Maritime 12, Stockton11

Matt Bell

Boxscore
Richard Stockton (4-5, 0-3) came from five goals down to tie but a late goal propelled Maritime College (NY) (4-7, 2-1) past the Ospreys 12-11. Matt Bell (Jackson/Jackson) and Matt Bologno (Glen Gardner/Voorhees) paced Stockton with two goals and an assist apiece. Josh Dybus (Lyndhurst/St. Peter’s Prep) scored two goals and Pete Marcelliano (Morristown/West Morris Mendham) made six saves.

The Privateers took a 5-1 lead after the first period and led 7-2 before Stockton hit the net four straight times to pull within one at 7-6. Sean Haugh (Holland, PA/Council Rock South) and Wade Veselka (Chesterfield/Northern Burlington) later scored just 23 seconds apart to knot it at 8-8 at the end of the third quarter.

Bologno scored his second goal of the night to give Stockton a brief 9-8 lead. The teams traded goals and Josh Dybus (Lyndhurst/St. Peter’s Prep) tied it up again at 11-11 on Brent Effenberger’s (Toms River/Msgr. Donovan) third assist of the game before Maritme tallied the eventual game winner with 3:42 remaining. Bologno, Bell and Dybus all registered shots on goal in the last two minutes but all were saved as the Ospreys were denied the game-tying goal.