The University of Delaware broke open a one-goal game with five second-period goals and beat York College of Pennsylvania 8-1 on Friday night at Twin Ponds Arena. The Blue Hens evened their record at 1-1-0, while York fell to 0-1-0 in its season opener.
Michael Romano gave Delaware the lead with 7:16 left in the first period, finishing a feed from Alex Birchard. The game turned in the second. Brady Coy scored unassisted with 15:15 remaining for what stood as the game-winner, and Luke Heimberg followed just over two minutes later, assisted by Matt Crowell and Matt McDermott. James Nicolaidis made it 4-0 with 10:33 left in the frame.
Jerry DiStefano then struck twice in 23 seconds late in the period, at 1:35 and 1:12 remaining, to push the lead to 6-0. They were his first two goals of the season after he was held without a point in the opener. Michael DePrisco, also scoreless entering the night, assisted on both DiStefano goals and added a goal of his own with 6:48 left in the third for a three-point game. Gavin Johns assisted on the final two Delaware goals, and Larry Miller closed the scoring with 2:19 remaining.
Logan Keenan put York on the board with a power-play goal with 5:50 left in regulation. Ethan Williams made 31 saves on 32 shots for Delaware to earn the win. Lucas Prince took the loss for York, stopping 26 of 32 shots, and Cameron Chandler made four saves on six shots in relief.
Delaware will try to build on its first win of the season, while York looks for its first.
