2008 Woodie Awards
Ice hockey team loses season ender in games final minutes
Scott Montesano
Issue date: 2/19/04 Section: Sports
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It was a fitting way to end a disappointing season.
Unfortunately for the 2003-2004 Marist College ice hockey team, just because their final game of the season, on Feb. 15 at Holy Cross, was a "fitting end" did not mean a joyous one at their final home game of the season last Sunday at Holy Cross.
Leading Holy Cross 2-0 with under a minute remaining in the third period, the Red Foxes somehow managed to surrender two Crusaders' goals to force overtime.
Holy Cross then put an emphatic end to a painful Foxes season with an overtime goal only 21 seconds into the extra period to seal the coffin door shut on Marist.
For Marist, it was not only a stunning 3-2 loss, but also a sad reminder of how painful this season was. As for the seniors, it leaves a taste of failure in their mouths, something they never grew accustomed too, though they faced plenty of it over the years.
In many ways, the game was a microcosm of the entire season. The Foxes played well however in the end, they simply could not finish the job, nor did they catch the breaks.
Mike Caruso scored in the first period to give Marist a 1-0 lead. Brian Kushner then made it 2-0 with seven minutes left in regulation .
The Foxes seemed poised to end their season with a win, while in the process snap a seven game winless streak.
The win would also have ended Holy Cross's 12 game winning streak.
To the stunned sparse crowd at the Hart Center, the Red Foxes found a way to let the game slip away. Joe Weber made it 2-1 with 27.1 seconds remaining. Brendan Webb then tied the game with 12.7 seconds left.
Weber scored again in overtime, shocking the Foxes whose faces still wore looks of pain and surprise long after the Crusader's on-ice celebration had ended.
Buried in many of those pained facial expressions were watery eyes. Not only for what had transpired at that moment, but on thoughts of a long and painful campaign overall.
When training camp opened in September, the team had dreams of contending for a national tournament spot. A few months later, the team finished at 8-18-1, in a tie for last place in the Super East Collegiate Hockey League, and nowhere near a national tournament invite.
Unfortunately for the 2003-2004 Marist College ice hockey team, just because their final game of the season, on Feb. 15 at Holy Cross, was a "fitting end" did not mean a joyous one at their final home game of the season last Sunday at Holy Cross.
Leading Holy Cross 2-0 with under a minute remaining in the third period, the Red Foxes somehow managed to surrender two Crusaders' goals to force overtime.
Holy Cross then put an emphatic end to a painful Foxes season with an overtime goal only 21 seconds into the extra period to seal the coffin door shut on Marist.
For Marist, it was not only a stunning 3-2 loss, but also a sad reminder of how painful this season was. As for the seniors, it leaves a taste of failure in their mouths, something they never grew accustomed too, though they faced plenty of it over the years.
In many ways, the game was a microcosm of the entire season. The Foxes played well however in the end, they simply could not finish the job, nor did they catch the breaks.
Mike Caruso scored in the first period to give Marist a 1-0 lead. Brian Kushner then made it 2-0 with seven minutes left in regulation .
The Foxes seemed poised to end their season with a win, while in the process snap a seven game winless streak.
The win would also have ended Holy Cross's 12 game winning streak.
To the stunned sparse crowd at the Hart Center, the Red Foxes found a way to let the game slip away. Joe Weber made it 2-1 with 27.1 seconds remaining. Brendan Webb then tied the game with 12.7 seconds left.
Weber scored again in overtime, shocking the Foxes whose faces still wore looks of pain and surprise long after the Crusader's on-ice celebration had ended.
Buried in many of those pained facial expressions were watery eyes. Not only for what had transpired at that moment, but on thoughts of a long and painful campaign overall.
When training camp opened in September, the team had dreams of contending for a national tournament spot. A few months later, the team finished at 8-18-1, in a tie for last place in the Super East Collegiate Hockey League, and nowhere near a national tournament invite.