Hartley Candelaria scored two goals and Team LI 12U Gold – Candelaria tied LI Edge 12U Gold – DiCocco 3-3 in LIAHL 12U Gold regular-season play Saturday at Aviator Sports Center. The result gave Team LI its first point of the season. Team LI moved to 0-3-1-0, and LI Edge moved to 1-1-1-0.
The teams traded goals in the first period and were tied 1-1 after 20 minutes. LI Edge scored the only goal of the second period to lead 2-1 entering the third. Team LI outscored LI Edge 2-1 in the final period to finish level.
Candelaria accounted for two of Team LI’s three goals, and Madeline McCallum added the other. For LI Edge, Graham Rechler, Max Kane and Robert Aquila each scored once. No assists were recorded on any of the six goals.
Team LI outshot LI Edge 27-20. Andrew Eleoterio made 24 saves on 27 shots for LI Edge. Team LI used two goaltenders: Devi Sigler stopped five of six shots, and Julianna Insigne made 12 saves on 14 shots.
Raphael Megerian led LI Edge with 4 penalty minutes, and Kane added 2. Adriana Virgilio, Stella Neri and Olivia Szwalek each took 2 penalty minutes for Team LI. Team LI will look to build on its first point of the season, while LI Edge will try to get back in the win column.
