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Date: February 26, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma
COLBY MEN'S HOCKEY BEATS WILLIAMS IN NESCAC QUARTERFINAL
WATERVILLE, Maine --- Patrick Walsh (Easton, Conn.) and Cory Ernst
(Bridgewater, Nova Scotia) both had two goals and one assist in leading the
third-seeded Colby College men's hockey team to a 7-0 victory over
sixth-seeded Williams College in a New England Small College Athletic
Conference quarterfinal game Saturday at Alfond Arena.
The Mules will play against second-seeded Middlebury College in a semifinal
game next Saturday at Trinity College at 4 p.m. Trinity, the top seed, will
entertain fourth-seeded Bowdoin in the other game at 1 p.m.
Walsh, Colby's captain, scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at
5:24 of the first period for a 1-0 lead. Ernst and Joe Rothwell
(Unionville, Ontario) also had goals in the first period for a 3-0 lead at
the break.
Ernst got his second goal of the game at 12:53 of the second period and
Patrick Rutherford (Truro, Nova Scotia) followed that score up with one of
his own just 35 seconds later for a 5-0 lead after two periods.
Walsh and Todd O'Hara (Minneapolis, Minn.) had third period goals for Colby
(15-7-2).
Rutherford also had two assists to go with his goal. Arthur Fritch (South
Boston, Mass,) and Greg Osborne (Stoughton, Mass.) both had three assists
for the Mules.
Chris Ries (Pittsburgh, Pa.) stopped 23 shots for his second shutout of the
season. Brad Shirley (Hanover, N.H.) made 43 saves for Williams (11-12-2).
In the last four years, Colby has outscored its opponents by a 26-2 margin
in going 4-0 in NESCAC quarterfinal games.
Colby 7, Williams 0
Williams 0#0#0------0
Colby 3#2#2------7
1st period
C: Patrick Walsh (Arthur Fritch, Patrick Slipp), 5:24
C: Cory Ernst (Arthur Fritch, Patrick Walsh), 9:33
C: Joe Rothwell (Patrick Rutherford, Greg Osborne), 15:16
2nd period
C: Cory Ernst (Patrick Rutherford, Greg Osborne), 12:53
C: Patrick Rutherford (Greg Osborne, Cory Ernst), 13:28
3rd period
C: Patrick Walsh (Josh Reber, Arthur Fritch), 10:27
C: Todd O'Hara, 18:57
Shots: Williams 23, Colby 50. Goalies: Brad Shirley (Williams, 60
minutes, 43 saves); Chris Ries (Colby, 60 minutes, 23 saves).
