Newark, Del. ? Martin Cahill scored the game-winning goal with two minutes and 12 seconds remaining in the third overtime to lead ninth-ranked Delaware to an 8-7 victory over UAlbany on Saturday, March 8 in the rain and wind at Rullo Stadium.
Delaware goalkeeper Tom Scherr, who had 18 saves, stopped Mike Ammann's shot in the third extra period. Following a successful clear to the midfield line, Cahill scored his 11th goal of the season by converting a bounce shot to finish off the transitional play. UAlbany (0-3) had eight of its 41 shots in the three overtimes, but could not get one past Scherr.
Delaware (5-0) led by two goals on three occasions during regulation. After a scoreless third quarter, UAlbany's Derek Dale tied the contest at six apiece on a possession that started following a Blue Hen turnover. Delaware's J.J. Moran regained the lead with 6:01 to play off a pass from Curtis Dickson, who led all scorers with four goals and one assist.
Brian Grodotske, who had been injured for the most of the previous two seasons and was making his first appearance of the year, tallied his third goal of the game with 3:20 left in the final period. Each team had a scoring opportunity in the last minute of the quarter. Moran's blast sailed wide with 41 seconds remaining, before UAlbany's Jordan Levine had his shot blocked at the end.
Dickson, a sophomore, netted his 16th of the season for a 6-4 lead in the second quarter after defenseman Sean Kostkowski caused a turnover near midfield. Grodotske, who had a career-high scoring total, closed the gap to one by halftime.
Corey Small had three goals and one assist for the Great Danes, who were meeting their third consecutive top-10 opponent and playing in the program's first-ever multiple-OT game at the Division I level. Goalkeeper Brett Queener made nine saves. Vincent Giordano had two goals and assisted on another, all in the first quarter, for the Blue Hens, who are enjoying their national highest ranking since 1999. The Blue Hens reached the NCAA Final Four and posted a 13-6 record last season.
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#16 UAlbany (0-3) 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 7
#9 Delaware (5-0) 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 - 8
UAlbany ? Scoring: Corey Small 3-1, Brian Grodotske 3-0, Derek Dale 1-1, Mike Ammann 0-2; Goalkeeper(s): Brett Queener (66:32, 9 saves, 7 GA), Dan McKeon (3:16, 0 saves, 1 GA).
Delaware ? Scoring: Curtis Dickson 4-1, Vincent Giordano 2-1, J.J. Moran 1-0, Martin Cahill 1-0, Drew Turner 0-1, Cam Howard 0-1; Goalkeeper(s): Tom Scherr (69:48, 18 saves, 7 GA).
#9 Delaware 8, UAlbany 7, 3OT (Mar 08, 2008)
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#16 Albany vs #9 Delaware (Mar 08, 2008 at Newark, Delaware)
Albany (0-3) vs. Score by period 1 2 3 4 OT O2 O3 Tot
Delaware (5-0) ----------------------------------------------
Date: Mar 08, 2008 Attendance: 355 Albany.............. 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 7
Weather: Rain, 55 degrees Delaware............ 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 - 8
Albany SCORING: GOALS: Corey Small 3; Brian Grodotzke 3; Derek Dale 1.
ASSISTS: Mike Ammann 2; Derek Dale 1; Corey Small 1.
Delaware SCORING: GOALS: Dickson, Curtis 4; Giordano, Vincent 2; Moran, J.J. 1;
Cahill, Martin 1.
ASSISTS: Dickson, Curtis 1; Giordano, Vincent 1; Howard, Cam 1; Turner, Drew 1.
Shots by period 1 2 3 4 OT O2 O3 Tot
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Albany.............. 8 10 7 8 5 2 1 - 41
Delaware............ 14 10 5 7 2 1 1 - 40
Ground balls by prd 1 2 3 4 OT O2 O3 Tot
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Albany.............. 12 4 7 5 2 1 1 - 32
Delaware............ 8 9 8 6 2 0 0 - 33
Face-offs by prd 1 2 3 4 OT O2 O3 Total
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Albany.............. 3-8 1-5 1-1 2-4 1-1 1-1 1-1 - 10-21
Delaware............ 5-8 4-5 0-1 2-4 0-1 0-1 0-1 - 11-21
Clears by period 1 2 3 4 OT O2 O3 Total
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Albany.............. 4-4 8-8 6-7 2-3 1-1 1-1 0-0 - 22-24
Delaware............ 4-5 7-7 6-8 4-5 1-2 1-2 1-1 - 24-30
Extra-man opps 1 2 3 4 OT O2 O3 Total
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Albany.............. 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 0-2
Delaware............ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 1-1
Saves by period 1 2 3 4 OT O2 O3 Tot
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Albany.............. 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 - 9
Delaware............ 2 6 4 3 1 1 1 - 18
Turnovers by prd 1 2 3 4 OT O2 O3 Tot
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Albany.............. 7 4 7 5 0 1 0 - 24
Delaware............ 10 5 6 5 2 2 0 - 30
PENALTIES - ALBANY 1/1:00; DELAWARE 2/1:00.
