cohen scored at 19:02 in the period. It was Cohen's fourth point of the game; he had one goal and three assists.
Shortly after Drexel's game-tying goal, URI freshman forward John Lessard scored his second goal of the season at 17:05. Drexel yet again tied the score at 9:38 in the period.
With the score tied at four, senior Ben Harring scored the game-winning goal with 3:18 left in the game, and at four seconds left in the game, freshman Richie Falasca put the finishing touches on URI's win with his fourth goal of the season.
After Saturday's loss, Drexel started off the game ahead with their first period goal at 19:45. Manley answered Drexel's goal and tied the game up with his goal at 12:40.
After Drexel's early goal, the game belonged to Rhode Island. The team scored four unanswered goals. Bragger, Ducharme, and freshman Evan Dietz all scored in the second period to give the Rams a 4-1 lead.
The Rams seemed to have the offense click at the right time by scoring 10 goals in the two games against Drexel.
"Our focus over the weekend was to get a lot of shots to the net," said Rigamonti. "We did a good job getting rebounds and creating opportunities."
URI got on the board early during Friday's matchup. Senior Mike Bragger scored his eighth goal of the season at 15:11 in the first period.
The Dragons retaliated with a goal of their own at 6:35 when Andrew Surwick scored. Andrew Lawrie scored with only 16 seconds left in the first period, putting Drexel up by one.
Sophomore Peter Ducharme provided URI with the equalizer in the second period at 16:36, his seventh goal of the season.
With the score tied at two, URI took the lead for the second time in the game when senior captain Cory Manley scored at 11:43.
The third period seemed to start off well for the Dragons when they tied the game with each team at three goals after Alex Cohen scored at 19:02 in the period. It was Cohen's fourth point of the game; he had one goal and three assists.
Shortly after Drexel's game-tying goal, URI freshman forward John Lessard scored his second goal of the season at 17:05. Drexel yet again tied the score at 9:38 in the period.
With the score tied at four, senior Ben Harring scored the game-winning goal with 3:18 left in the game, and at four seconds left in the game, freshman Richie Falasca put the finishing touches on URI's win with his fourth goal of the season.
After Saturday's loss, Drexel started off the game ahead with their first period goal at 19:45. Manley answered Drexel's goal and tied the game up with his goal at 12:40.
After Drexel's early goal, the game belonged to Rhode Island. The team scored four unanswered goals. Bragger, Ducharme, and freshman Evan Dietz all scored in the second period to give the Rams a 4-1 lead.
