PSU BEATS SAINT VINCENT 5-4 IN CANCER AWARENESS GAME

Sunday, October 28, 2012

THE NITTANY LIONS RETURNED HOME FRIDAY NIGHT FOR A CHE SHOWDOWN WITH SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE FOR THEIR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS GAME.  PREGAME CEREMONY WOULD INCLUDE A DEDICATION TO JANE BOOGE, WHO LOST HER BATTLE WITH BREAST CANCER IN SEPTEMBER, AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO ALL WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE, OR WHO ARE FIGHTING THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE.  THE LIONS WOULD START FAST NETTING THREE GOALS IN THE FIRST TEN MINUTES.  CONLAN SODROSKY WOULD SCORE HIS FOURTH AND FIFTH GOALS OF THE SEASON, BEATING ST VINCENT GOALIE HIGH OVER THE SHOULDER.  BEN KINCH WOULD SCORE THE THIRD LION GOAL ON THE POWERPLAY.  DURING THE SECOND PERIOD BRANDON HERRMAN  WOULD SCORE YET ANOTHER POWERPLAY GOAL.  JAMES "DIBOW" DIBERARDINIS WOULD SCORE THE EVENTUAL GAME WINNER EARLY IN THE THIRD PERIOD AS THE LIONS STAVED OFF A THREE GOAL PERIOD BY SAINT VINCENT GIVING PSU ALTOONA A 5-4 VICTORY. COACH LANTZ COMMENTED ON DIBERARDINIS'S PLAY.   "I THOUGHT DIBOW PLAYED HIS BEST GAME OF THE SEASON.  HIS HUSTLE CONTINUES TO GIVE US OPPORTUNITY AFTER OPPORTUNITY ON THE POWER PLAY AND HE IS BECOMING A GREAT ASSET TO THE TEAM."  COACH LANTZ ALSO HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE TEAMS EFFORT.  "THIS WAS PROBABLY OUR BEST FIRST PERIOD START OF THE SEASON.  HOWEVER, DURING THE SECOND AND THIRD PERIOD WE STOPPED SKATING AND ALLOWED ST VINCENT TO ALMOST STEAL THE GAME.  WE HAVE TO PLAY BETTER!!!"  ZACH "RIKO" SHERIKO TURNED AWAY 27 OF 31 LEADING THE LIONS TO THEIR THIRD WIN OF THE SEASON.