Dartmouth Drops Contest at Vermont

Photo by David Silverman (DSPics.com)

Final	1	2	3	Final
Dartmouth (4-5-1, 3-3-1 ECAC)	1	1	1	3
Vermont (3-8-1, 1-6-1 HEA)	1	1	3	5

Scoring Summary
1st - 04:45	Stalberg, Sebastian (Vermont)
1st - 08:46	Robinson, Eric (Dartmouth)
2nd - 11:00	Paliotta, Michael (Vermont)
2nd - 17:16	Robinson, Eric (Dartmouth)
3rd - 04:00	Jones, Doug (Dartmouth)
3rd - 05:02	MacKenzie, Drew (Vermont)
3rd - 06:43	Brickley, Connor (Vermont)
3rd - 19:57	EN - Stalberg, Sebastian (Vermont)

Dartmouth	Vermont
G: Eric Robinson - 2 A: Matt Lindblad - 3 Sh: 2 Players (#17, #19 - 4) Sv: James Mello - 23	G: Stalberg, Sebastian - 2 A: 2 Players (#13, #27 - 2) Sh: Stalberg, Sebastian - 6 Sv: Vazzano, Alex - 26

TEAM STATISTICS	Dartmouth	Vermont
Power Plays	0 for 2	0 for 2
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	2 (4)	2 (4)
Shots on Goal	29	28
Face Offs Won	25	29

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BURLINGTON, Vt. - Sophomore Eric Robinson (Foxboro, Mass.) had two goals and Matt Lindblad (Winnetka, Ill.) had three assists, but the Dartmouth men's hockey team fell to nonconference opponent Vermont Sunday afternoon, 5-3, at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

Two goals by the Catamounts midway through the final frame and an empty-netter with 2.9 seconds left helped the home team overcome a 3-2 deficit for the come-from-behind victory.

Robinson scored once in each of the first two periods, while Lindblad had helpers on each Dartmouth (4-5-1) goal. Vermont's Sebastian Stalberg scored twice, including the empty-netter with 2.9 showing on the clock to seal the win for the Catamounts (3-8-1) in the battle between old ECAC Hockey rivals.

Just 4:45 into the game, Stalberg set the tone with the opening goal. That early 1-0 lead would not last long, though.

Robinson scored his second in as many games when he picked the top far corner 8:36 into the contest from the right faceoff dot. Lindblad and Doug Jones (Marietta, Ga.) picked up the helpers as they started the play with heads up forechecking in the corner and low circle area.

After Michael Paliotta gave the Catamounts a 2-1 lead 11:00 into the second, Dartmouth turned up the offensive pressure and got the equalizer in a flurry in front of Vermont goaltender Alex Vazzano at 17:16.

Dan Nycholat (Calgary, Alberta) fired a shot into a crowd in the low slot. Lindblad collected the rebound and had a shot kicked out to junior winger Jason Bourgea (South Burlington, Vt.). Bourgea redirected the puck back out into the slot where Robinson netted his second of the afternoon and third of the weekend.

A nifty wrist shot by Jones over the glove of the Vermont goaltender at the 4:00 mark of the third period gave Dartmouth the 3-2 lead, but tallies from Drew McKenzie and Connor Brickley in a span of 1:43 shortly thereafter allowed the home team to regain the lead and never look back.

Jones' second of the weekend was assisted by Lindblad and Nycholat.

Senior James Mello (Rehoboth, Mass.) took the loss as he allowed four goals, while making 23 saves. Vazzao had 26 saves at the other end of the ice to earn the victory.

It will be two weeks before Dartmouth takes to the ice again as a Dec. 11 home game with Sacred Heart is the next contest on the team's schedule. Faceoff between the Big Green and Pioneers is set for 4 p.m.

NOTES: Defenseman Dan Nycholat was reinserted into the lineup after being a scratch for the past three games and picked up his first point in a Dartmouth sweater with a third-period assist...Jones now has goals in consecutive games after not scoring in his first six games...Robinson had three goals all of last season and now has five through 10 games of 2011-12 to tie Tyler Sikura (Aurora, Ontario) for the team lead...Playing in front of family and friends, Bourgea (a South Burlington, Vt., native) picked up his second point of the season with an assist in the second period.