Sunday, May 25, 2008
Knights Drop a Must Win Game
The Knights travelled to Newmarket today and took on the Saints. Nepean came out slow and couldn't recover for the entire first period. Having a hard time catching the ball and a severe lack of defence in their own end all contributed to the Knights being unable to finish or even test the Saints goalie. The effort provided the Knights goaltender with little support. A goaltender change late in the period didn't provide a spark to Nepean as the score was 5-0 after 1st period.
Even though the Knights moved to with a few goals, a lack of disciplined play in the 2nd resulted in the Knights losing an opportunity to even the score. A few unnecessary penalties, several players whose shifts were too long and a general malaise resulted in a lack of focus and the team having a hard time defensively.
A penalty to start the 3rd resulted in a quick Newmarket goal, which was not how the Knights wanted to start the period. The period developed along slowly, with the Saints controlling the clock and the game. With the score at 11-6 and the Knights starting to build momentum, two quick Saints goals brought Andrew Marquis back between the pipes.
The game ended with the teams trading goals, the final score ending up at 15-8.
Scoring for Nepean was:
Matt Tenute 2 G,
Jordan Weedmark 2 G, 1 A
Jordan Joncas 1 G, 1 A
Craig Cowie 1 G
Noam Goldstein 1 G
Brett Lewandowsky 1 G
Chris Ford 3 A
Andrew Marquis 2 A
Chris Chuback 2 A
# posted by Knights Media : 5:26 PM
