Exeter 6  KUA 2
Exeter traveled to Meriden, NH to take on an undefeated KUA team on their home field. The game lived up to expectations as two talented defensive squads kept both offensive teams off balance for much of the game. KUA came out very aggressively in the first quarter and was rewarded with a 1-0 lead after one period of action. Soon after KUA increased their lead to 2-0, Colin Thune repeated his heroics from Tabor last Saturday by jump-starting the Exeter offense in the 2nd quarter. In succession, Colin scored off a very nice dodge and feed from Jared Connell, then he assisted a Joaquin Walker goal, and then scored on a solo dodge immediately afterwards. Exeter took this 3-2 lead into halftime, and the defense just kept getting stronger and more dominating as the game wore on. In addition to the usual excellent long stick play by Greg Donohue, Adam White, Ben Courchesne, Chris Lawrence, and Pat Sullivan, the short stick middie defense was also superb. Game ball winner Joaquin Walker not only scored two important goals, but played great defense, and gobbled up ground balls like a vacuum cleaner. Andrew Sung dominated the faceoffs to help Exeter completely control the ball most of the 2nd half. Although Exeter was held scoreless in the 3rd period, it was not because good shots were not being generated. Between Exeter playing without their high scorer Alan Eberstein, and the KUA goalie played a superb game, the score was kept close heading into the 4th quarter. Goals by Walker, Matt Stolpinski, and Gavin Nurick put the game away by half way through the final period. The play of the day was Matt's incredible deception to make his shot look like a pass. It was too much for even KUA's high quality goalkeeper.

Team	1st quarter	2nd quarter	3rd quarter	4th quarter	Game Total
Exeter	0	3	0	3	6
KUA	1	1	0	0	2

Game Ball Winner - Joaquin Walker

Game Scoring - Goals - Thune (2), Walker (2), Nurick, Stolpinski

                           Assists - Thune (1), Connell

Saves/Shots on Goal - Anand 6/8