December 8, 2006
PENN 0
Kentucky 6
December 9, 2006
PENN 4
Lafayette 4 (OT)
NEWS
AND NOTES
Penn finshed the first half of the season with an overall record of
4-14-2 and a MACHA Record 1-7-2-1.
Photos of most Penn home games can be found here.
Penn opens 2007 on January 12th at the Class of 1923 Ice Rink against
the College of New Jersey.
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On Friday December 8th, Penn tested their skills against Kentucky, one of the best teams in the region. They were able to keep the game close throughout the first period but in the end they fell short. Goaltender Matt Weyandt made many excellent saves despite the 6-0 loss.
Going into Saturday night’s game against Lafayette, the Quakers knew they had to give it their all. This was Penn’s last game until after the winter break so there was absolutely no reason to hold back. However, the Quakers started out slow, going into the second down 1-0. This sluggish play followed through to the 2nd period with Penn immediately finding themselves down 3-0. Thankfully, this was where the Quakers decided to show their true determination. Sam Lerer quickly netted a goal on the power play, followed by a goal from Dave Farber. The three goal deficit was quickly diminished to one as the Quakers prepared for the third period. In the first shift of the final period, Jeff Greenberg was able to tie the game with a laser from the top of the circle. The game remained tied until about halfway through the period when Lafayette was able to get one by Weyandt, taking a 4-3 lead. With one minute remaining, Penn was forced to take a timeout. After the break, it did not look good for the Quakers. However, when it looked like the game was about to end, Lerer scored his second goal of the game with only 9 seconds remaining. Unfortunately, there were no goals to be had in overtime and the game ended in a 4-4 tie.
Two Tough Losses to Georgetown and Princeton
On Friday, December 1st, the Quakers played Georgetown University for the first time this season. Although the teams hadn’t played each other since last year, Penn’s returning players all remembered their disappointing defeat in the last match-up and motivated the team to give a strong effort right off the bat. Despite this, the Quakers had a slow start as they were out-shot in the first period and went down 0-1. While the team remained confident that they could come back from their deficit, they knew offensive strength would be needed in the second period. Riley Tagtmeyer stepped up and made a big play leading to a goal on the power-play. After Tagtmeyer’s goal, Penn was unable to match their initial offensive success and both teams were held scoreless for the remainder of the period. With the game tied 1-1 going into the third period, it was still anyone’s game and the Quakers came out eager to secure a win. Georgetown managed to score their second goal in the middle of the period on a power-play resulting from Penn’s penalties, which continued throughout the period. With the game nearing its end, the Quakers made a number of close scoring attempts on a 5 on 3 power-play but were unable to tie the game as the period came to a close. The final score was Penn 1, Georgetown 2.
The following night Penn made the trip to Princeton for their Saturday night road game against the Tigers. The game got off to a good start as patience on an early power-play paid off in the form of a goal from Sam Lerer. As the first period ended with the score tied 1-1, the Quakers were in good position to step up their play in the second and take the lead. Tim Siegmund gave Penn a push in exactly that direction when his unassisted shot from the blue line put Penn up 2-1. But following the goal the momentum seemed to change in favor of Princeton as they managed to put away four goals before the end of the period. With only one period left in regulation and a three goal deficit, the Quakers knew they needed to come together for a big third period in order to get themselves back in the game. Many players made contributions to the scoring effort including Dave Farber, Ned Swanson, and Tim Horn who all scored. Swanson’s notable performance in the game included a goal and an assist in the third period, giving him three points as he lead the team in a final scoring effort. Although the Quakers ended the game on a strong note, it was not enough to overcome their previous deficit and the game ended with a disappointing 5-7 loss.