Box Score

RUTLAND, Vt. -- Seventh-ranked Castleton State College scored two quick goals in the waning moments of the second period to break up a 3-3 game, then added five scores in the third to come away with a 10-3 victory over the University of New England men's ice hockey team in the ECAC East League opener played Friday evening at Spartan Arena.

The hosts, ranked in the USCHO.com Division III Top 15 preseason poll, jumped right out in front after 18 seconds, as Dan Bell notched a goal with assists credited to Colin Murray and Chris Wieland.

UNE junior Russ Franey (York, Maine) leveled the contest 3:26 later, ripping a slapshot from the left point into the upper right corner. Senior Ted Fabian (Oakland, Maine) and sophomore Matt DelGiudice (Oakland, Maine) assisted on the play.

Big Blue grabbed a 2-1 advantage later in the period, as junior Tyler Fleurent (Biddeford, Maine) scored off assists from sophomore Sean Sullivan (Worcester, Mass.) and first-year Shayne Toohey (Beaconsville, Quebec).

The Spartans received goals from Nick Lazorko and Murray to begin the second and go up, 3-2, before two solid passes from first-year Zeth Zielinski (Woonsocket, R.I.) and senior Brendan Brickley (Everett, Mass.) set-up junior Brent Bourgeois (New Haven, Vt.) for the equalizer with under eight to go in the period.

Castleton's Justin Alonzo broke up the tie with 35 seconds left in the stanza, and Bell made it 5-3 with his second of the night at the 19:56 mark to gain the momentum heading into the third. Less than three minutes into third the Spartans made the margin three (6-3), and added four more the rest of the way.

Bell finished with four points to lead the way for the home team, while Ben Schoeneberger matched his teammate with two goals in the third. Wieland ended up with a trio of assists for Castleton (1-0), which entertains the University of Southern Maine on Saturday.

Seth McNary turned in 18 stops for the Spartans, while his counterpart, first-year netminder Craig Ryan (Wallingford, Conn.), made 33 saves for the Nor'easters (0-1), who face Skidmore College Saturday evening at 7 p.m.