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NEW LONDON, Conn – The
Williams College men's hockey team fell to Connecticut
College 5-2 in Saturday. The defeat is the second in as many days
for the Ephs, as the opening weekend comes to a close.
The game started well for the Ephs, as sharp
passing and physical play culminated in a Brett Haraguchi goal at
the 14:16 mark of the first period. However, the
Camels responded with a goal of their own three minutes later when
Brian Liamero took a pass from Brett Moore and rocketed it into the
net.
Over the next period and a half, the Camels
added three consecutive goals from Rob Campbell, Brian Gallagher,
and Ryan Joyce to go up 4-1. The Ephs battled back and notched a
goal of their own when a beautiful pass from Chris Fahey found
Brandon Jackmuff, who promptly slapped in the puck 8:51 into the
third period.
The Camels rebounded and scored four minutes
later off a Brian Warner shot, to restore their previous advantage
and put the game out of reach at 5-2.
Despite the score, the Ephs played well and
generated offensive pressure (they fired off 42 shots to the Camels
33). However, stellar goaltending by Connecticut goaltender Greg
Parker (40 saves) coupled with an opportunistic offensive squad (3
goals of power plays) ultimately carried the Camels to victory.
“It hurts to lose, but we saw a lot of
good things today. We definitely improved – we created a lot
of quality chances – but we just need to keep getting
better.” Remarked Eph coach Bill Kangas.
The Ephs have a week to do just that when they
travel to Utica, New York to take on Utica College. The game is
scheduled for Saturday the 24th at 4:00 PM.
