Clutch Card Lifts Hofstra Over Army in 2 OTs
from press release
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Pride sophomore Jay
Card scored his third goal of the game with 1:13 remaining in the
second overtime to give #6 Hofstra a 9-8 victory over the Black
Knights of Army at Michie Stadium Tuesday night. The Pride improved
to 5-1 with their third consecutive victory while Army falls to
5-4.
Card scored the game-winner from seven yards out to the right of
goalie Tom Palesky, taking a pass from Kevin Ford, twisting and
turning his defender, and firing a high shot past the Army
netminder. In addition to Card’s three goals, senior Michael
Colleluori added three goals and one assist while classmate Anthony
Muscarella punched in two goals and one assist for the Pride.
Hofstra freshman goalie Andrew Gvozden recorded a season-best 17
saves including five stops in the fourth quarter, two in the first
overtime and one in the second extra session. Army was led by Jason
Peyer with three goals, Jeremy Boltus with two goals and Sean
O’Sullivan with a goal and an assist. Palesky posted 18 saves
in the Black Knights cage.
The Pride, who won their fourth straight overtime game, improved
to 6-2 in overtime games under Coach Seth Tierney, and has won 11
of their last 15 extra session contests. Hofstra defeated the Black
Knights for the ninth time in their last 11 meetings.
The Pride got on the board first just 3:56 into the contest as
Colleluori took a pass from sophomore Stephen Bentz and beat
Palesky for a man-up goal. It was Colleluori’s sixth goal of
the season. Army tied the game with 8:46 to play in the first on a
man-up situation as sophomore middie Rob McCallion found senior
attackman Jason Peyer on the crease for his 22nd goal of the
year.
The Black Knights took a 2-1 lead with nine seconds remaining in
the period as sophomore Jeremy Boltus was the beneficiary of a pass
that deflected off the stick of a Hofstra defender, dropped on the
back of Pride goalie Andrew Gvozden and rolled into the cage for
his 15th goal of the year. But Hofstra tied the contest with 5:59
to play in the half as sophomore Jay Card, dodged and ducked under
an Army defender, and beat Palesky low and in the corner for his
11th goal of the season.
Army came out in the third quarter and took a 4-2 lead in the
first 2:38 of the period. Peyer scored on a bounce shot from 10
yards for his second of the game and the 23rd of the season. Just
34 seconds later Army freshman Sean O’Sullivan scored his
fourth of the year from Alex Rhoads for a 4-2 lead.
But after a Hofstra timeout, the Pride came out and scored four
unanswered goals to take a 6-4 lead. Less than a minute after
O’Sullivan’s goal Colleluori scored his second of the
game and seventh of the year on a shot on the run from eighth yards
to cut the deficit to 4-3. Card scored his second of the game and
12th of the season on a behind the back shot in front of the crease
with 8:44 to play in the quarter after a perfect pass from
Colleluori. Colleluori notched the hat-trick 34 seconds later on a
running shot from seven yards that beat the goalie to the short
side. Pride senior Anthony Muscarella boosted the lead to 6-4 with
3:47 to play in the quarter with a bullet from 12 yards on the
man-up situation after a pass from Kevin Ford.
Army came right back and tied the game with two goals in the final
nine seconds as Peyer notched his third of the contest from
O’Sullivan with nine seconds left before Brooks Korvin
notched his 11th of the year, taking a pass from Sean Reppard as he
was coming around the back of the cage and beating Gvozden to close
the third quarter tied at 6-6.
Hofstra took an 8-6 lead in the fourth as Muscarella scored his
second of the game from Ryan Carter with 8:33 to play and Ford gave
the Pride the two-goal lead with a man-up goal from Muscarella with
5:46 to play in regulation. But once again Army came roaring back,
scoring off the ensuing face-off as Boltus scored from seven yards
out six seconds later, and Kevin LoRusso scored 24 seconds after
that goal to tie it at 8-8 with a goal on the run from 15 yards
out.
Both goalies were outstanding down the stretch as both Palesky and
Gvozden made big stops in the final 15 seconds of regulation. In
the first overtime, Gvozden stopped shots by Andrew Maisano and
McCallion while Palesky snuffed out Card. Hofstra outshot Army,
38-25 and won 12 of 21 face-offs. The Pride capitalized on four
man-up situations, scoring four times.
