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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Wildcats stabled the Millbrook Mustangs on Saturday afternoon in Millbrook, NY.\u00a0 Millbrook had all sorts of reasons to come up big\u2014Senior Day, Military Appreciation Day, Alumni Weekend, Winter Weekend, and thoughts of avenging an earlier loss to Williston a month prior.\u00a0 Fortunately for the Wildcats, they had the antidote: J-I-M-M-Y.\u00a0 James Belleavoine notched a hat-trick, including the game winner in overtime to win the game, 4-3.<\/p>\n
Belleavoine got things going at the 5:32 mark of the first period when Cam Mariani cleared the puck up the left-wing boards.\u00a0 Belleavoine came screaming up the wall and was able to beat the pinching defenseman to it and head up on a 2-1.\u00a0 Looking off his roommate Hunter Sarro, Belleavoine shot from the hash marks that was saved by Millbrook goalie Cam Fernandez but following up the shot, he buried the rebound.\u00a0 Millbrook evened up the game five minutes later.<\/p>\n
Then, with :47 seconds remaining in the period, Belleavoine struck again when Cam Mariani knocked a puck to the left boards that was picked up by Alex Berg who skated up the wall and made a pass to Belleavoine who had a step on two Millbrook defenders; Belly split the d and drove to the net letting a back hander go with pressure from his right.\u00a0 The puck sailed over Fernandez into the top right corner.<\/p>\n
In the second, good forechecking led to Tim Rego picking up a puck outside the Millbrook blueline creating a three-on-one with Brendan Nehmer on his left.\u00a0 Rego slid a pass to Nehmer who used his fancy mitts to slip the puck between Fernandez\u2019s pads to go up 3-1.<\/p>\n
Penalties hurt Williston as Millbrook scored with :11 seconds left in the second period to bring the game to within one and then with :42 seconds remaining in the third and on a 6-on-4, Millbrook buried the tying goal.<\/p>\n
Williston could have packed up their bags and quit after losing a two-goal lead but in overtime, Shaul Mitton got a puck in the offense zone to Tim Rego at the point who, again, slipped from the right point to the slot and let a backhand ride that was blocked; the puck then bounced fortuitously to Belleavoine who drove down from the point after covering for Rego and let a Rhode Island Rocket go from just above the hashmarks.\u00a0 Word from Millbrook has it that they are still looking for the puck. Williston arms went up; Millbrook heads went down; and Manager Oscar Ngyuen was one happy manager.<\/p>\n
Williston was outshot in the match, 32-24 but no matter.\u00a0 Belleavoine earned the game puck for his timely hat-trick.<\/p>\n
Williston has two games this week.\u00a0 The first is at in New Milford, CT against the Canterbury Saints on Wednesday afternoon at 4:15.\u00a0 The Wildcats dropped their first game of the two-game series in December and look to split the difference.\u00a0 Then, Friday night, Williston takes on Route 91 foe Deerfield at 6pm at Lossone.\u00a0 Williston will be honoring our armed forces in Military Appreciation night.\u00a0 There will be games and raffles during the game so please make sure you bring a friend and head on down!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Williston entered last Wednesday\u2019s game against the #8-ranked Northfield Mount Herman Hoggers looking to find their way back in the playoff hunt after losing to Loomis before Long Weekend.\u00a0 However, the Wildcats took another step away from their final goal of playing in the post-season losing, 3-2. NMH got on the board in the second … Continue reading Williston dropped by Hoggers, Tame the Mustangs in OT<\/span>