1/24/04
T-P Stuns #3 Hotchkiss
Pawling, NY – Trinity-Pawling upset #3 Hotchkiss this afternoon, outskating and outhustling the Bearcats en route to a 4-1 win.
Trinity-Pawling was led by junior Kyll Tyll who had two goals, including an empty netter with five seconds left to ice the game.
It was clear from the outset that T-P was upset minded as they took the play into the Hotchkiss end of the rink, and kept their opponents from getting a shot on net until nearly four minutes into the game. While Hotchkiss was to outshoot T-P in the period, 9-6, it was clear that Trinity-Pawling was playing on equal footing with the visitors.
Indeed, T-P outshot Hotchkiss 10-5 in the second period, and their aggressive play paid off at 12:58 of the period when junior Jason Franzone picked up a rebound left in front by Hotchkiss junior goalie Zane Kalemba and put the puck into the upper right corner to give T-P a 1-0 lead which they were able to take into the second intermission.
Hotchkiss tried to pull their game together in the early part of the third period, but T-P senior goaltender Andrew Lisi was up to the task, stopping two breakaways by Brandon Jackmuff to keep T-P in the game. Then, at 8:26, senior Dan Pencinger picked up a rink-long pass from Scott Follett and went in alone on Kalemba, putting the puck in the upper corner. Less than a minute later, Tyll scored his first goal on a pass from senior Ryan Collins, to give T-P a 3-1 lead.
Hotchkiss picked up two penalties less than ten seconds apart, giving T-P a 5-on-3 advantage, and helping to whittle off more time.But Hotchkiss finally got on the scoreboard at 15:22, when senior Joe Gardner scored on a power play. But it was too little too late, and Tyll picked up his second goal as time wound down, after Hotchkiss had pulled Kalemba in an effort to get back into the game.
Shots on goal were 25-25.
It was only the second loss of the year for Hotchkiss.The Bearcats lost to #1 Avon last week, and are now 12-2-1 on the season. Trinity Pawling is now 11-4 on the season.
-- T.M.
