(Frostburg, MD) –No. 4 seed Richard Stockton (13-7) fell to No. 1 seed Frostburg State (14-5) 14-6 in the semifinals of the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Tournament, bringing the Ospreys' season to a close after a school-record 13 victories.
Cal Sebor (Freehold/Freehold Twp.) paced Stockton with two goals and an assist while
C.J. Kaczmarski (Somers Point/Mainland) tossed in two goals for the Ospreys.
Stockton fell behind nearly five minutes into the game and the deficit grew larger throughout the first three quarters as Frostburg State methodically pulled away. The Bobcats scored four goals in the first period and tacked on five more in the second quarter, including three in a 1:47 span, for a 9-0 count at the break.
The Ospreys yielded four more markers in the third stanza and trailed by an insurmountable 13-0 margin with one quarter to play. Stockton outscored the Bobcats 6-1 in the final period, but the outcome already had been decided. Sebor finally got the Ospreys on the board 1:07 into the period and
Drew Wright (Wallingford, PA/Strath Haven) netted a goal five-and-a-half minutes later.
After Frostburg State's final tally, Kaczmarski potted two counters 1:31 apart.
James O'Donnell (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) and Sebor closed the scoring with one goal apiece in the last 1:22 of the game but Stockton's season came to an end with the 14-6 defeat.
Stockton goalkeeper
Eric Leonard (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) wrapped up a superb freshman year with 14 saves, one off his career high. Senior
Dan Lamela (Brick/Brick Memorial) excelled in his last game in a Stockton uniform, recording team highs of eight ground balls and four caused turnovers for the Ospreys.
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