Box Score

The John Carroll Blue Streaks started the season off with a bang as a hat trick by senior Jeff Kosek (Brecksville, OH, Brecksville-Broadview Heights) sparked the Blue Streaks to a 6-0 win over the Malone Pioneers Tuesday at Don Shula Stadium. 

In the season opener for both teams, Kosek posted his first career three-goal game in  span of just less than 10 minutes. After a scoreless 20 minutes to begin play, Kosek erupted with an unassisted goal at the 24;41 mark, a beautiful finish of a combination play by Corey Rider (Vermilion, OH, Vermilion) and Thor Erikson at 27:26, and another feed from Rider at 33:54.

Kosek was joined by Eriksen in the scoring column at the end of the first period, and by junior Andrew Fatigati and sophomore Ben Vietmeier in the second half. 

Blue Streaks goaltender Matt DeMarchi saw limited offensive pressure as he faced one shot and turned it away with ease. In front of DeMarchi was a stiffling JCU defense that thwarted opportunity after opportunity by the Pioneers. The defensive corps was led by sophomore Jake Milli and junior Dave Hickey. 

John Carroll outshot Malone 18-2 in today's contest.