Box Score

THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Jan. 16, 2011) – Maritime hockey freshman forward Nick Galli (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea) (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph By the Sea) recorded his team-leading fourth hat trick of the 2010-11 season, this one a natural hat trick, Saturday night to lead the Privateers to an exciting 4-3 victory over the MCHC-opponent County College of Morris. With its sixth-straight win, Maritime improves to 12-7 overall (10-2 MCHC), while CCM falls to 8-8-1 (6-3-1 MCHC).

Freshman Josh Hempel (Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch) (Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch) scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal on the power play with 8:02 remaining in the third period. He banged in a rebound off a shot from the point and gave the Privateers a 4-2 lead. CCM challenged late, scoring to make it a one-goal game with 3:46, but could not find the equalizer, as freshman Zach Dietrich (Point Pleasant, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy) (Point Pleasant, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy) preserved the victory, his second in as many nights by making a total of 29 saves on the night.

Morris scored two goals in the first period to go up 2-0, the first on a shot from the point by Calvin Spinelli that got through a screen at 16:26 and the second by Mark Zavorin, who went high on the glove side to beat Dietrich on a breakaway with 50 seconds left in the period.

Galli's first of three-straight goals came at 11:54 of the second period on a shorthanded opportunity, when freshman Ross Freund (Westbury, N.Y./Chaminade) (Westbury, N.Y./Chaminade) dumped the puck into the CCM zone and Galli beat the defenseman and scored on a wraparound to make the score 2-1, Morris.  The freshman phenom struck again under two minutes into the third period, when he scored on a shot from just above the circle that beat the goalie to the blocker side. Freshman Dillon Dolansky (Monroe, N.Y./John S. Burke Catholic) (Monroe, N.Y./John S. Burke Catholic) picked up an assist on the game-tying tally.

Galli scored again at 15:41 to give Maritime its first lead of the night, 3-2, after he converted off a pass from junior Tom Mehmet (Little Neck, N.Y./St. Mary's) (Little Neck, N.Y./St. Mary's).

CCM goalie Chris Riccardi was solid in net, despite the loss, making 30 saves.

Maritime returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 23, when the team travels to play non-conference opponent Bryn Athryn in Bryn Athyn, Pa. Game time is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. at the Jungé Ice Rink and Pavilion.