BoxscoreAlfred, NY – Stockton University (13-6) saw its 2015 season come to an end with a 10-6 setback to host Alfred University (13-3) in the semifinals of the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Tournament. The Ospreys fell behind 4-0 and never recovered. In his last college game, senior
Nick Bologno (Glen Gardner/North Hunterdon) tallied two goals and an assist to finish his brilliant career with a school-record 288 points.
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Stockton faced a 4-0 deficit after Alfred scored twice in the first quarter and twice more in the first seven minutes of the second period.
Vincent Manasia (Clark/Arthur L. Johnson) and
Zack Aho (Shamong/Seneca) sandwiched goals around one marker by Alfred, and the Ospreys trailed 5-2 at intermission.
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Bologno opened the second-half scoring to get Stockton within 5-3 before Alfred netted two goals 43 seconds apart to make it 7-3. A marker by
Mike Caposella (Wayne/DePaul Catholic) was followed by Bologno's second of the quarter, closing the gap to two again at 7-5 after three periods.
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Alfred potted a pair of goals 1:02 apart early in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach at 9-5 with 11:26 to play.
Guy Loggi (Somers Point/Mainland) scored Stockton's last goal of the season and the Saxons later tacked on one more for the 10-6 final.
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Starting goalie
Eric Leonard (Mt. Laurel/Lenape) made eight saves in the first half and
Pat Quinn (Shrewsbury/Red Bank Regional) notched six stops in the second half. Stockton finished with a school-record 13 wins for the second straight season.
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