Box Score

Storrs, Conn. - Senior forward Greg Genovese (Hingham, Mass.) and sophomore Chris Campanale (Chester Springs, Pa.) each scored but the American International College hockey squad dropped a 4-2 AHA contest to the UConn Huskies Friday evening at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum. The loss drops AIC to 0-1-0 overall and 0-1-0 in the AHA while the win propels UConn to 1-0-0 overall and 1-0-0 in the AHA.

AIC dominated a majority of the game out-shooting the Huskies 35-18. It was only a four minute interval in the second-period that cost the Yellow Jackets its season-opener.
The first-period of the contest was scoreless with AIC ripping off the games' first 11 shots en-route to out shooting the Huskies 12-1 in the period.

After several Yellow Jackets peppered UConn goalie Beau Erickson with shots, sophomore Mike McMillan (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) slide a pass to Genovese who punched the puck to the back of the net, giving AIC a 1-0 lead at the 14:20 mark in the second-stanza.

Less than eight minutes after AIC got on the board the Huskies answered back in a big way. Sean Erickson broke through the Yellow Jacket defense and flipped a pass over to Andrew Olson who beat AIC goalie Tom Fenton (Sarnia, Ont.) on a one-timer shot.

UConn scored three more goals under three minutes after Olson tied the game. UConn forward Michael Coppola found himself on a breakaway after AIC surrendered the puck in their zone and scored a goal after beating Fenton one-on-one right in front of the net, making the score 2-1.

Olson scored 39 seconds after Coppola gave UConn the lead when he stole a pass in UConn territory and ripped a backhander past Fenton, giving UConn a 3-1 lead.

The final goal of the Huskies second-period four-goal may-lay was scored by forward Jeff Sapieha a minute and four seconds after the Olson score, unassisted. Sapieha like the scores in front of him was able to squeeze through the Jacket defense and earn a one-on-one with Fenton, eventually finding the back of the net.

Before the period came to a conclusion AIC made the score 4-2 with under three minutes to play when Campanale skated the length of the ice, stopped short 10 feet in front of the net and flicked a wrist shot past Erickson. Matt Woodard (St. Louis Park, Minn.) and Mark Pavli (Sarnia, Ont.) were credited with assists on the Yellow Jackets second score.

Neither team scored in the final-frame.

Fenton who was eventually relieved in the third-period turned away six shots. Freshman Dan Ramirez (Rochester, N.Y.) knocked down eight shots in a little over 19 minutes of work for AIC. Erickson stopped 33 shots in net for the Huskies.

The Jackets will head on the road again to take on Quinnipiac Oct. 30th. The game can be seen live or via the B2 network.