Exeter 10  Pingree School 5
Wed, 4/23, Exeter, NH - Exeter dominated play for the first half of the game with great work on groundballs, riding, and aggressive defense. The time of possession was very lopsided in Exeter's favor, and the 7-1 halftime lead is an accurate indicator of the BIG RED dominance. Game ball winner Eric Horan led the offense with a 3-goal and 1-assist performance that included the first two goals of the game as well as the 10th and final goal of the contest. Other offense standouts were Tom Petty with 2 goals and 2 assists, and Sloan Smith with 2 goals and 1 assist. Long pole Tom Rubel played particularly well from the wing on faceoffs. This enabled Exeter to win the large majority of the faceoffs and maintain ball control. To Pingree's credit, they kept playing hard despite Exeter scoring the first goal of the 3rd quarter. They scored two 3rd quarter goals to trim the lead to 8-3, but a Gavin Nurick goal made it a 9-3 game after three quarters. Pingree kept working hard, and scored two unanswered 4th period goals to narrow the margin to four. Eric Horan finished the Exeter scoring at the 6-minute mark of the final quarter, and goalie Julian Rodier made some nice saves to shutout Pingree the rest of the way. As always, the defense of Wiley Dornseif, Stew Stout, and Will Tuttle was superb. Pingree was a much improved club from last year, so this was a good win for the BIG RED. Click here to see game pics. Click here for 15 sec video clip.

Team	1st quarter	2nd quarter	3rd quarter	4th quarter	Game Total
Exeter	4	3	2	1	10
Pingree	0	1	2	2	5

Game Ball Winner(s) - Eric Horan

Game Scoring - Goals - Horan(3), Smith(2), Petty(2), Nurick, Evans, Hines

                           Assists - Petty(2), Smith, Horan, Nurick, Scalise

Saves/Shots on Goal - Rodier 8/13