GENEVA, N.Y.—Junior forward
Tamas Toth scored twice in the first period as the second-ranked Hobart hockey team defeated third-ranked Utica 4-3 in a non-conference contest at The Cooler this afternoon.
Senior
Bauer Morrissey (2a), junior
Arvega Hovsepyan (1g, 2a) and junior
Christian Kocsis (1g, 2a) also had multi-point games for the Statesmen. Junior
James Norton started in goal and made 16 saves as he earned the victory.
Drake Morse (1g, 1a) and Andrew Della Rovere (1g, 1a) both had multi-point games for the Pioneers. Mitchell Day played just over 58 minutes in goal and made 22 saves.
STREAKING
- Today's victory was Hobart's 71st straight win at The Cooler, extending its NCAA collegiate hockey record.
- The Statesmen have won seven straight and eight of the last 10 games against Utica.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Hobart finished the game with a 26-19 advantage in shots on goal.
- Utica was 1-for-3 on the power play and Hobart was 0-for-2 on the man advantage.
- In addition to Day's 22 saves, the Pioneers had 16 blocked shots. Hobart finished the contest with 18 blocked shots.
FIRST PERIOD
- Hobart opened the scoring 59 seconds into the game on the first shot of the game. Standing on the left goalpost, Toth snapped a one-timer past Day for his second goal of the season. Kocsis and Hovsepyan were awarded assists on the goal.
- Toth nearly doubled his tally at the 9:24 mark of the opening stanza. He ripped a shot from the right faceoff circle off the right goalpost.
- Four minutes later, Toth did give Hobart a 2-0 lead. Skating into the low slot, he snapped a shot past Day. His third goal of the year was assisted by Hovsepyan and Kocsis.
- Utica broke up the shutout bid with 39 seconds remaining in the first period. Della Rovere fired a shot from the slot off a defender. The puck changed directions and snuck past Norton. Della Rovere's second goal of the year was assisted by Gabriel Lundberg and Morse.
SECOND PERIOD
- Hobart picked up the pressure, but Day was up to the task, making 10 saves in the frame.
- Day made a stop on a point-blank shot from Kocsis just under two minutes into the period.
- Just past the midway point of the frame, Nick Dimatos blasted a shot off of the crossbar.
- The Statesmen made it 3-1 with four minutes left in the period. Standing in front of Day, Kocsis redirected a shot from senior Conor Lally past the Utica goalie. Morrissey also had an assist on the delayed penalty goal. It was Kocsis' first goal as a Statesman.
- Two minutes later, Hovsepyan notched his first goal of the year. On a breakaway, he flipped a backhand shot over Day's right leg pad. Morrissey had an assist on the goal.
- Utica made it 4-2 with six seconds remaining in the second period. Morse one-timed a shot from the slot past Norton for his third goal of the season. The power-play goal was assisted by Della Rovere and Evan Dantas.
THIRD PERIOD
- Sophomores Laurent Trepanier and Adam Ondris hit goalposts in the final 20 minutes.
- With five minutes left in the period, Day made a right-pad save on a shot from Calum Chau.
- The Pioneers made it a one-goal game with under four minutes in regulation. Off a Jakub Galnon faceoff win, Nicholas Rogers snapped a shot past Norton. It was Rogers' third goal of the year.
COACH'S CORNER
"Being who we are and doing what we do, the Hobart hockey way and it paid off. That is a talented hockey team, I know what my guys just did , they showed up and earned it. Those two wins will benefit us all year as long as we keep adding to them. Back to work Monday." - The Thomas B. Poole and Family Head Coach of Hobart Hockey
Mark Taylor said.
UP NEXT
Hobart will be back in action next weekend, Nov. 13-14, when it begins SUNYAC play. The Statesmen will take on Skidmore on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in Saratoga Springs. The next day, Hobart will take on Plattsburgh at 7 p.m.
