Baldwin Highlanders - 1975 & 1988 AAA

Game Summary provided by Plum Hockey DELMONT - The Fox Chapel Foxes defeated the Plum Mustangs by a score of 5-3. Plum came out flying early in the first period and capitalized in the first 1:54. Senior Jonathan Smith took a pass from Sophomore Nick Walters and broke into the Fox Chapel end on his off wing. He beat the Foxes' defenseman and roofed the puck over Fox Chapel goalie Eric Thiessen for his 11th goal of the season to give Plum the early lead. Senior Matt Giunta also assisted on the goal. At 10:20, Plum Junior Andy Weston was the recipient of a beautiful pass from fellow Junior Ben Colosmo and ripped the puck past Thiessen for his first of the season to give the Mustangs a two-goal lead. Fox Chapel then took control. At 7:40, Justin Kreps stripped a Mustang defenseman and walked in alone on Plum Sophomore goalie John Bronder. Kreps' shot handcuffed the Plum netminder and just trickled over the line to put the Foxes on the board. Only 1:19 later, Fox Chapel forward Kyle Misour fed linemate Greg Lorenz who fired a shot at the Plum cage. Bronder made the save, but Joe Budz picked up the rebound and buried the puck to tie the game at two. With 3:06 to go in the first period, Misour, who was left all alone in the slot, took a pass from Budz and ripped a one-timer off the post to Bronder's right and into the net to give Fox Chapel the lead. Steve Bartynski earned the second assist on the goal. The Foxes outshot the Mustangs 16-7 in the opening frame. Plum climbed back into the game at 13:27 of the second period when Junior Chad Covol one-timed a pass from Smith past Thiessen for his fourth of the year to tie the game once again. Junior David Humphrey also picked up an assist on Covol's goal. With only 2:49 to go in the second, Misour stole a clearing effort from a Mustang defenseman and slipped the puck to Budz who was wide open in the slot. Budz blistered a slapshot off Bronder's blocker and into the net to make the score 4-3. With time running out in the period, Misour took advantage of a Plum miscue in front of their own net and scored with 18 seconds to go to put the Foxes up by two. Bartynski and Budz were credited with the assists. The Foxes took two penalties in the third period, but Plum was not able to score, hitting the post at the midpoint of the third period and the crossbar a few minutes