UPenn Quakers Seton Hall Pirates (6-5)

Eight goals through two periods set-up a race to the finish between Seton Hall University and the University of Pennsylvania last Saturday night. While the Pirates came close to forcing overtime and earning points for a second straight game, the Quakers defense worked long enough to earn the team its fifth straight CSCHC win.

The high powered offense put up 41 shots in the 40 minutes, giving Pirates goaltender Joe Carbone a challenge. This is compared to the Pirates’ 14 shots, however, the home team was able to accomplish more with less as the game progressed. 

The Pirates were left struggling to put up shots in response to the Quakers first goal nine minutes into the game. Seton Hall’s freshman Cameron Touissaint evened the score at one each with just under three minutes to play on a power play, assisted by junior Thomas Healy and sophomore Luke Kirkowski, but could not carry the tie into the break. UPenn responded with two goals within thirty seconds of one-another in the final two minutes of the period.

The pattern of two Penn goals for ever Hall goal continued into the second. Touissaint cut the lead to one just over a minute in, assisted by Healy once again, but the Quakers pulled one back with another goal just 37 seconds later.

UPenn and Healy exchanged goals for their respective teams in the final five minutes, with Pirates’ Kirkowski and Touissaint earning assists. The Pirates took a two goal deficit into the final 20 minutes.

The Pirates put up their best offense of the night in the third period putting up 20 shots compared to Penn’s 14. Hayden Stephan from the Quakers would provide what would be the game winning goal with 6:34 left in the game. A minute and a half later, Healy scored his second goal of the night off a pass from freshman Nick Serapiglia. As the Quakers began  accumulating penalty minutes late, Hall pulled goaltender Joe Carbone and pushed forward. Kirkowski made it a one-score game with his first college goal on a power play, assisted by Healy and Nick Mangano, but time ran out for the group as the visitors walked away with two points.

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