October 10, 2003
UNCC and Elon Start Off Strong
UNCC starts the season off with a 4-0 record with big wins against NCS
UNCC starts the season off with a 4-0 record with big wins against NCSU and ECU. In DII, Elon came out undefeated at 3-0-1, tying their biggest game against NCSU 3-3.
The ACRHA held its first event of the 2003-2004 season in Charlotte, NC at the Charlotte Sports Center on Oct. 4th and 5th. All 10 of the active member clubs were on hand for this season's first event. There were many big match-ups last week, but everyone was looking forward to the rematch of last year's ACRHA championship game where Elon would take on NCSU.
Davidson and UNC-Chapel Hill started off the weekend with Chapel Hill earning its first win of the season, 13-5. Mike Atteberry led all scores with 7 pts (6 g, 1 a). Brent McCormick had 3 goals for Davidson. In the first big game of the weekend, UNCC took on NCSU. UNCC came out rolling, easily beating the Wolfpack by the score of 7-2. Joe Lefebvre scored 4 goals and Mike Lorusso had 3 goals and an assist. Chris Hickman had both goals for NCSU. In the next game, ECU took on the Gamecocks of USC.
ECU took a big hit by losing Jake Wargo who transferred to NCSU, but that didn't stop the defending DI regular season champs. ECU easy time with USC and won 12-3. Shawn Davis led all scores with a goal and 3 assists. Next up was the defending DII champions, Elon going up against the Clemson Tigers. Elon, who picked up 5 new players this year, looked like they hadn't missed a step since last season. Elon took an early 5-0 lead into the first and never looked back, winning 11-0. Freshman goalie Corey Ammarell earned his first career shutout in his first game for the Phoenix. In the fifth game of the day, Duke took on the newest member of the ACRHA, Western Carolina. But this game belonged to Richard Williams. Williams took the game over and score 7 of the 10 Duke goals. Duke, who only had four skaters all weekend, was able to keep WCU from getting their first victory and won 10-7. David Campbell had 43 saves for Duke in the victory.
In the last game of the night, Elon took on NCSU. In their last encounter, NCSU won the ACRHA Championship against Elon in OT by the score of 5-4. In a hard fought game, both teams played outstanding on both ends of the rink, coming out with a 3-3 tie. Ian Bond led Elon with 2 goals and three different players scored for NCSU. Justin Sanders made 38 saves for the Wolfpack as Elon outshot NCSU 41-20.
In the second day of games, the biggest game came early with the game against ECU and UNC-Charlotte. UNCC came out ready to play and ECU was unable to keep up with the 49er offense. UNCC outscored the Pirates 5-2 in the first two periods and went out to easily win 10-3. Nic Gilliam led the way with 3 goals. But the standout team of the day was newcomer Western Carolina.
After attending one event in the ACRHA last year and being outscored 53-4, the WCU Catamounts joined the ACRHA full-time this year. With new players on the roster, the Catamounts looked like a strong contender in the DII ranks this year with a strong win against Davidson the previous night. In their two games on Sunday, they took on UNC-Chapel Hill and Clemson. Both games were well fought games and in the first game against UNC, WCU took and early 5-4 led in the 3rd period from a goal by Brandon Freeman. But UNC was able to tie it up with 4:43 left in the game to end the game in a 5-5 tie. In their last game of the day, WCU took on Clemson, who had been winless in their first three games. Clemson took an early 2-0 lead into the 2nd period, but WCU came back in the 2nd and went up 7-6 late in the 3rd period from a goal by Brandon Freeman. But the Catamounts weren't victorious yet, and with :15 seconds left in the game, Jimmy Baker put the puck in the back of the net with a rebound goal to tie the game at 7-7.
Overall, the opening event for the ACRHA was a huge success and every team is looking forward to the next event in Raleigh, NC on Oct. 25-26. Check the schedule for the upcoming event game schedule.
All hockey event pictures from this weekend courtesy of Doug Shockley. http://www.f4studio.com.
The ACRHA held its first event of the 2003-2004 season in Charlotte, NC at the Charlotte Sports Center on Oct. 4th and 5th. All 10 of the active member clubs were on hand for this season's first event. There were many big match-ups last week, but everyone was looking forward to the rematch of last year's ACRHA championship game where Elon would take on NCSU.
Davidson and UNC-Chapel Hill started off the weekend with Chapel Hill earning its first win of the season, 13-5. Mike Atteberry led all scores with 7 pts (6 g, 1 a). Brent McCormick had 3 goals for Davidson. In the first big game of the weekend, UNCC took on NCSU. UNCC came out rolling, easily beating the Wolfpack by the score of 7-2. Joe Lefebvre scored 4 goals and Mike Lorusso had 3 goals and an assist. Chris Hickman had both goals for NCSU. In the next game, ECU took on the Gamecocks of USC.
ECU took a big hit by losing Jake Wargo who transferred to NCSU, but that didn't stop the defending DI regular season champs. ECU easy time with USC and won 12-3. Shawn Davis led all scores with a goal and 3 assists. Next up was the defending DII champions, Elon going up against the Clemson Tigers. Elon, who picked up 5 new players this year, looked like they hadn't missed a step since last season. Elon took an early 5-0 lead into the first and never looked back, winning 11-0. Freshman goalie Corey Ammarell earned his first career shutout in his first game for the Phoenix. In the fifth game of the day, Duke took on the newest member of the ACRHA, Western Carolina. But this game belonged to Richard Williams. Williams took the game over and score 7 of the 10 Duke goals. Duke, who only had four skaters all weekend, was able to keep WCU from getting their first victory and won 10-7. David Campbell had 43 saves for Duke in the victory.In the last game of the night, Elon took on NCSU. In their last encounter, NCSU won the ACRHA Championship against Elon in OT by the score of 5-4. In a hard fought game, both teams played outstanding on both ends of the rink, coming out with a 3-3 tie. Ian Bond led Elon with 2 goals and three different players scored for NCSU. Justin Sanders made 38 saves for the Wolfpack as Elon outshot NCSU 41-20.
In the second day of games, the biggest game came early with the game against ECU and UNC-Charlotte. UNCC came out ready to play and ECU was unable to keep up with the 49er offense. UNCC outscored the Pirates 5-2 in the first two periods and went out to easily win 10-3. Nic Gilliam led the way with 3 goals. But the standout team of the day was newcomer Western Carolina.
After attending one event in the ACRHA last year and being outscored 53-4, the WCU Catamounts joined the ACRHA full-time this year. With new players on the roster, the Catamounts looked like a strong contender in the DII ranks this year with a strong win against Davidson the previous night. In their two games on Sunday, they took on UNC-Chapel Hill and Clemson. Both games were well fought games and in the first game against UNC, WCU took and early 5-4 led in the 3rd period from a goal by Brandon Freeman. But UNC was able to tie it up with 4:43 left in the game to end the game in a 5-5 tie. In their last game of the day, WCU took on Clemson, who had been winless in their first three games. Clemson took an early 2-0 lead into the 2nd period, but WCU came back in the 2nd and went up 7-6 late in the 3rd period from a goal by Brandon Freeman. But the Catamounts weren't victorious yet, and with :15 seconds left in the game, Jimmy Baker put the puck in the back of the net with a rebound goal to tie the game at 7-7.Overall, the opening event for the ACRHA was a huge success and every team is looking forward to the next event in Raleigh, NC on Oct. 25-26. Check the schedule for the upcoming event game schedule.
All hockey event pictures from this weekend courtesy of Doug Shockley. http://www.f4studio.com.