The Blue Devils opened the scoring early on a goal by Robert Fogarty. The tally was set up by an outstanding play along the wall by Alex Putterman. Duke then took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission when Dave Rabin connected on a nice give-and-go with Jeff Lake.

The Hoyas started the second period furiously, scoring three unanswered goals in the frame’s opening ten minutes. However, a courageous Blue Devil squad responded with three unanswered tallies of their own to close out the second frame. The Devils tied the score at three on the power play with a Jeff Lake one-timer off of a nice feed from brother Steve. Duke then jumped on top 4-3 when Robert Fogarty split the defense and ripped the puck upstairs for his second goal of the game. The fifth goal was again a product of the “Great Lakes” as Steve converted a rebound off of Jeff’s shot from the top of the crease.

After the high-scoring second period, the determined Blue Devils shut the door on the Hoyas in the third. Blue Devils goalie Clayton Jernigan was outstanding, as he has been all season, turning away every Hoya shot in the period. Jernigan got some help as well in the form of a four-goal offensive onslaught.

First, Dave Bradley and Eric Shepsman netted goals on the same shift to put Duke ahead 7-3. Jeff Lake then blasted a slapshot past a helpless Hoyas netminder and a Brian Markowitz marker rounded out the scoring. After seven unanswered goals in the final two periods, Duke left Cabin John Ice Rink with a satisfying 9-3 victory.

GAME NOTES
Jeff Lake and Robert Fogarty were Duke’s Mad Dog players of the game… Although the game was fairly rough, only seven penalties were called… Duke has outshot every opponent thus far this season... Robert Fogarty collected a total of three goals and three assists in both games over the weekend...The team would like to thank the parents who made it to the games this weekend as well as the Eric Markowitz brigade for their support… The team would also like to thank Abbott Trailways for their fantastic travel services, and Duke Magazine reporter Pat Adams for making the trip with the team… Duke finished the fall semester with a 9-1-1 record, good for first place in the ACCHL. The Blue Devils will next take the ice next year after the squad enjoys its winter holiday vacation. Duke’s next game will be a non-league contest on January 10 against VCU at the Triangle SportsPlex.