Greece Thunder 2, Liverpool 0

Thunder 2, Liverpool 0, Coliseum Arena

D&C Staff Reports 01/30/09

Brandon Cheeseman scored two goals as Greece Athena/Odyssey remained undefeated with a 2-0 victory over -III in the Liverpool Tournament at the Coliseum Arena at the State Fair Grounds in Syracuse.
Matt Lane assisted on both goals for the Thunder (16-0), ranked first in the state in Division I as well as the top-ranked school in the Democrat and Chronicle coaches poll.

Wes Vyverberg Reports

Game Report

Thunder opened against the tournament host and politely played to their level while giving the Warriors a fighting chance in a scoreless first period. Five minutes into the second, Brandon Cheeseman went 5-hole with a centering pass off the draw from Matt Lane and it was 1-0 Thunder. This got the blood flowing as Thunder went on to out-shoot the Warriors 17-4 in the second frame, after having spotted them a 10-9 margin in the first while shaking off the thruway legs.

Five minutes into the third there was a second helping of Matt-n-Cheese on the stove, except this time Vyper dished it out to Cheese who winged it cross-ice to Matt who fed it back to Cheese in the slot to finish off yet another pretty give-go for the Thunder gallery. With that kind of chemistry, one would think they were on a "Power-Trip" or something. Later on in the third, Lane nearly connected with Stenglein on a behind the back drop pass, but JT could not get the handle. And that was all she wrote, as Thunder posted 17 shots to the Warriors 3 in the third and coasted to a 2-0 victory.

Accepting the MVP award on behalf of Brandon Cheeseman was Mike Briganti, who then immediately delivered the award to its rightful owner. With a pair of goals including the winner, Cheese earned himself first star of the game honors; second star goes to Matt Lane for assisting on both goals; third star goes to Mike Rotolo for staying awake between the pipes and posting a shut-out.

Shots were 43-17 in Thunder's favor. Mike Rotolo made 17 saves for his 5th win (and second shut-out) as Thunder advanced their record to 16-0, with a 2-0 final over Liverpool.