WORCESTER, Mass. – The Assumption University men's ice hockey team dropped their first game of the year, as the Greyhounds fell to Saint Anslem College 4-1 in Northeast 10 Conference action, Friday evening at the Worcester Ice Center.
THE BASICS
Score: Saint Anselm College 4, Assumption University 1
Records: Greyhounds (2-1-0, 0-1-0 NE10) | Hawks (2-1-0, 1-0-0 NE10)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Saint Anselm opened the scoring at 10:52 of the first period, as Conor Kelly found the back of the net off assists from George Acklin and Sebastian Rogles. Despite outshooting the Hawks 13-11 in the opening frame, Assumption entered the first intermission trailing 1-0.
The Greyhounds controlled much of the second period, holding a commanding 22-9 advantage in shots, but could not solve Saint Anselm goaltender PJ Benites. The Hawks doubled their lead at 13:00 when Keaton Richards scored off an assist from Kelly. Assumption continued to apply offensive pressure, but Saint Anselm carried its 2-0 advantage into the final period.
Assumption finally broke through at the 9:00 mark of the third period, as
Daniel Lemanski scored his third goal of the season off an assist from
Jamison Alicandro, cutting the deficit to 2-1. However, Saint Anselm responded just 3:35 later when Brendan Hirsch scored an unassisted goal to restore the two-goal advantage. The Greyhounds continued to push offensively, but Richards added an empty-net goal with 55.8 seconds remaining to secure the 4-1 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Michael Salvatore finished with 33 saves in net for Assumption.
- Assumption outshot Saint Anselm 53-37, including a 40-20 advantage through the first two periods
- Neither side scored on the man-advantage, as the Hounds went 0-for-4, and the Hawks went 0-for-2.
- Saint Anselm still leads the all-time series 41-20-4.
UP NEXT
- Assumption vs. Fitchburg State University, Tuesday, November 10, 7:10 pm.
- Saint Anselm at Framingham State University, Saturday, November 7, 8:00 pm.
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