BRIDGEWATER — A powerful third interval led Bishop Stang to a 4-2 victory over Middleborough/Carver/Wareham on Thursday morning on the Bridgewater Ice Enviornment.
Bishop Stang (14-3-3) got here into this match after going winless in its final two video games, with a tie towards Tri-County on Tuesday and an extra time loss towards Boston Latin on Saturday. Middleboro (14-5-1) earned a bounce-back victory over Taunton on Wednesday after dropping to the Tigers within the Battle of Bristol on Monday.
“We performed rather well within the first interval, we actually outskated them, after which within the second we stopped skating,” Stang coach Ken Gouveia mentioned. “I advised them to get again to what we did within the first interval, transfer your ft and get the tempo of the sport up, and we’ll work our method again, and that’s what we did.”
Stang shifted into excessive gear within the third interval when trailing by a purpose. William Sanders scored each the tying and game-winning targets. The sport-winner was on a 2-on-1 with Cory Vieira and Sanders, as Vieira waited patiently to move over to Sanders, who completed the play off with a tally. Middleboro threatened to ship it to extra time within the closing minute, however after two key stops from Stang Tanner Trahan (23 saves), Vieira scored an empty netter to seal the victory.
Vieira was concerned in all 4 targets for Stang, having the empty-netter and three assists. With that, Sanders tied Brendan Vane with probably the most targets on the crew, with every having 14. Vieira ended the common season with 30 complete factors.
“If you happen to’re watching that recreation, Sanders scored the targets, however Vieira is simply making all of the performs,” Gouveia mentioned. “He’s my greatest man on the ice, smallest man, and he’s doing all of the work, doing all of the forechecking, making the performs, and establishing the targets.”
Forty seconds into the competition, Vieira had a wrister ricochet off Middleboro goaltender Greg Mason (15 saves), however the puck discovered Vane on the different facet of the online, and he took benefit of the open facet and scored the opening purpose for Stang.
Within the second interval, Middleboro tied the sport when Wyatt Goyette scored his twenty first of the season after discovering an open lane left by the Stang protection. Levon Mulready then gave the Sachems the lead as he scored from the left faceoff circle and acquired it previous Spartans netminder Tanner Trahan for his thirteenth purpose of the season.
The Bishop Stang crew had been battling with illness and an damage to certainly one of their senior captains all week, in keeping with Gouveia.
“We’ve had lots of guys which were out sick all week, together with the goaltender (Trahan), so this was a pleasing shock this morning total,” Gouveia mentioned.
Each groups are in a powerful place within the Div. 3 event, with Middleboro doubtless internet hosting a first-round recreation. The bracket is ready to launch Saturday morning.
