ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS 2011 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS GAME 10 APRIL 2 COLGATE 13, #9/9 ARMY 11 HAMILTON, N.Y. - Colgate capitalized on four of its five extra-man chances, scored a man-down goal and held off a fourth quarter Army rally as the Raiders ended the Black Knights’ six-game win streak by way of a 13-11 Patriot League victory on Saturday afternoon at Andy Kerr Stadium. Army (7-3, 2-1 Patriot League), which jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the early going, trailed by as many as four goals (10-6) midway through the third quarter, but the Black Knights would net four unanswered scores to level the score at 10-10 on a Garrett Thul goal with 7:34 left in the game. Colgate (7-3, 3-0) went on to score three of the final four goals of the game, including two in the final 1:35, to secure the win and remain undefeated in Patriot League play. Thul led the Black Knights with four goals and his second assist of the season, while senior attackman Jeremy Boltus added four points on two goals and two assists. Three of Thul’s goals came in the final 10-plus minutes of action, while both Boltus goals were tallied in the second half. Senior attackman Corey Reiser scored two of Army’s first three goals of the game for two points, while sophomore midfielder Pat Brennan, senior midfielder Rob McCallion and sophomore attackman Andrew Boyd each scored. After Army jumped out to a 4-1 lead just two minutes into the second period, Colgate scored six of the final seven goals of the half to take a 7-5 advantage into the locker room at halftime. The momentum remained in the Raiders’ favor throughout much of the third quarter before Boltus’ unassisted goal with one second left in the third seemed to give the Black Knights a lift. Army outscored Colgate 4-3 in the final period, but fell short in the waning minutes. Colgate out-shot Army 40-36 on the afternoon and won 15 of 27 face-offs. Senior goalkeeper Tom Palesky made eight saves, seven of which came in the first half. Colgate’s Jared Madison turned away 13 shots. Neither goalkeeper registered a save during a furious fourth quarter on both ends of the field. Colgate’s Peter Baum led all scorers with six points on four goals and two assists. The Raiders won the ground ball battle by a 35-25 margin. Senior midfielder Brandon Butler tallied a careerhigh seven ground balls to lead Army. Junior long stick midfielder Tim Henderson collected four.
GAME 11 APRIL 9 #15/15 BUCKNELL 8, #13/14 ARMY 7 Army took a 4-1 as Thul tallied his first goal of the day from close range exactly two minutes into the second period. The Raiders went on to score six of the final seven goals of the first half to take a 7-5 halftime lead. McCallion’s goal at the 2:47 mark accounted for Army’s only goal during the Raider run. The Black Knights pulled within one score as Boltus hit Boyd for a goal 2:55 into the third quarter. The Raiders proceeded to score the next three goals unanswered and take their largest lead of the afternoon (10-4) with 7:26 remaining in the third. Boltus’ last-second, close-range goal trimmed the deficit to three (10-7) and ended a 12:04 Army scoring drought. Army scored the first three goals of the fourth quarter, as a pair of Thul scores bookended a Boltus goal and the duo leveled the score at 1010 with 7:34 remaining. The Black Knights pulled within one twice more over the final minutes, but Colgate answered each time. After Thul’s shot at the 1:08 mark trickled past Madison to make it 12-11 in favor of the Raiders, Army won the faceoff but committed an untimely turnover with under a minute to go. Colgate ate the clock and tacked on an insurance goal with Palesky out of the net at 00:25.
