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Date: January 21, 2003
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

No. 9 Plattsburgh beats No. 11 Colby in men's hockey

WATERVILLE, Maine --

Plattsburgh State scored just 45 seconds into the game and held the lead the rest of the way in taking a 5-3 victory over Colby College in men's hockey Tuesday at Alfond Arena.

Rob Retter (Thornhill Rattlers/Toronto, Ontario) and Jeff Hopkins (Couchiching Terriers/Phelpston, Ontario) each had two goals and one assist to lead ninth-ranked Plattsburgh (10-4-3), which led 2-1 after the first period and 5-2 after two periods.

Colby's Nick Meintel (North Yarmouth/Yarmouth, Maine) tallied with 47 seconds left in the first period to cut Plattsburgh's lead to 2-1. However, the Cardinals never let 11th-ranked Colby (9-3) tie the game.

Tony Seariac had 33 saves for Plattsburgh, which was outshot 36-22 in the game by the Mules.

Ross MacMillan (Upper Canada College/Charlottetown, PEI) and Todd O'Hara (Taft School/Minneapolis, Minn.) had Colby's other goals.

The Mules will play at Connecticut College this Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Plattsburgh 5, Colby 3

Plattsburgh 230-------5

Colby College 111-------3

1: P: Rob Retter (Jeff Hopkins, David Friel), :45

1: P: Jeff Hopkins (David Friel, Rob Retter), 13:18

1: C: Nick Meintel, 19:13

2: P: Jeff Hopkins (Brett Gilmour, Ben Kemp), 5:13

2: C: Ross MacMillan (Nick Meintel, Joel Morash), 8:46

2: P: Darren Partch (Chad Kemp, Jayson Barnhart), 12:19

2: P: Rob Retter (Brendon Hodge), 15:29

3: C: Todd O'Hara (Patrick Walsh), 17:54

Goalies: Plattsburgh: Tony Seariac (36 shots, 33 saves); Colby: Chris Ries (16 shots, 11 saves), J.D. Hadiaris (6 shots, 6 saves). Power play: Plattsburgh 1-3, Colby 1-5. Penalties: Plattsburgh 7-14, Colby 5-10.