Posted: Oct 15, 2016
MHKY | Voyageurs Get into Win Column
On Saturday night, the Laurentian men's hockey team earned their first win of the season with a 3-1 win at RMC.
The Voyageurs wasted little time opening the scoring when Nick Esposto scored at 4:29 of the first period, with assists going to Derek Varrin and Nicolas Thommen. Esposto's goal would be the only goal of the period and the first frame would end with the Voyageurs outshooting RMC 15 to 14.
The second period was a similar story to that of the first, as the Voyageurs scored the only goal of the period. Richard Therrien, at 9:59, beat RMC goalie Matthew Murphy and Derek Varrin picked up his second assist of the night.
The third period saw an increase in action as RMC finally got on the board at 6:09 when Michie Mathew beat Charlie Millen to bring the Paladins within one. With less than a minute to play, however, Brent Pedersen sealed the victory for the Voyageurs with an empty net goal at 19:25 of the third period.
With the victory, the Voyageurs came away from the weekend with three of four possible points. The Voyageurs are back in action on Friday, when they host the Queen's Gaels at Countryside Arena at 7:35pm.
Riley Brooks
Sports Writer