Game Summary

 

POUGKEEPSIE, N.Y. (Feb. 1, 2010) – Six different players scored for the Maritime hockey team, leading the Privateers to a 6-3 win over MCHC-opponent SUNY New Paltz Sunday at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center. Maritime improves to 6-7 (5-7 MCHC) with the win, while the Ice Hawks fall to 2-9-0-2 in Met Conference action.

 

Freshman Jim McManmus opened the scoring with a tally just 25 seconds into the game, assisted by sophomore Greg Dolan (Floral Park, N.Y./St. Mary's). Dolan then added a goal of his own with 1:36 remaining in the first, with a helper by sophomore Stephen Schork (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley). Junior Dylan O'Malley-Joyce (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) scored the third goal for the Privateers at 7:47 of the second on assists by classmate Brendan Blitz (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) and sophomore Tom Mehmet (Little Neck, N.Y./St. Mary's). Senior John Sinning (Southold, N.Y./Southold) gave Maritime its largest lead, 4-0, with a tally with 2:56 left in the second, assisted by sophomore Cullen Bozza (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown) and freshman Daniel Tyx (Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville East).

 

New Paltz responded quickly, scoring two goals just 23 seconds apart from each other before the end of the middle period to come within 4-2. Tyx and Bozza also recorded helpers on the Privateers' first goal of the third, by sophomore Jesse Wynn (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund's Prep), which extended the lead to 5-2 with 13:25 to play. The Ice Hawks added another goal to pull back within two, 5-3, but an unassisted shorthanded tally by senior Ian Charity (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) with 33 seconds left closed out the scoring.

 

In goal, freshman Matt Tatarian (Deer Park, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills) faced 23 shots and recorded 20 saves for the victory.

 

The Privateers return to action with back-to-back games this coming weekend. The squad will travel to face Bronx-rival and first-place Fordham on Friday, Feb. 5, at 10:10 p.m. at the Ice Hutch in Mount Vernon, before returning home to the Parkwood Sports Complex in Great Neck to take on third-place Columbia at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6.