Georgetown 5, University of Virginia 3.

On Saturday night, January 26, 2008, at the Charlottesville Ice Park, the
Georgetown Hockey team moved into a tie for second place in the Atlantic
Coast Collegiate Hockey League (ACCHL) with an impressive 5-3 victory over
the University of Virginia Cavaliers. Both Georgetown and Virginia now
are 5-3 in league play and tied for second place behind Duke in the ACCHL.

Defensively, the Hoyas played one of their strongest games of the season,
allowing Virginia only 22 shots (compared to 47 for the Hoyas). The
Georgetown defense was tough, disciplined, and physical, controlling the
slot and the corners. The Hoya defense was led by Brendan Surma
(Jr-Pittsburgh, PA), Charlie Walsh (Soph-Cheshire, CT), Charlie Beller
(Fr-Chappaqua, NY), Eric Estey (Sr-Toronto, CAN), Rick Cella (Sr-Long
Valley, NY), and Paul Svirbel (Jr-Pittsburgh, PA). Greg Graham
(Soph-Downingtown, PA), was solid and steady in goal.

 

Offensively, the Hoyas bought a balanced attack, with five separate
players scoring. In the first period, Dan Lechner (Soph-N. Potomac, MD)
scored inside the far post on a shot from the right circle, assisted by
Pete Black (Jr-Bethesda, MD). In the second period, Conor Hickton
(Sr-Pittsburgh, PA) broke through two defenders near the blue line and
scored on a beautiful breakaway to give the Hoyas a 2-1 lead. Later in
the second period, Pete Black fired a hard shot through the pads of the
goalie for a 3-1 lead, assisted by Brendan Surma and Dan Lechner. In the
third period, Dave Glynn (Sr-Stoughton, MA) scored on a laser-like wrist
shot from the left circle, assisted by Conor Hickton and Charlie Walsh.
Finally, with seven minutes remaining in the game, the Cavaliers' goalie
ventured toward the circle area to gather a loose puck--and paid the
price. Paul Svirbel and Dan Lechner stole the puck and passed to a
streaking Hugh Manahan (Jr-Skillman, NJ), who buried it in the back of the
net to seal the victory for the Hoyas.