Sunday no day for Volpe

11-Feb-2008 · 9:55pm

Sunday was a wakeup call for Falcons as the playoffs rapidly approach. They skated into Welland to face the Jr. Canadians Sunday night only to be turned away with an 8-3 loss. Adrian Volpe recorded his first loss in net of the season for the Mountainview Homes Falcons.

GOALS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
	1	0	2	3
	0	5	3	8

St. Catharines took a 1-0 lead in the first period with Daultan Leveille's 28th goal of the season, only to allow 5 goals in the second period at the hand of the Canadians. Three of those five were power-play goals, but none-the-less the markers silenced the Falcons bench.

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The Falcons added two goals in the third period, from Dylan McInnis and captain Kevin Floris, but Welland added three more to overwhelmingly defeat the Falcons with a final score of 8-3. Shots were even 36-36 after 60 minutes of play. Matt Hansell notched the win in net for Welland.

SHOTS BY PERIOD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
	14	12	10	36
	6	17	13	36

Scoring for Welland Sunday evening was Jeremy Reese (2), John Aitken (2), Ryan Joseph (2), Adam Duliban, and Kyle Gillier.

The Falcons next game is at home inside Jack Gatecliff Arena on Friday, February 15th, when the Niagara Falls Canucks visit St. Catharines. Game time is set for 7:30pm sharp.

Catch the Falcons complete their home-and-away series against the Canucks when St. Catharines travels east on the Q.E.W. to Niagara Falls on Saturday, February 16th. Game time from Memorial Arena is 7:30pm.