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VERONA/GLEN RIDGE — Glen Ridge junior Will Benson recorded a hat trick and GR junior Rowan Brennan had a goal and an assist to lead the Verona–Glen Ridge high school ice hockey team to a 4-1 win over Madison on Friday, Jan. 21, at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown in a nondivision game.
Verona junior Andrew Eremita and GR senior Zach Gold each had an assist, and GR junior Eli Gottlieb made 15 saves. Verona–Glen Ridge improved to 12-3-3 overall and 7-0-2 in the New Jersey Interscholastic Hockey League’s Kelly Division.
In the previous game, Verona–Glen Ridge tied Montclair Kimberley Academy, 3-3, at Clary Anderson Arena in Montclair on Tuesday, Jan. 18, in a division game. Brennan had one goal and two assists, GR junior Ryan Weissman and Verona senior Dominick Pandiscia each had a goal, Benson had two assists, and Gold had one assist. Gottlieb made 26 saves.