| Sunday - Western over NYC 8-6 |
July 29, 2007 - The Western-NYC game score of 8-6 doesn't adequately reflect
how the game was played. Western scored the only two goals of the
first and the only two goals of the second for a 4-0 lead going
entering halftime. Although, NYC made a hard-fought comeback they
never took the lead.
The first goal of the game was not scored until 4:24 remaining in
the first when Matt Pierotti scored, assisted by Casey Rich. The
second goal was scored by Joe Resetarits (assisted by Cade Norris).
The first quarter was controlled by Western, and although they didn't’t
take many shots, they scored on both shots that hit the cage and
the game seemed squarely in their control.
The second quarter was similar to the first with Western scoring
the only two goals. Connor Henderson scored from a pass by Resetarits
feed and then Resetarits scored another one by himself. Resetarits
had two goals and one assist in the first three goals. Western took
a 4-0 lead into the half-time break.
Western continued their lead, scoring their fifth goal with 7:27
left in the third when Matt Pierotti scored with an assist from
Connor Rice who scored his first point in the tournament.
New York City took the next two quarters and scored four straight
goals to take the game to within one point at 5-4. Scott Margolis
scored two goals and Anthony Adler added one goal and one assist.
The final goal was scored by Julian Muskiant.
In the fourth quarter Western midfielder Mitch Keefer scored the
first midfield goal for Western during the game and it extended
the score to 6-4. New York’s Margolis came back with his third
goal to take the score 6-5. Casey Rich scored the next goal, followed
shortly thereafter by Henderson’s second goal (with an assist
from Rice). With 0:15 left Forest Sonnenfeldt scored the final New
York City goal.
Of interest was the fact that Mitch Keefer’s goal was the
lone Western goal that did not come from an attackman and Forest
Sonnenfeldt’s score was the lone NYC goal not to come from
the midfield.
The NYC goalies, who up to this game have been a strong asset, struggled
in this game, each making only 1 save (Brockway 5 goals against,
Feldberg 4 goals against). Scott Bement and Jonathon Lawless were
slated to split at the half (and started that way) but as the score
got closer the Western coaches decided to put Bement back into the
game. Lawless finished having faced 7 shots and making 3 saves.
Bement finished the game with 2 saves and 2 goals against (his best
performance of the tournament).
The face-offs were split equally with each team winning 9.
In most of their games in the tournament the NYC team led and then
found it difficult to hold on during a late push by their opponents.
In this game, however, it was NYC making the drive but Western was
able to hold them off keeping their hope for a medal alive.
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