RUTLAND, Vt. – The Vermont State University Castleton men's ice hockey team came up short against Plymouth State University on Saturday afternoon, falling 4-2 in Little East Conference play.
The Basics
- Final Score: Plymouth State 4, VTSU Castleton 2
- Location: Spartan Arena – Rutland, Vt.
- Records: Plymouth State 1-3-0 (1-1-0 LEC) | Castleton 1-2-1 (1-1-0 LEC)
How It Happened
Plymouth State opened the scoring midway through the first period before the Spartans answered at 16:55, when
Dylan Roebuck buried his first of the year off a feed from
Trevor Castino to tie it 1-1.
Castleton took the lead early in the second period on a power-play strike from
Logan Dapprich, assisted by
Jackson Edwards and
Jack Linton, making it 2-1. The Panthers responded just over ten minutes later to even the score at 2-2 heading into the final frame.
The game stayed tight until Plymouth regained the lead at 6:03 of the third, then sealed the deal with an empty-net goal at 18:48.
By the Numbers
- First-year defender, Holdin Getzlaf continues to be outstanding at the blue line as he led the team with three blocked shots.
- Roebuck and Dapprich each scored their first goals of the season.
- Castino, Linton, and Edwards picked up assists.
- Charles Watson made 29 saves in the loss.
- The Spartans finished 1-for-4 on the power play and blocked 11 shots total.
Up Next
The Spartans will hit the road on Friday, November 14, as they travel to Southern Maine for a 7 p.m. LEC matchup with the Huskies.
