Athletics

Hockey Plays Consolation Game After 2-1 Loss

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.--  The Skidmore College hockey team advanced to the Skidmore Invitational championship game with a 2-1 win over Suffolk University Saturday at the Saratoga Springs City Rink.  The Thoroughbreds (1-2) will face Williams College a 3-2 winner over Potsdam on Sunday at 4 p.m.  The Rams (1-6) will play Potsdam in the consolation game at 1 p.m.

After a scoreless first period, Matt Czerkowicz (Blackstone, Mass./Kent) gave Skidmore a 1-0 lead with his first goal of the season at 5:01 of the second. The power-play goal was set-up by Alex Mykolenko (Kharkov, Ukraine/Northwood) and Nick Dupuis (Holyoke, Mass./Springfield Falcons).

Suffolk tied the game at 10:33 when Niles Moore poked home a power-play goal from Paul Weisser and Mitch Sabo. 

The Thoroughbreds made it 2-1 at 14:50 of the second when  Brett Bandazian (Wyckoff, N.J./Baystate Breakers) took a long breakout pass from Joe Melnyk (Rotterdam, N.Y./CD Selects) and fed Chris Webb (Holliston, Mass./New England Huskies) who converted for the eventual game-winner.

Suffolk had a pair of good opportunities in the third.  John Rocchio missed on a breakaway with 2:07 to play, but drew a penalty.  The Thoroughbreds killed the Ram power player with freshman goalie Andrew Ross (McKinney, Texas/Boston Bulldogs) making two saves.

Ross finished with 29 saves for the win.  Suffolk goalie Jeff Rose had 36 saves.

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