AMHERST, Massachusetts -- Chris Perry (Warwick, RI) was involved in all four scoring plays to push Wesleyan to a 4-2 victory over host Amherst. The Cardinals had taken a 2-0 lead at the first intermission on a pair of Perry goals, and Wesleyan extended its advantage to three just one minute into the second stanza on a score by Kevin Hardy (Pepper Pike, OH) from Perry.
Amherst rallied late in the second with a shot by rookie Darce Swaggert (Wayzata, MN) that put the Jeffs on the board 14:55 into the period. Mike Noone's (Swampscott, MA) seventh power play goal of his senior season cut the lead to one just over three minutes later, but the Perry and Hardy teamed up again to feed senior Brian Flanagan (Andover, MA) to close out the period.
Wesleyan netminder Eric Carmody (Phoeniz, AZ) made 32 stops for the Cardinals, while Amherst split its goal duties between Nick Rieser (Northfield, IL - 21 saves, 27:43 minutes) and Chris Addesa (Andover, MA - 20 saves, 32:17 minutes). Wesleyan improves to 5-13-1 overall, 3-11-1 ECAC East as they prepare to host Colby and Bowdoin next weekend. Amherst, meanwhile, falls to 9-9-1, 7-7-1 ECAC East before hosting Salem State and Southern Maine next weekend.
Wesleyan (5-13-1, 3-11-1 ECAC East) 2 2 0 -- 4 Amherst (9-9-1, 7-7-1 ECAC East) 0 2 0 -- 2 Per. Time Team Goal by Assist(s) 1 8:00 Wes Chris Perry Chris DeMarco 1 10:59 Wes Perry DeMarco 2 1:00 Wes Kevin Hardy Perry 2 14:55 Amh Darce Swaggert Matt Drawz 2 18:11 Amh Mike Noone (pp) Buster Nelson, Charlie Blyth 2 19:23 Wes Brian Flanagan Perry, Hardy Goalie Saves Time 1 2 3 -- F A Nick Rieser 27:43 13 8 -- -- 21 A Chris Addesa 32:17 -- 5 15 -- 20 W Eric Carmody 60:00 8 11 13 -- 32 Penalties: A 5 for 10 minutes, W 8 for 16 minutes. Per. Time Team Penalized Offense 1 1:27 Wes Ross Dufresne holding 1 4:25 Amh Matt Rogers hooking 1 10:11 Wes Dan Gibson slashing 1 10:11 Amh Tom Carideo slashing 1 16:01 Wes Jeff Smith slashing 1 19:47 Amh Robbie Hill slashing 1 19:47 Wes Marshall Johnston cross-checking 2 4:25 Wes Mike DiRamio too many men 2 17:44 Wes Cooper Schieffelin cross-checking 3 6:10 Amh Darce Swaggert interference 3 8:41 Wes Dufresne interference 3 15:58 Wes Jeff Smith late hit 3 15:58 Amh Mike Noone late hit Power Play: A 1/5, W 0/2. # # # 2/7/98