Down 2-0 going into the third period, Team Unfriended orchestrated a come-from-behind SO win over the Greyhounds 3-2 on Sunday at the MSA. Seamus "Moose" Moody played a stellar game in net for the Blue (21 saves, .913 SV%) and Joey "Bar Down" Blom roofed the shootout winner.
The Greyhounds got on the board early in the first when Kenny Lohr snuck a shot past a sprawling Moody at 15:35. TU outshot the Hounds 11-6 in the first.
The second period saw tough defensive play and solid goaltending by both teams. With 40 seconds remaining in the second period, White's Bryan Yeago raced down the left-side wing and wristed a laser that went top-shelf on Moody. The Hounds outshot TU in the frame 8-6.
Despite having to kill off four penalties in the third period, Team Unfriended managed to keep much of play in the Hounds' zone and put quality shots on White's goalie Tina Kirkaldy. On a faceoff at 7:35, Dean Bender won the draw to linemate Nick Karr who wristed a quick shot through traffic that beat Kirkaldy on the shortside. Two minutes later, Rob Lovaglio took a dish from defenseman Maggie Cearley, skated end-to-end, and blasted a shot that beat Kirkaldy high on the glove-side to tie the game. Regulation time ended 2-2 with TU outshooting their opponent 13-6 in the third.
The teams skated a fruitless 3-minute OT period and went to a shootout. TU's Moose stoned the first Hound shooter. Joey Blom ripped a wicked shot that beat Kirkaldy high on the glove-side and went bar down. Moose denied the other two White attempts to seal the W for Team Unfriended.
TU takes on the Ice Holes on Thursday, May 3rd at 9PM at the MSA.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Unfriended Stomp Grapes
Team Unfriended unleashed a fury of offensive pressure on Thursday evening and defeated Sour Grapes 14-5 at the MSA. All five TU defensemen had at least one tally and attributed for 6 of the 14 goals scored by Blue in the contest. Unfriended forward Dean Bender had an outstanding night with 5 points (3G, 2A).
TU rocketed onto the scoreboard at 17:08 in the first when Bender beat Grapes' goalie Bruce Williamson longside. Bender was assisted by forward Nick "The Legend" Karr and blueliner Dalton "What period is this?" Ford on the play. At 13:24, Rob Lovaglio fed D-man Tony "Skittles" DiOrio at the point, and DiOrio lobbed a 55-footer that beat Williamson. Less than one minute later, Blue defenseman Jeremy "Spidey" Webb wristed a shot from the point that sailed 5-hole on Williamson to put Unfriended up 3-0. Webb was assisted by defensive partner Maggie "Magmo" Cearley and Karr. SG forward Jason Hallacher got the Grapes on the board at 6:04. TU's Bender answered back when he skated 65 feet, through the SG slot, and beat Williamson with a backhand shot. With just 18 seconds in the period, Magmo Cearley unleashed a shot from the point that put the Blue up 5-1 in the frame. Cearley was assisted by #25, Ryan Yemen. SOGs after one period were 14-9 in TU's favor.
At 16:45 in the second, Ford one-timed a nice feed out of the corner from Bender that sailed along the ice and landed just inside the far side post of Williamson's net. Sour Grapes answered back less than a minute later with a goal by Will Van der Linde and again at 14:45 with a goal from Ray Sellers. TU's Joey Blom got on the board next with a powerful shot that hit Williamson and trickled in at 13:17. Things quieted down a little until the 7-minute mark when Blue's Sean Yemen wristed a quick shot that beat Williamson up high. Yemen was assisted by DiOrio. Big Blue's Lovaglio closed out the scoring in the frame with a patient shot that beat Williamson 5-hole, putting Unfriended up 9-3. Blom got the helper on the goal. Shots in the second period were 11-5 in favor of TU.
Team Unfriended continued to put offensive pressure on the Grapes in their zone. Using good perimeter movement and low-cycling, TU exhausted the SG's defense and took advantage of defensive lapses to get quality scoring chances. Bender lit the lamp for the hat-trick at 14:36 in the third, with the helper coming from Magmo Cearley. At 9:52, Lovaglio took a dish from DiOrio, curled around the back of the Grapes' net and lifted a shot over a sprawling Williamson to put Blue up 11-3. TU's Karr scored less than two minutes later with a pretty feed from Bender. At 6:01, Ford batted down an errant, 6-foot-high clear attempt at the blueline, skated in, and wristed a shot that beat Williamson 3-hole. Sour Grapes would muster two more goals from McIninch and Slaughter in the waning minutes before the horn sounded to end the game 14-5. SOGs were 32-22 in favor of Unfriended. TU went 1/1 on the PK.
Team Unfriended take on the Greyhounds on Sunday, April 29th at 4PM at the MSA.
