Re: Nescac 2011-2012
Getting ready for round 2 at Kenyon in a couple of hours. Last night was an interesting game of flow. Midd dominated the 1st and 2nd, failed to put the Polar Bears away and then saw a strong effort by Bowdoin in the 3rd cast the outcome into doubt. Shots for the first two periods were 26-9, but the Panthers were cling to a 1-0 lead at the close of the 2nd. Connolly was outstanding in goal for the Polar Bears and made the game a tight one. The Panthers broke through in the 2nd as a powerplay ended. Bielawski was working on the right wing half boards, got the puck to Melberg on right point. Her shot, with traffic at the top of the crease, was saved by Connolly, but Waters pounced on the rebound at the gloveside post and rammed the puck home. Bowdoin had an excellent chance as the 2nd ended when MacNeil exited the penalty box, took a pass at the blueline and broke in on Midd goalie Jones resulting in a Midd penalty. MacNeil then took a feed on the powerplay and saw her shot from in close left of the crease sail wide of open twine. The 3rd finally saw the Polar Bears start skating, maintain good spacing on the big Kenyon ice and begin to control some of the play. Bowdoin skates the Holtz,MacNeil,Tess-Wanat line on both special teams and they are on the ice a considerable amount of time, while Midd is running 9 or 10 forwards in their 2-3, constantly looking to pass and generating offense with speed rather than net presence. I had feared the Polar Bears fading in the 3rd with Midd having so controlled the 2nd, but Bowdoin rallied. They scored when Tang made a play skating from the Bowdoin D zone, through center and into the Midd zone. Assists on the goal went to Lozzi and Nardelli; Ludy beat Jones from the left circle with a shot up and in off the crossbar to tie things at 1-1. The Panthers were able to respond and net the gamewinner with 1st year Sullivan skating a couple of energetic shifts. She and Waters were working on the boards behind the Bowdoin goal. Waters controlled the puck behind goalie Connally to her gloveside and fed Sullivan who had come from behind the net to the corner of the crease stickside; with Connolly moving and Sullivan unchecked she was able to slide the puck in low for the 2-1 gamewinner.
Rematch at 3 this afternoon.
Getting ready for round 2 at Kenyon in a couple of hours. Last night was an interesting game of flow. Midd dominated the 1st and 2nd, failed to put the Polar Bears away and then saw a strong effort by Bowdoin in the 3rd cast the outcome into doubt. Shots for the first two periods were 26-9, but the Panthers were cling to a 1-0 lead at the close of the 2nd. Connolly was outstanding in goal for the Polar Bears and made the game a tight one. The Panthers broke through in the 2nd as a powerplay ended. Bielawski was working on the right wing half boards, got the puck to Melberg on right point. Her shot, with traffic at the top of the crease, was saved by Connolly, but Waters pounced on the rebound at the gloveside post and rammed the puck home. Bowdoin had an excellent chance as the 2nd ended when MacNeil exited the penalty box, took a pass at the blueline and broke in on Midd goalie Jones resulting in a Midd penalty. MacNeil then took a feed on the powerplay and saw her shot from in close left of the crease sail wide of open twine. The 3rd finally saw the Polar Bears start skating, maintain good spacing on the big Kenyon ice and begin to control some of the play. Bowdoin skates the Holtz,MacNeil,Tess-Wanat line on both special teams and they are on the ice a considerable amount of time, while Midd is running 9 or 10 forwards in their 2-3, constantly looking to pass and generating offense with speed rather than net presence. I had feared the Polar Bears fading in the 3rd with Midd having so controlled the 2nd, but Bowdoin rallied. They scored when Tang made a play skating from the Bowdoin D zone, through center and into the Midd zone. Assists on the goal went to Lozzi and Nardelli; Ludy beat Jones from the left circle with a shot up and in off the crossbar to tie things at 1-1. The Panthers were able to respond and net the gamewinner with 1st year Sullivan skating a couple of energetic shifts. She and Waters were working on the boards behind the Bowdoin goal. Waters controlled the puck behind goalie Connally to her gloveside and fed Sullivan who had come from behind the net to the corner of the crease stickside; with Connolly moving and Sullivan unchecked she was able to slide the puck in low for the 2-1 gamewinner.
Rematch at 3 this afternoon.
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