RPI Drops Decision to BC
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Senior netminder Jordan Alford (Red Deer,
AB/Canmore Eagles) made 44 saves but it was not enough as Boston
College scored four special teams goals for a 4-1 win in the third
place game of the Ice Breaker Invitational at the Xcel Energy
Center. The Eagles, the second-ranked team in the nation, improve
to 1-1-0 while the Engineers fall to 1-2-0.
Rensselaer freshman Ben Contini (Toronto, ON/North York Rangers)
put the Engineers ahead at 12:05 of the opening frame when he
collected a Christian Jensen (Watchung, NJ/Chicago Steel) pass in
the crease, spun to avoid a defenseman and slid the puck into the
net. Jake Morissette (Fruitvale, BC/Williams Lake Timberwolves),
who passed the puck from the left corner to Jensen at the point,
earned the secondary assist.
The Eagles tied the score with a shorthanded goal at 19:00 of the
first period. While skating three-on-four, defensemen Tim
Filangieri (Islip Terrace, NY/Waterloo) and Mike Brennan
(Smithtown, NY/USNDP) broke in on a two-on-one with Brennan
slipping the puck under Alford. Boston College finished the period
with an 18-7 edge in shots.
A power play goal by BC's Ben Smith (Avon, CT/Westminster) at 10:55
of the third period gave the Eagles a 2-1 lead. Smith, who was set
up in the slot, partially fanned on his shot but the puck managed
to slide under Alford. Nathan Gerbe (Oxford, MI/USNDP) and Joe
Whitney (Reading, MA/Lawrence Academy) tallied the assists.
Gerbe added a goal of his own at 17:58 with the Eagles enjoying a
five-on-three power play and Bertram scored a power play marker at
18:44 for the final margin.
Alford finished with 17 saves in the first period, 11 in the second
and 16 in the third period. Boston College freshman John Muse (East
Falmouth, MA/Noble & Greenough) finished with 22 stops.
Rensselaer returns to the ice on Friday night with a non-league
game at Army (7pm). Boston College hosts North Dakota in a
non-league affair on Friday at 7pm.