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#16 Albany vs #9 Delaware (Mar 08, 2008 at Newark, Delaware)
Delaware
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Pen-Min
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G 1 Scherr, Tom......... - - - - - 4 - 1 1
A 4 Giordano, Vincent... 2 1 3 4 2 - - 4 -
A 5 Howard, Cam......... - 1 1 2 - 1 - 2 -
M 6 Kostkowski, Sean.... - - - - - 1 - 1 2
D 18 Dowling, Pat........ - - - 1 1 2 - - -
M 27 Ruiz, Anthony....... - - - 1 1 5 6-10 3 2
D 29 Crowther-Washburn, E - - - - - 2 - 3 3
D 30 Biehl, Patrick...... - - - - - 3 - - 1
M 33 Turner, Drew........ - 1 1 - - 3 - - -
A 48 Dickson, Curtis..... 4 1 5 11 5 2 - 1 - 1/ 0:30
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3 Davis, Beau......... - - - 4 1 2 - - -
10 Lombard, Pat........ - - - - - 1 - 2 1
13 Manney, Brett....... - - - - - - - - -
14 Myones, Matt........ - - - - - 1 - 1 1
19 Rotelli, Kyle....... - - - - - - - - -
20 Bloor, Carter....... - - - - - 3 5-11 - -
22 Cahill, Martin...... 1 - 1 7 3 - - 1 -
24 LoManto, Nick....... - - - - - - - - -
25 Bassett, Rob........ - - - - - - - 1 -
26 Austin, John........ - - - 2 1 - - 3 -
28 Moran, J.J.......... 1 - 1 7 3 1 - 4 -
42 Widlake, D.J........ - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1/ 0:30
43 Langmaid, Tim....... - - - - - 1 - - 2
47 Maher, Tom.......... - - - - - - - - -
Totals.............. 8 4 12 40 17 33 11-21 30 13 2/ 1:00
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Delaware Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 OT O2 O3 Saves
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1 Scherr, Tom......... 69:48 7 W 2 6 4 3 1 1 1 18
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
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#16 Albany vs #9 Delaware (Mar 08, 2008 at Newark, Delaware)
Albany
Pos. ## Player G A Pts Sh SOG GB Face T/O CT Pen-Min
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G 23 Brett Queener....... - - - 1 - 8 - 1 1
A 18 Brian Grodotzke..... 3 - 3 5 5 - - 2 -
M 22 Jordan Levine....... - - - 3 1 7 - 3 1
M 25 Chris Schongar...... - - - 1 1 4 - 2 1 1/ 1:00
A 26 Derek Dale.......... 1 1 2 4 1 1 - 2 -
M 27 Scott Raffensperger. - - - - - - 1-3 - -
D 34 Garrett Pedley...... - - - - - - - - 1
D 38 Mark Phelan......... - - - - - 2 - - 1
A 43 Corey Small......... 3 1 4 16 11 1 - 4 2
D 45 Mike Banks.......... - - - - - - - - 1
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4 Dan McKeon.......... - - - - - - - - -
6 Joe Pompo........... - - - - - - - 2 -
9 Derek Kreuzer....... - - - - - - - - -
12 John Alpizar........ - - - - - - - 1 -
16 Mark Kelly.......... - - - - - 1 - - 1
20 Steve Ammann........ - - - 7 4 - - 2 -
21 Kyle Brunk.......... - - - - - - - - -
29 Mike Finnegan....... - - - - - - - - -
30 Kyle Crotty......... - - - 2 2 1 - - -
32 Brendan Gleason..... - - - - - - - - -
33 Mike Ammann......... - 2 2 2 - 5 - 3 3
41 Rob Mendizabal...... - - - - - 2 9-18 - -
Totals.............. 7 4 11 41 25 32 10-21 24 12 1/ 1:00
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Albany Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 OT O2 O3 Saves
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23 Brett Queener....... 66:32 7 OTL 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 9
4 Dan McKeon.......... 3:16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Legend: Sh=shots SOG-shots on goal G=goals scored A=assists Face=faceoffs T/O=turnovers
CT=caused turnover SC=stick check INT=interception BLK=blocked pass/shot DCH=drawn charge
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#16 Albany vs #9 Delaware (Mar 08, 2008 at Newark, Delaware)
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists
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1. 1st 14:30 DELAWARE UP Dickson, Curtis (14) Giordano, Vincent (2)
2. 12:47 DELAWARE EVEN Giordano, Vincent (10) Unassisted
3. 8:54 ALBANY EVEN Brian Grodotzke (1) Unassisted
4. 7:20 ALBANY EVEN Corey Small (4) Unassisted
5. 4:54 DELAWARE EVEN Giordano, Vincent (11) Howard, Cam (9)
6. 2:34 DELAWARE EVEN Dickson, Curtis (15) Unassisted
7. 0:44 ALBANY EVEN Corey Small (5) Unassisted
8. 2nd 11:08 ALBANY EVEN Corey Small (6) Mike Ammann (1)
9. 5:23 DELAWARE EVEN Dickson, Curtis (16) Turner, Drew (1)
10. 2:14 DELAWARE EVEN Dickson, Curtis (17) Unassisted
11. 1:12 ALBANY EVEN Brian Grodotzke (17) Mike Ammann (2)
12. 4th 11:38 ALBANY EVEN Derek Dale (1) Corey Small (1)
13. 6:01 DELAWARE EVEN Moran, J.J. (2) Dickson, Curtis (8)
14. 3:20 ALBANY EVEN Brian Grodotzke (3) Derek Dale (4)
15. OT3 2:12 DELAWARE EVEN Cahill, Martin (11) Unassisted
PENALTY SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team ##-Player Min Offense
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1st 14:51 ALBANY 25-Chris Schongar 1:00 PP SLASHING................................
06:20 DELAWARE 48-Dickson, Curtis 0:30 PP PUSHING.................................
3rd 00:31 DELAWARE 42-Widlake, D.J. 0:30 PP PUSHING.................................