TU rocketed onto the scoreboard at 17:08 in the first when Bender beat Grapes' goalie Bruce Williamson longside. Bender was assisted by forward Nick "The Legend" Karr and blueliner Dalton "What period is this?" Ford on the play. At 13:24, Rob Lovaglio fed D-man Tony "Skittles" DiOrio at the point, and DiOrio lobbed a 55-footer that beat Williamson. Less than one minute later, Blue defenseman Jeremy "Spidey" Webb wristed a shot from the point that sailed 5-hole on Williamson to put Unfriended up 3-0. Webb was assisted by defensive partner Maggie "Magmo" Cearley and Karr. SG forward Jason Hallacher got the Grapes on the board at 6:04. TU's Bender answered back when he skated 65 feet, through the SG slot, and beat Williamson with a backhand shot. With just 18 seconds in the period, Magmo Cearley unleashed a shot from the point that put the Blue up 5-1 in the frame. Cearley was assisted by #25, Ryan Yemen. SOGs after one period were 14-9 in TU's favor.
At 16:45 in the second, Ford one-timed a nice feed out of the corner from Bender that sailed along the ice and landed just inside the far side post of Williamson's net. Sour Grapes answered back less than a minute later with a goal by Will Van der Linde and again at 14:45 with a goal from Ray Sellers. TU's Joey Blom got on the board next with a powerful shot that hit Williamson and trickled in at 13:17. Things quieted down a little until the 7-minute mark when Blue's Sean Yemen wristed a quick shot that beat Williamson up high. Yemen was assisted by DiOrio. Big Blue's Lovaglio closed out the scoring in the frame with a patient shot that beat Williamson 5-hole, putting Unfriended up 9-3. Blom got the helper on the goal. Shots in the second period were 11-5 in favor of TU.
Team Unfriended continued to put offensive pressure on the Grapes in their zone. Using good perimeter movement and low-cycling, TU exhausted the SG's defense and took advantage of defensive lapses to get quality scoring chances. Bender lit the lamp for the hat-trick at 14:36 in the third, with the helper coming from Magmo Cearley. At 9:52, Lovaglio took a dish from DiOrio, curled around the back of the Grapes' net and lifted a shot over a sprawling Williamson to put Blue up 11-3. TU's Karr scored less than two minutes later with a pretty feed from Bender. At 6:01, Ford batted down an errant, 6-foot-high clear attempt at the blueline, skated in, and wristed a shot that beat Williamson 3-hole. Sour Grapes would muster two more goals from McIninch and Slaughter in the waning minutes before the horn sounded to end the game 14-5. SOGs were 32-22 in favor of Unfriended. TU went 1/1 on the PK.
Team Unfriended take on the Greyhounds on Sunday, April 29th at 4PM at the MSA.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Unfriended Drop Opener
Despite solid goaltending by sub Will Bryant (29 saves, .906 SV%), Team Unfriended dropped their season opener to the Ice Holes (Green) 3-2 on Thursday at the MSA.
It was a tight contest in the first period with no goals for either side. According to the scoresheet, TU only managed 3 SOGs on Hole goalie Joel Voss, while Blue goalie Bryant faced 10.
Unfriended forward Rob Lovaglio lit the lamp at 11:22 in the second with a SHG on Voss. Green answered back at 6:32 when a defensive breakdown left Tommy Harrison open in front of the net and he punched a shot past Bryant. Less than a minute later, Ice Hole Judah Malone ripped a wicked wrister that went 1-hole on Bryant at 5:53. The second period ended 2-1 in favor of the Holes and SOGs 21-16 in favor of the Blue.
TU tied the contest at 11:29 in the third when Blue forward Sean Yemen slid the puck past Voss. Yemen was assisted by Mary Cearley and defenseman Jeremy Webb. With 3:37 remaining in the contest and on the PP, IH's Lawrence Dirks took the puck off his own player in the TU slot and wristed a shot past Bryant to put the Holes up 3-2. TU pulled the goalie for the extra attacker for the final 90 seconds. With only a few ticks remaining, Maggie "Magmo" Cearley had a beautiful save in net to prevent the Holes from going up by 2. The game ended 3-2. TU went 3/4 on the PK. TU was outshot 32 to 29 in the contest.
Team Unfriended takes on Sour Grapes at 6:30PM on Thursday, April 26th at the MSA.
It was a tight contest in the first period with no goals for either side. According to the scoresheet, TU only managed 3 SOGs on Hole goalie Joel Voss, while Blue goalie Bryant faced 10.
Unfriended forward Rob Lovaglio lit the lamp at 11:22 in the second with a SHG on Voss. Green answered back at 6:32 when a defensive breakdown left Tommy Harrison open in front of the net and he punched a shot past Bryant. Less than a minute later, Ice Hole Judah Malone ripped a wicked wrister that went 1-hole on Bryant at 5:53. The second period ended 2-1 in favor of the Holes and SOGs 21-16 in favor of the Blue.
TU tied the contest at 11:29 in the third when Blue forward Sean Yemen slid the puck past Voss. Yemen was assisted by Mary Cearley and defenseman Jeremy Webb. With 3:37 remaining in the contest and on the PP, IH's Lawrence Dirks took the puck off his own player in the TU slot and wristed a shot past Bryant to put the Holes up 3-2. TU pulled the goalie for the extra attacker for the final 90 seconds. With only a few ticks remaining, Maggie "Magmo" Cearley had a beautiful save in net to prevent the Holes from going up by 2. The game ended 3-2. TU went 3/4 on the PK. TU was outshot 32 to 29 in the contest.
Team Unfriended takes on Sour Grapes at 6:30PM on Thursday, April 26th at the MSA.
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