WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The CIS No. 1 Ranked Acadia Axemen extended their winning streak to seven with a convincing 5-1 win over the visiting St. Thomas Tommies.
After a scoreless first period, fourth year forward Mike Cazzola (Guelph, Ont.) began the Axemen's four unanswered goal fun of the second period.
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Cazolla netted his 12th goal of the year off of a rebound from Geoff Schemitsch's shot from the near point.
First year forward Kyle Farrell (Howie Centre, N.S.) scored a shorthanded goal on a great feed by Sam Fioretti (Calgary, Alta.) to give the Axemen a quick 2-0 lead after eleven minutes of play.
Newcomer Chance Braid (Wainwright, Alta.) scored his first goal of his CIS hockey career beating Tommie goaltender Tyson Teichmann (Belleville, Ont.) on a rebound from Brett Thompson's (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) effort at the side of the net.
St. Thomas finaly got on the scoreboard early in the third period on a two-on-one break. Matthew Wright (Fredericton, N.B.) fed Tommie teammate Connor Sanvido (Maple Ridge, B.C.) with a perfect pass to beat an out-stretched Acadia goaltender Brandon Glover.
The Axemen regained the four point lead on a Boston Leier (Saskatoon, Sask.) goal. Linemate Sam Fioretti picked up a turnover to setup Leier on a breakaway for the Axemen's fifth goal.
Tommie Connor Sanvido scored his second goal of the game on the man-advantage at 11:48 of the final frame.
First year forward Daniel Petterson (Toronto, Ont.) capped the night off with a two-on-none goal after a costly Tommie turnover that found St. Thomas trapped in the Axemen end. The goal was assisted by Zachery Franko (Winnipeg, Man.).
Outshooting the Tommies 42-24, the 14-2-1 Axemen will hold onto first place in the AUS standings and will host the Moncton Aigles Bleus who come off of a 4-1 loss to the Saint Mary's Huskies in Halifax. St. Thomas will head to Halifax for a Saturday night matchup against the Saint Mary's Huskies.