Union Earns Road Win
POTSDAM, NY – Senior forward Brian Yanovitch had a goal
and an assist and classmate Kelly Zajac recorded his 100th career
point with an assist on Greg Coburn's third period goal to help
lead the Union men's ice hockey team to a 3-1 win at Clarkson in
front of 2,678 fans at Cheel Arena.
Sophomore goaltender Troy Grosenick made a bid for his second
consecutive shutout, but surrendered a third period goal at 12:24
of the third period to Clarkson's Julien Cayer, ending a shutout
streak of 119:18. Grosenick finished the contest with 22 saves.
The Dutchmen got off to a fast start, with all of the damage coming
at even strength from Union's third line. Yanovitch found junior
forward Kyle Bodie out in front of the net from the corner.
Bodie's initial shot was stopped by Karpowich, but he put his own
rebound into an open net at 6:28 to give Union a 1-0 lead.
Yanovitch gave the Dutchmen a two-goal advantage just over two
minutes later. Bodie found Yanovitch along the left wall in the
neutral zone, and the senior forward skated cut around the Clarkson
defense, and beat Karpowich under the arm to put the Dutchmen up
2-0 at 8:55. The goal was Yanovitch's first since scoring in a 4-3
win at St. Lawrence on Nov. 13. 2009.
The Dutchmen continued to carry the play in the second period as
Bennett led the way with three shots on goal and had perhaps the
best scoring chance of the period. Junior defenseman Shawn Stuart
moved into open space inside the circle and fired low on Karpowich,
who made the initial stop. Bennett found the rebound and stuffed a
backhander into the pads at the 10:00 mark.
Coburn gave Union a 3-0 lead on the power play at 6:23 of the third
period. With Clarkson's Nik Pokulok in the penalty box for
boarding, Zajac fed Coburn, who cut into the slot and scored on a
one-timer to give the Dutchmen a commanding lead.
With the assist, Zajac became the seventh Union student-athlete in
the Division I era to record 100 points in his collegiate
career.
Union finished the game 1-for-6 on the power play, while Clarkson
was 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Union will host Brown on Friday night at Messa Rink in a 7:00 p.m.
contest.












