Like A Rolling Stone

Last night the Terriers got back to their winning ways when they scored a season high six goals to beat Merrimack 6-4 at home. Goaltender  Grant Rollheiser (photo)  came back from his high ankle sprain and earned his first win since the last regular season game last year when he shot out Providence College 3-0.

In the first the Terriers took the lead just 44 seconds in to the game. Chris Connolly found the puck on the right wing boards and passed it over to Kevin Shatenkirk who found the back of the net while Merrimack goaltender Joe Cannata was being screened. Two minutes later Ross Gaudet pick up his first collegiate goal when Eric Gryba was able to keep the puck in the zone and then found Gaudet who beat Cannata again through a screen. With about seven Minutes left in the first Simon Demers gave up a poor turnover which resulted in a two-on-one with Connolly and Bonino. Connolly scored on a one timer from Bonino to make the score three nothing Terriers. Bu was not done yet in the first. Max Nicastro also picked up his first goal in a Terrier Uniform when he got the puck on the boards and  took a shot that beat Cannata to make the score four nothing Terriers at the and of the first.

The second period was a whole different story.

“We self-destructed two ways tonight. We took a lot of stupid penalties. And it was disheartening: We’re up 4-0, and we start making foolish, foolish decisions with the puck.”- Jack Parker.

 Merrimack got on the board first in the second when Brandon Brodhag scored on the power play when he tipped a shot that beat Rollheiser. Merrimack would slash the Terrier lead to 4-2 when Stephane Da Costa had plenty of time of take a slap shot in which he found the back of the net. Bu regained a three goal lead when Colby Cohen scored on one timer during a 5-3 power play. Jack Parker put it best "It was a bomb". That made it 5-2 Terriers at the end of the second period.

In the Third, Merrimack made it very close. After Zach Cohen nailed the post, Merrimack's Eliot Sheen scored on the next rush. This made it 5-3 Terriers. Merrimack cut the lead to one on a five on three power play of their own. Stephene Da Costa made a great pass to Joe Cucci who had all six feet of the net to shoot at. Chris Connolly put the icing on the cake when he scored an empty net goal with 7.1 seconds left and gave Bu a 6-4 victory.

Next weekend the Terriers and the Wild Cats of the University of New Hampshire will split a home in home series.
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