37th Annual CHE Playoffs
Round 1
Date: Friday, February 22, 2008
Location: Valley Sports Complex; New Kensington, PA
Game 1: PSB 7 d. SVC 4
Game 2: RMU D-III 5 d. UPJ 3
Round 2
Date: Sunday, February 24, 2008
Location: Valley Sports Complex; New Kensington, PA
Game 1: PSA 5 d. PSB 4
Game 2: CUP-I 14 d. RMU D-III 3
Game Recaps: Round 1
#3 Penn State Behrend 7 vs. #6 Saint Vincent College 4
Penn State Behrend gets their first ever CHE Playoff victory by defeating the Polar Bear Cats 7-4. The game was tied at three going into last period, where the Lions pulled away with four straight goals. Josh Horvath scored the game winning goal 26-seconds into the last period to give PSB a lead they would never relinquish. SVC was lead by Joey Manning and Dave Glunt, who each had three points. Eric Theissen stopped 28 shots in the victory for PSB.
Three Stars:
- Chris Simanic (PSB): Two Goals, One Assist, PP Goal
- Joey Manning (SVC): Two Goals, One Assist
- Josh Horvath (PSB): Two Goals, GW Goal
#4 Robert Morris D-III 5 vs. #5 Pitt-Johnstown 3
RMU comes out on top to advance in a back and forth game. The Colonials stormed out to a 2-0 first period lead, thanks to goals by Jack Erath and Dustin Gaworski. The Ice Cats came out firing, scoring three straight goals in the first five minutes of the 2nd period. Derek Lutterman took over for RMU, scoring the last three goals of the game, including an empty net goal to seal the game. UPJ was lead by Jason Layman and Dave Duncan who each had two points.
Three Stars:
- Derek Lutterman (RMU): Hat Trick, GW Goal
- Dustin Gaworski (RMU): One Goal, Three Assists, PP Goal
- Dave Reinhart (RMU): Three Assists
Game Recaps: Round 2
#2 Penn State Altoona 5 vs. #3 Penn State Behrend 4
Penn State Altoona defeats Penn State Behrend to earn their first ever CHE Playoff win and advance to their first CHE Championship Series. PSA came out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first, thanks to goals by Ryan Kramer, Phil Perreira, and Kevin McAndrew. PSB came back late in the 2nd period, scoring three unanswered goals to tie the score at four. Corey Jospeh scored the game winning goal with five minutes left in the third period. Behrend was lead by Chris Simanic and Brian Hammel, who each had two points.
Three Stars:
- Corey Joseph (PSA): One Goal, Three Assists, GW Goal
- Jamie Reis (PSA): One Goal, One Assist, PP Goal
- Brian Hammel (PSB): One Goal, One Assist
#1 California of PA-I 4 vs. #4 Robert Morris D-III 3
CUP-I easily controlled the contest, scoring the first eight goals of the contest. The line of BJ DePaoli, Matt Ward, and Dan Tonini lead the way for Cal, notching a total of 14-points. The Vulcan’s came out flying scoring three goals in the first eight minutes. CUP was getting contributions from many different players, with nine different players scoring.
Three Stars:
- Matt Ward (CUP): Hat Trick, Two Assists, GW, PP Goal
- Ryan Jones (CUP): Two Goals, Three Assists
- Dan Tonini (CUP): Two Goals, Three Assists
