Box Score THE BASICS
-Score: LIU 7, Assumption University 0
-Records: Assumption University (0-1), LIU (1-3)
-Location: East Meadow, N.Y. (Northwell Health Ice Center)
-The Lead: The Assumption Univeristy Men's Ice Hockey team kicked off their 2021 season on the road against divison one opponents LIU. The Sharks scored multiple goals in each period including six different goal scorers and one powerplay goal.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Sharks started the scoring just four minutes into the game when Billy Jerry was able to beat graduate student David Altman (Bristol, R.I.) to put the hosts up 1-0.
-LIU scored again in the first when Gustav Miller scored on assists from Billy Jerry and Max Balinson to make the lead 2-0.
-The Sharks scored again in the 2nd period when Spencer Cox scored on assists from Preston Brodziak and Jake Stevens.
-LIU scored a powerplay goal just a minute later when Mike D'Ambrosino went to the box for cross checking and the Sharks were able to capitalize when Jordan Timmons scored on assists by Carson Musser and Jordan Di Cicco.
-Timmons scored his second of the game with 11 minutes left in the game on assists by Gustav Miller and Billy Jerry.
-Preston Brodziak was the next shark to score with eight minutes left in the contest when he scored on an assist from Derek Osik and Jake Stevens.
-Nolan Welsh scored with just around five minutes left in the game when he capitalized on assists from Jake Stevens and Isaiah Fox to create the 7-0 final.
-Senior Robert Holyoke (Middleboro, Mass.) and Devan Sheth (Ashland, Mass.) led the Hounds with four shots each.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-The Hounds were able to put 13 shots on net while LIU registered 54.
-For the Hounds, David Altman made 43 saves on the night and Drew Benedict made four. For LIU, Kris Carlson made 13 saves.
-The Hounds won powerplay unit saw action twice on the night registering one shot while the Sharks had four powerplays taking eight shots and scoring one goal.
-Assumption won 19 faceoffs while the Sharks won 39.
UP NEXT
The Hounds host Anna Maria College next Friday, October 29 in the first round of the Woo Cup and their first game a their new home, the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center
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