Union Suffers Loss to Captial Region Rival Union
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer (4-17-1, 1-8-1 ECAC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Union (12-5-6, 6-2-3 ECAC) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 04:15 | PP - Welsh, Jeremy (Union) |
| 1st - 08:41 | SH - Bodie, Mat (Union) |
| 1st - 12:49 | SH - Hatch, Matt (Union) |
| 2nd - 14:38 | PP - Welsh, Jeremy (Union) |
| 3rd - 14:06 | SH - Bailen, Nick (Rensselaer) |
| 3rd - 17:43 | EN - Simpson, Wayne (Union) |
| Rensselaer | Union |
|---|---|
|
G:
Nick Bailen - 1
A: 2 Players (#21, #23 - 1) Sh: Ryan Haggerty - 8 Sv: Scott Diebold - 35 |
G:
Jeremy Welsh - 2
A: Kelly Zajac - 3 Sh: Jeremy Welsh - 9 Sv: Troy Grosenick - 39 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Rensselaer | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 4 | 2 for 8 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties (min) | 8 (16) | 4 (8) |
| Shots on Goal | 40 | 40 |
| Face Offs Won | 26 | 42 |
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Sophomore Troy Grosenick stopped 39 shots
and Union College scored four special teams goals, including three
in the first period, to defeat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(RPI), 5-1, in an ECAC Hockey contest at Messa Rink.
Offensively junior Jeremy Welsh led the home team, which is now
12-5-6 overall and 6-2-3 in the league, scoring a pair of power
play goals. Kelly Zajac added three assists.
RPI, which got a shorthanded goal from Brock Higgs in the third
period, falls to 4-17-1 and 1-8-1.
Union jumped out to a 2-0 lead just 8:41 into the game, scoring a
power play goal and a shorthanded goal. Welsh notched his
team-leading 15th goal of the season at 5:15 just as the first of
two RPI penalties had expired. Defenseman Mat Bodie then added a
shorthanded goal 4:46 later when he completed a two-on-two with
Matt Hatch, wristing a shot past Engineers netminder Scott Diebold.
Hatch made it 3-0 at 12:49 when he scored a shorthanded goal. Zajac
had two assists in the period, setting up Welsh and Hatch.
Welsh added his second of the night just three seconds into a power
play, blasting a shot into the back of the net at 14:38 of the
second period. Josh Jooris won the faceoff back to Welsh to earn
the lone assist on the goal.
The Engineers got their goal, a shorthanded marker of their own,
when Brock Higgs scored on a rush at 14:06. Mark McGowan and Nick
Bailen were credited with the assists.
Scott Diebold finished with 35 saves for Rensselaer, which returns
to action on Friday when it travels to Brown for an ECAC Hockey
contest at 7pm. Union faces Yale next Friday at 7pm.
