RIT Edges Out Holy Cross Men's Hockey Team in Tight Contests
The Holy Cross men's and women's hockey teams have marked the start of the 2018-2019 winter sports season, making them the first to take to the ice. The men's team, with a record of 4-0-1, was one of the hottest teams in the country, while the women's team embarked on their inaugural Division 1 season in the Hockey East league.
In their opening match against Franklin Pierce, the women's team suffered a tough loss in overtime. The men's team, on the other hand, began their season with a promising win. However, the following weekend, they faced the RIT Tigers, last season's Atlantic Hockey regular season champs.
Game one saw RIT take control of most scoring chances, shot opportunities, and puck possession in the first half. Carter Wilkie scored the first goal for RIT halfway through the second period. The women's team responded with a goal by Jack Ricketts, but a controversial disallowed goal by junior defenseman Matt Shatsky due to goalie interference dampened their spirits. RIT scored another goal in overtime to clinch the victory.
In game two, Holy Cross took an early lead, but RIT's goalie Tommy Scarfone played exceptionally well, saving 40 of the next 41 shots on goal. RIT responded with a goal by Simon Isabelle six minutes before the end of regulation, sending the game into overtime. Despite a resilient performance from senior goalie Jason Grande and a dangerous showing from the top six forwards, including underclassmen contributors, RIT ended up winning game two 3-2.
Despite these early setbacks, both teams continue to show promise. Jason Grande's performances in goal, even playing back-to-back nights multiple weekends in a row, have been nothing short of phenomenal. The men's team, who were picked to finish 10th out of 10 in the Atlantic Hockey preseason poll, will look to bounce back when they start an away series versus Canisius tonight and tomorrow. This will be a significant challenge as Canisius ended Holy Cross' season last year in the conference tournament final.
As the season progresses, fans will be eager to see how these teams perform and if they can turn their early season losses into victories.
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Categorisation: Sports, Features
Authors: Maggie Flaherty (Sports Editor, different article) and Colin Healy '25 (Sports Editor, this article) and Patrick Grudberg '24 (Co-Editor, different article)
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