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Martlets Ground Pelicans at Jackson Rink
Will Scott ’20 had 15 saves to post the shutout and lead the Seconds to a 5-0 win over visiting Loomis Chaffee. The team continued the solid progress it’s made of late, playing strong, disciplined, consistent hockey. With only one penalty on the day, the Martlets succeeded in "keeping the line moving" and maintaining pressure on the Pelicans. Generating 30 shots on the day (a season high), Westminster lit the lamp five times even though the Loomis goalie made several strong saves and played well all afternoon. Aidan Petrie '20 opened the scoring when he collected a Ryan Huntley '21 pass in neutral ice and drove hard to the net and fired the puck over the Pelican keeper. The Martlets pressed hard throughout the opening period and the determined effort paid off in the waning seconds as Jack Murdock '19 took a pass from Petrie directly off a neutral ice face off, took a few quick steps, and ripped a wrist shot from the left circle past the goalie's outstretched glove. The Martlets, energized by the 2-0 lead, kept up the pace in the second frame. Will Mazzaro '21 made the score 3-0 when he poked home a loose puck in front of the Pelican net. The opportunity arose as Mazzaro and his line mates Wick Carter '19 and Walker Jones '20 had their best forechecking shift of the game, outworking the visitors and swarming the Loomis net. Both Carter and Jones had well-earned assists on Mazzaro's goal. But the Martlets weren't finished: Murdock picked up his second goal of the game on one of the niftiest tic-tac-toe plays the Seconds have created all year. Petrie outworked two Pelicans on the far wall, cut to the middle with the puck, and placed a perfect pass on the stick of Huntley, who had crashed the far post. With terrific poise Huntley slid the puck across the crease to Murdock, who had only to tap the puck home for the fourth goal of the afternoon. That goal, like Murdock's first, came with very little time left in the second period and understandably deflated the Pelicans. The third period was all Westminster, but led to only one goal: Hunter Johnson '21 finished off the scoring with a strong rush to the net and a "bar down" shot; that goal was assisted by Alex Tonioni '22. To their credit, the Pelicans hung tough and battled to the end of the game. Also deserving mention is the fine play of defensemen Rex Flinn '21 and Owen Murphy '22, both of whom were +3 on the day. The coaches were pleased with many aspects of the team's game: good structure and balance in all three zones, a consistently high work rate, good puck movement and almost penalty-free hockey. Good stuff. The team will look to stay in the win column when it hosts Williston Northampton on Wednesday.
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