Hockey / Upper St. Clair 1 - MS beats Peters Township 2 - MS 8-5 as Giacobbe gets hat trick

Upper St. Clair 1 - MS beats Peters Township 2 - MS 8-5 as Giacobbe gets hat trick

Date:  Source: PIHL Altoona Mt. Lions

Quinn Giacobbe lifted Upper St. Clair one - MS to an 8-5 victory with a hat trick against Peters Township two - MS.

Giacobbe's first goal came 2:29 into the second period. He then added goals at 10:47 into the second and at 2:17 into the third.

Upper St. Clair one - MS' goal total was higher than its season average. Upper St. Clair one - MS has scored at the pace of 4.7 goals per game during the current campaign.

Upper St. Clair one - MS also had goals scored by Devon Rohrich, who had two and Mark McQuade, Chad Behun, and Andrew Woomer, who scored one goal each. In addition, Upper St. Clair one - MS received assists from Jonah Manalo, Aochen Zhang, Taylor Finklestein, Tucker Lamb, and Michael Drews, who each chipped in one.

Peters Township two - MS was helped by Colin Dinardo, who registered two goals and three assists. Dinardo scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 6:46 into the second period to make the score 5-4 Upper St. Clair one - MS. Peters Township two - MS had gotten the advantage when Upper St. Clair one - MS' Eamonn Mulkern was sent off for hooking. Joseph Pisarcki provided the assist. Dinardo's next tally on the power play made the score 6-5 Upper St. Clair one - MS with 8:14 left in the second period. Peters Township two - MS earned a power play opportunity when Woomer was put in the box for tripping. Ryan Luppe picked up the assist. Peters Township two - MS additionally got points from Brady Seekley, who also tallied two goals and three assists and Luppe, who also had one goal and two assists. More assists for Peters Township two - MS came via Chris Price, who had one.

Upper St. Clair one - MS' Nathan Perella stopped 24 shots out of the 29 that he faced. Upper St. Clair one - MS incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Marco Amelio made 19 saves for Peters Township two - MS on 27 shots. Peters Township two - MS incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.