Feb. 27, 2010

Box Score

FAIRFIELD, CONN. - Junior attack Ryan Sharkey (West Field, N.J.) led all scorers with four goals.

Senior midfield Matt Teichmann (Huntington, N.Y.) had three goals and an assist. Freshman Connor Rice (Penfield, N.Y.) had a goal and two assists in his collegiate debut. His classmate Brendan Price (Bay Shore, N.Y.) made eight saves for his first collegiate win.

Marist (1-0) got on the board first when Matt Francis (Lansdale, Pa.) put a Zindel pass in the back of the net at the 9:55 mark of the first quarter. Sacred Heart then tied the game with 7:29 remaining in the first when Jon Flood put a rebound past Price to tie the game 1-1. The Red Foxes took back the lead with 5:11 to go in the quarter when Sharkey scored his first goal of the season to put Marist ahead 2-1. Marist outshot the Pioneers 8-5 in the first quarter, with five of those shots on net.

Sacred Heart (1-2) tied the game early in the second quarter when Trevor Dauses assisted on a Timmy Katz goal with 14:18 remaining in the half. Marist responded 4:38 seconds later to take the lead. Francis forced a Peter Ridge turnover, with Teichmann scoring on the ensuing possession to put the Red Foxes ahead 3-2 with 9:40 left in the second quarter. Sacred Heart came back and tied the game 3-3 with 3:44 to go in the half on a Joe Caridi tally. The Pioneers then took their first lead of the game with 1:20 left in the second quarter on a Brendan Foley goal. Marist had a chance to tie the game before halftime, but Tom Trgo made a save on a Bob von Hoffman (Montclair, N.J.) shot at the horn.

The Pioneers grew their lead to two, 5-3, early in the third on a Flood goal. Marist responded with goals from Sharkey and Rice to tie the game at 5-5 with 11:34 remaining in the third. The game continued to be back and forth as Sacred Heart scored back-to-back goals to take a 7-5 lead at the 3:19 mark of the third. Sharkey then scored his third goal of the game with 2:05 left in the third to make the score 7-6.

Teichmann then tied the game 7-7 with his second goal of the game at the 9:47 mark of the fourth quarter. Marist then took the lead 35 seconds later as Zindel scored a man-up goal to put the Red Foxes ahead 8-7. After Matt Ferrino tied the game 8-8, Sharkey scored his fourth goal of the game with 7:11 left in the fourth quarter to take a 9-8 lead. Sacred Heart would not go away, getting goals from Evan Morgan and Tim Russo to take a 10-9 lead with 3:15 to go. Teichmann completed his hat trick with 2:27 left in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 10-10. Marist had three shots to win the game in regulation, as Zindel, Sharkey, and Teichmann each had shots on net in the last 30 seconds but could not put one past Tom Trgo of Sacred Heart.

Francis won the opening faceoff for Marist in the overtime. Zindel and Mike O'Hagan (Yonkers, N.Y.) each took a shot in the first minute of overtime but could not score. Sacred Heart did not touch the ball at all in overtime, as Teichmann fed Zindel for the game-winner with 1:51 left in the period.

Marist outshot the Pioneers 43-28 with 18 of its shots on goal. The Red Foxes also held a 33-23 advantage in ground balls and were 17-for-17 on clears. Flood led Sacred Heart with three goals as Ferrino scored a pair of goals. Trgo made 18 saves.

The Red Foxes will host Holy Cross for its home opener on Tuesday at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field. The opening face-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.