Quarterfinal Round Game
WNEC 15, UMass-Dartmouth 3

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Junior co-captain Patrick Matthews (Middle Island, NY) had four goals and an assist, and classmate CJ Annunciata (Waltham, MA) added three goals and four assists to lead top-seeded Western New England College to a 15-3 victory over eighth-seeded UMass-Dartmouth in a quarterfinal round game of the 2004 ECAC Division III New England Tournament.

Freshman Adam Cherry (Westfield, MA) chipped-in with three goals and an assist while senior co-captain Marco Le Gette (Severna Park, MD) contributed two goals (including the 100th of his career) and an assist.

With the victory, the Golden Bears improved their record to 12-7 that ties as the second highest win total in the program's 23-year history. (The 2002 squad went 12-5 in John Klepacki's first season as head coach.)

WNEC led 6-0 after the first period, 9-3 at half-time, and 12-3 after the third stanza. Sophomore Jeff Boudreau (Newton, MA) led the Corsairs (7-7) with two goals while senior Kevin Sawula (Northampton, MA) had two assists.

Goals - Jeff Boudreau 2, Ryan Darmon 1. Assists - Kevin Sawula 2, Mark Lapointe 1. Saves - Jason Doyle 16.

Western New England College Golden Bears

Goals - Pat Matthews 4, CJ Annunciata 3, Adam Cherry 3, Marco Le Gette 2, Justin King 1, Rob Ostrem 1, Brett Searing 1. Assists - CJ Annunciata 4, Adam Cherry 1, Mark Doherty 1, Devin Howton 1, Marco Le Gette 1, Patrick Matthews 1. Saves - Matt Pendelbury 4.