Friday, January 4, 2002

CANFIELD GOAL GIVES HAMILTON OVERTIME
REVENGE AGAINST TRINITY ON THE ICE

Clinton, N.Y.- Tim Canfield (Canton, N.Y.) scored the game-winning goal 4:05 into overtime to lead the Hamilton College Continentals to a 3-2 win over the visiting Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men’s ice hockey action this evening.

Trinity, which defeated the Continentals last Saturday, 8-4, in the Plattsburgh State Cardinal Classic, is now 5-5 overall and 3-3 in the league. Hamilton improves to 5-3-1 overall and 4-1-1 in the NESCAC.

Trinity received a short-handed goal from freshman forward Jeff Natale (Hamden, Conn.) to cut the Continental lead to 2-1 late in the first period and forced the extra period on an unassisted score by freshman defenseman Brian Fenwick (Birmingham, Mich.). Bantam senior goalie Geoff Faulkner (Westerville, Ohio) made 28 saves, and Hamilton class Matt Jones (Burke, N.Y.) stopped 28 Trinity shots.

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final
Trinity, Conn. 1 0 1 0 2
Hamilton (5-3-1) 2 0 0 1 3

SCORING

1.H- Scott Gordon (Elliott Altberg) 6:53, H- Matt Harrison (unassisted) 10:41, TC- Jeff Natale (Matt Brown, Steven LaBrie) sh 14:53.

3. TC- Brian Fenwick (unassisted) 12:22

OT: H- Tim Canfield (Rob Gordon, Jeff Corey) 4:05.

GOALIE SAVES

TC- Geoff Faulkner - 28

H- Matt Jones - 34

PENALTIES

TC- 6/12, H- 3/14

POWER PLAY

TC-0/1, H- 0-5.