Selkirk Colleges captures first win of 2010 on road at UFV

The Selkirk College Saints made their first road appearance count on Friday night, as the Kootenay-based team travelled to the Lower Mainland and topped the University of the Fraser Valley by a 6-3 score at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre.

The Cascades hit the scoreboard first, as Riley Cullen beat Saints netminder Spenser Wong on a shorthanded rush. But Selkirk College took control in the second period, first going to work on the power-play via tallies from Scott Jago and Caleb Georgetti. Logan Simpson then capped a three-goal surge in the span of 4:54 when he scored his second of the year, and Georgetti struck again before intermission to give the visitors a three-goal lead.

Fraser Valley was quick out of the gates in the third period and made the game close, as back-to-back goals from Travis Gorman and Graham Fast drew the Cascades within one. But Leighton Allsop's goal at the midway point of the period provided insurance before Caleb Roy scored into an empty net with 30 seconds remaining in regulation.

The Cascades found themselves in penalty trouble for much of the game, as Mike Wilson and Chris Price picked up cross-checking and elbowing majors in the first and second periods respectively. And the Saints made their hosts pay with the man-advantage, striking for three goals in the second and finishing 3 for 7 on the night.

Georgetti was named the game's first star with two goals -- including the game winner -- and three points, while Roy and Allsop each scored and assisted. Spensor Wong was strong between the pipes for the Saints, making 37 saves on a night where his team was outshot by a 40-28 margin.

Cullen, Gorman and Nathan Sagert each had two points in defeat for Fraser Valley, who received 23 saves from netminder Rhys Chesney. 

Selkirk completes their two-game Lower Mainland road swing with a visit to Simon Fraser University on Saturday night knowing that a win would move them two points clear of Trinity Western University and into sole possession of fifth place in the BCIHL standings.