UVic Trumps UFV in Home Opener

UVic Trumps UFV in Home Opener
Matt Bell shines with 7 points in 7-4 win over the Cascades

For Immediate Release
October 8, 2010

Victoria, BC – In a Friday night contest, the University of Victoria Hockey Club met the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades in the club’s first game of the 2010-11 BC Intercollegiate Hockey League regular season. UVic gave Ryan Gray the nod in net while UFV countered with Evan Thomas.

In what was a night to remember for UVic’s Matt Bell, the scoring was opened by the second year Center at the 5:29 mark of the opening frame. Following a goal mouth scramble, Bell pounced on the puck after Thomas kicked a rebound into the slot, burying his first goal of the night. UFV quickly countered two short minutes later before rookie Mark Prest regained the UVic lead at 13:25 in the first stanza. Prest took a Brent Sutherland pass and streaked down the right wing before wiring a shot high short side on Thomas. Matt Bell was credited with the second assist. Two minutes later, another rookie in Dennis Pavlina extended the UVic lead after punching home a short rebound. Matt Bell was credited with the first assist. UVic took a 3-1 lead into the first intermission.

UFV tied the game at 3-3 by the 9:45 mark of the second period before Matt Bell took matters into his own hands. First, Bell potted his second of the night at the 10:48 mark to regain the lead for UVic. Just three minutes later, Bell completed his hat trick to send UVic into the second intermission with the 5-3 edge.

Bell wasted no time in picking up where he left off in the third. Just 31 seconds into the period Dennis Pavlina fed Bell who buried his fourth goal of the night. UVic tightened up defensively for much of the last frame before Dennis Pavlina put the game out of reach at the 13:07 mark, slotting one past Thomas off of a beautiful feed from Matt Bell. UFV scored a late goal but were outplayed on this night. UVic 7, Cascades 4.

Matt Bell finished the night with 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points while rookie Dennis Pavlina impressed his new club with a stellar performance, recording 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points.

UVic went 2/10=20.0% on the power play, while UFV was 0/8=0.0%.

The University of Victoria Hockey Club will complete their home stand with another contest against the UFV Cascades Saturday night. Game time is 8:30 at the Ian Stewart Complex Arena, admission by donation.

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