Longwood Green (DV) earned its first victory of the season Monday night, scoring five of the final six goals to beat Northport/Huntington Gold (DV) 7-3 at The Rinx – North Rink. Dominick Cipriani, Peyton Sganga and Adam Keller-schwab each finished with three points, and Scott Siemsen scored twice as Longwood improved to 1-1-0-0.
Longwood built a 2-0 lead in the first period. Siemsen opened the scoring with 14:38 left on a shot from just over the blue line, assisted by Keller-schwab. Keller-schwab made it 2-0 with 5:34 remaining, cutting to the middle on a one-on-one move and finishing on his forehand. Samuel Greco assisted on the goal.
Northport/Huntington tied the game in the second period. Charlotte Bisogno carried the puck coast to coast for an unassisted goal with 13:12 left, and Dominic Galati scored the equalizer with 6:59 remaining, assisted by Alex Oromaner. Longwood answered 70 seconds later when Sganga put back a rebound on a delayed penalty with 5:49 left, assisted by Cipriani. Colton Petite then scored the game-winner with 32 seconds left in the period, assisted by Keller-schwab, for a 4-2 lead after two.
Cipriani, who entered the game with one assist and no goals, added to the lead with 8:54 to play, assisted by Sganga. Northport/Huntington was called for four minor penalties in the third period, and Longwood scored on two of the ensuing power plays. Siemsen scored his second goal on a power-play breakaway with 5:10 left, set up by Sganga, after Liam Coggins received a head-contact minor and a 10-minute misconduct. Galati answered with 4:00 left, scoring from the crease off assists from Daniel Galati and Oromaner. Cipriani closed the scoring with an unassisted power-play goal with 2:44 remaining.
Dory Pendzick earned the win in goal for Longwood, allowing three goals. For Northport/Huntington, which fell to 0-2-0-0, Evan Coggins started and allowed two goals, and David Coiscou came on in relief and took the loss after allowing five. Dominic Galati’s two goals were his first points of the season, and Bisogno also scored her first goal. Longwood returns to action Sept. 30, while Northport/Huntington will look for its first win when it plays again Oct. 3.
