Brett Lieberman scored twice, and LI Edge 10U Gold – Buccellato broke a tie with three goals in the third period to beat Arrows 10U Gold – Dominguez 5-2 on Sunday at Port Washington Skating Center. The win was LI Edge’s first of the season and evened its record at 1-1-0-0.
The Arrows, playing their season opener, struck first and carried a 1-0 lead out of the first period. Each team scored in the second, with LI Edge putting up two goals to the Arrows’ one, so the game was tied 2-2 entering the third. LI Edge then took control with three goals in the final period to finish the game.
Lieberman led LI Edge’s offense, and Rhys Larocque, Lawrence Brush and Theo Lewis each added a goal. August Giessel started in goal and earned the win, stopping 11 of 12 shots. Liam Prince came on in relief and made seven saves on eight shots. Lieberman, Declan Prince and Jamie Bedford each took a two-minute minor for LI Edge.
Matthew Gleason and Lawrence Sokol scored for the Arrows, who outshot LI Edge 20-17 but fell to 0-1-0-0. Dominic Politis made 12 saves on 17 shots in the loss. Sokol was also assessed four penalty minutes, and Alex Tarantino, Marcus Anthony Dugo and Kenneth Finnerty each had two.
LI Edge will try to build on its first victory, while the Arrows look for their first win of the season.
