FEDENA'S HAT TRICK PROPELS LIONS TO 8-2 WIN OVER HUSKIES

Sunday, October 20, 2013

LESS THAN 12 HOURS AFTER STEPPING OFF THE BUS FROM THE PITT GREENSBURG LOSS, THE LIONS WERE BACK ON THE ICE FOR A MORNING SHOWDOWN WITH THE BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES.  FRESHMAN STEVE FEDENA WOULD LEAD THE CHARGE WITH 3 GOALS (2 ON POWER PLAY) AND 1 ASSIST.  THE LIONS PREACHED THEY NEEDED A QUICK START, AND SOPHOMORE BEN KINCH WOULD START THE SCORING 2:15 INTO THE GAME ASSISTED BY JEFF NELSON AND DAVID BRAMLEY.  JOE MORINELLI WOULD NET HIS FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL 1:21 LATER ASSISTED BY STEVE FEDENA.  THE LIONS WOULD LEAD THE HUSKIES AT THE END OF 2-0.  KINCH WOULD SCORE HIS SECOND OF THE GAME TO START THE SECOND PERIOD.  FEDENA WOULD TALLY THE NEXT 3 GOALS FOR THE LIONS.  NICK DELAURENTIS WOULD SCORE A POWERPLAY GOAL IN THE THIRD PERIOD FROM CONLAN SODROSKY AND KYLE LEES.  SODROSKY WOULD SCORE JUST OVER A MINUTE LATER ASSISTED BY DEVORSKI.  FRESHMAN ADAM BADORREK WOULD ADD 4 ASSISTS.  DAVID BRAMLEY WOULD END THE DAY WITH 3 ASSISTS.  TANNER BAYLOR  AND JACK LAWN ALSO WOULD HAVE AN ASSIST.  COACH LANTZ WAS PLEASED HOW HIS TEAM RESPONDED.  "SATURDAY WAS A TOUGH LOSS,  BUT HOW A TEAM RESPONDS TO THAT LOSS SHOWS HOW MUCH CHARACTER THIS TEAM HAS.  WE ELIMINATED THE GREY ZONE TURNOVERS, STAYED OUT OF THE PENALTY BOX, OUTSHOT OUR OPPONENT, AND GOT SOLID PLAY FROM ALL FOUR LINES."  ZACH SHERIKO WOULD STOP 23 OF 25 SHOTS.  THE LIONS TRAVEL NEXT SATURDAY WITH ROBERT MORRIS AT THE ISLAND.