\u201cWe always have a little bit of a lull coming off the MacPherson. So, knowing that, I was happy with getting 4 of 6 points in two important league games. I\u2019d say we were probably a little disappointed not to come away with 6 points, but we didn\u2019t play 6 complete periods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the disappointment of not securing a sweep in Indiana, Coach Manning felt there were three keys to victory in Saturday\u2019s 4-1 win over Culver: \u201cOur Power Play has been a real difference since the New Year and this game was no different. As well, Liam Furey made every first save and we did a great job of limiting second chances. Because of our positioning defensively, we had great puck support exiting our zone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During Saturday\u2019s victory, the Saints jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Captain Jonathan Castagna scored three minutes into the game on assists from Anselmo Rego and Jack Good. SAC\u2019s Nic Ferrente made it 2-0 with helpers from Braydon Bruce and Lucas Veilleux. Culver Academies reduced their deficit to one when Ansen King scored an unassisted goal at 9:02 of the opening period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a scoreless middle frame, Jack Pridham restored SAC\u2019s two-goal lead with a man-advantage marker only 33 seconds into the third period. Rego and Veilleux earned their second assists of the game, respectively, on Pridham\u2019s PPG. Veilleux, assisted by Dean Latourneau, closed the scoring with 4:02 left in the game to seal the road win for the Saints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Sunday\u2019s 4-4 tie versus Culver, Coach Manning blamed a \u201cslow start from us against a motivated Culver team.\u201d He added that \u201cWe had a great 2nd<\/sup> period, but fell victim to some penalty trouble and a really hot goalie. The 3rd<\/sup> period was our best and we scored early to get it to 4-3 and pushed for the tying goal. Unfortunately, we didn\u2019t get it until there were three seconds left! Overtime had two tired teams trying not to lose and nothing was solved. Liam Furey made a breakaway save in OT with 15 seconds left to seal the tie!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rego\u2019s short-handed goal at 14.08 of the first period foreshadowed the vital importance of the Saints\u2019 specialty teams in Game Two versus Culver. The Saints\u2019 power play saved the day as Lucas Veilleux scored with three seconds left on the clock to tie the game 4-4 and send it into OT. Previous power play goals by Jack Pridham at 18:49 of the third and Tyler Chiovitti at 9:09 of the first were keys to keeping pace with Culver which held a 3-2 lead after the first period and expanded it to 4-2 at 6:42 of the second period to cue the Saints\u2019 spirited comeback in the final frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coach Manning applauded the efforts of five of his players as difference makers in Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI thought goaltender Liam Furey was really solid in both games. On defense, Oscar Wu had great performances and gave us a little bit of everything on the weekend. Up front, it was really a group effort, but recent Princeton University commit Anselmo Rego and Colgate University commit Lucas Veilleux found a way to keep our offense moving. I thought Jack Pridham stepped up in the 3rd<\/sup> of Game Two with his best period of the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Upcoming Games:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Saints return home to play a pair of games on Saturday and Sunday versus St. Mary\u2019s in a battle of Number One teams at La Brier Family Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SAC\u2019s veteran Head Coach delineated some keys to weekend success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have the #1 Team in the US and #1 in Canada squaring off so it will be a great weekend of hockey. We split with them in December and they are similar to us; they have lots of offense and great special teams. Our focus will be on getting our defence organized quickly in the NZ and making sure we make them earn their chances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Jim Stewart<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n St. Andrew\u2019s College scored four goals on the power play and took 4 of 6 points on their road trip to Indiana this weekend. The Saints defeated Culver Academies 4-1 on Saturday and tied Culver 4-4 in OT on Sunday to improve their Prep Hockey Conference record to 7-4-1. 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