Jordan Kuhns
Team Broadcaster
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The five-game winning streak and strong play from the Marauders was on the line, but the streak came to an unfortunate end at the hands of the New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders by a score of 7-5.
Things were looking up when Zach Juliano scored two quick powerplay goals, grabbing a lead right out of the chute. But the Highlanders fought back quickly, tying it up with powerplay strikes of their own, and after the second goal, seven seconds later, NJIT grabbed another goal to take the lead.
The Marauders wouldn’t get the lead back in the game, but they fought back several times to tie the game up until it was deadlocked at 4 with a top shelf shot by Bobby Snyder, his eighth of the season.
NJIT’s Jason Anagnos and Corrado Mancini played a huge role in this game, scoring the goals that would give NJIT the victory. Evan Miller’s goal early in the third looked to put the Marauders in a position to come back, but it was for naught.
“I think that if we played the whole game like we played in the 3rd, we probably could have won,” said senior forward Pete Scottoline, who bagged two assists in the game. ”But losing [Kyle] Hench, and having [Carpenter] sick and not taking many shifts was probably the worst part.”
Before the game, coach Scott Edwards warned that the flu bug was going through the room. And it couldn’t have come at a worse time for the black and gold. But there were no excuses from the team.
“I think we need to have a sense of urgency. we need to realize that it’s do or die tomorrow pretty much,” said Scottoline. ”And how Kutztown disrespected us in our own rink.”
And so the season comes down to one crucial matchup in the heart of the Lehigh Valley.
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