BOX SCORE SCORE BY PERIOD ARMY (7-3, 2-1) COLGATE (7-3, 3-0)
1 3 1
2 2 6
3 2 3
4 4 3
Total 11 13
SCORING ARMY: Thul 4-1, Boltus 2-2, Reiser 2-0, McCallion 1-0, Brennan 1-0, Boyd 1-0, Hurley 0-1. COLGATE: Baum 4-2, McCabe 3-1, Ledwick 2-1, Mould 1-1, Ryan 1-1, Bosco 1-0, Thomas 1-0. GOALIES Army: Palesky - 60:00, 13 GA, 8 saves Colgate: Madison - 60:00, 11 GA, 13 saves
Shots Saves Face-Offs Groundballs Clears Ex. Man Opp. Penalties Att: 609
ARMY 7-10-11-8=36 3-4-1-0=8 12/27 4-8-6-7=25 20-22 0-2 5/4:00
COLGATE 9-15-9-7=40 2-6-5-0=13 15/27 4-10-9-12=35 19-20 4-5 2/2:00
WEST POINT, N.Y. - A battle of top 15 teams lived up to the hype but it was No. 15/15 Bucknell surviving an 8-7 decision against No. 13/14 Army in front of nearly 3,000 fans on Saturday afternoon at Michie Stadium. The Bison led 5-4 at the half and held on in the waning seconds, as Army made it a one-goal game with 56 seconds remaining but could not come up with the equalizer. Sophomore attackman Garrett Thul matched a season-high four goals to lead the Black Knights. Senior attackman Jeremy Boltus tallied three assists, including two on Thul scores. Boltus’ final helper came on a Conor Hayes goal with 56 seconds remaining, pulling the Black Knights within 8-7. Junior Derek Sipperly won the ensuing faceoff to give Army possession, but a costly turnover and offsides call with seven seconds remaining thwarted the Black Knights’ rally. A back-and-forth battle all game long, Bucknell seemed to capture the momentum in taking a 7-4 lead less than four minutes into the third quarter. The Black Knights did not back down, however, scoring three of the final four goals of the game. Army out-shot the Bison by a 33-25 margin, while both teams picked up 28 ground balls. Army outshot Bucknell 11-3 in the final 15 minutes, but the Bison jumped on the shoulders of sophomore goalkeeper Kyle Feeney the rest of the way. Feeney made four of his 11 saves in the final period with all four coming in the final six minutes of action. Sophomore attackman Chase Bailey paced the Bison with four points (2G, 2A). Army senior defenseman Bill Henderson marked Bucknell leading scorer Ryan Klipstein for much of the afternoon and held him to just two assists. Penalties peppered the game on both sides, as Bucknell went 3-of-7 on extra-man chances and Army converted 2-of-5. Bucknell made its move in the second quarter, outscoring Army 4-2 en route to a 5-4 halftime lead. Both teams found pay dirt twice during the third frame with each team netting a man-up goal. Boltus earned his second assist of the day as Army inched within 7-6 at the end of the third. Bucknell extended its lead to 8-6 on a Bailey goal at the 8:29 mark. The Black Knights’ blood continued to pump throughout the final eight minutes, but it was Hayes’ score with 56 seconds remaining that breathed life into Army’s rally hopes. Hayes’ score was possible in large part to the defensive play of junior Larry LoRusso in transition. Sipperly won the ensuing possession, but Army could not convert. The loss ended Army’s nine-game home win streak, which dated back to March 20, 2010.
BOX SCORE SCORE BY PERIOD LAFAYETTE (2-6, 0-2) ARMY (7-2, 2-0)
1 1 2
2 1 2
3 2 1
4 2 2
Total 6 7
SCORING ARMY: Thul 2-0, Boltus 1-3, Lynch 1-1, McCallion 1-1, Hayes 1-0, T. Henderson 1-0, Butler 0-1. LAFAYETTE: Bauer 2-2, Floeck 2-1, Serling 1-1, Galione 1-0, Munoz 0-1. GOALIES Army: Palesky - 60:00, 6 GA, 11 saves Lafayette: Andrusko - 60:00, 7 GA, 10 saves
Army’s game at Colgate marked the return of Bill Henderson ’11 after being out with an illness.
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Shots Saves Face-Offs Groundballs Clears Ex. Man Opp. Penalties Att: 1,171
ARMY 8-8-11-6=33 2-0-3-6=11 6/17 8-6-8-5=27 20-23 1-4 5/2:00
LAFAYETTE 6-3-7-10=26 2-3-4-1=10 11/17 4-7-5-12=28 15-18 1-5 4/3:30