UNE Takes Down Men’s Hockey 4-1
Suffolk men’s hockey fell to the University of New England, 4-1, Friday night at Harold Alfond Forum.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Team Stats
U. of New England
| Game Statistics | Suffolk | U. of New England |
|---|---|---|
| PowerPlays | 0 for 3 | 1 for 2 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 2 (4) | 4 (8) |
| Shots on Goal | 17 | 21 |
| Face Offs Won | 19 | 46 |
BIDDEFORD, Maine – Suffolk men's hockey fell to the University of New England, 4-1, Friday night at Harold Alfond Forum.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | University of New England 4
RECORDS: Suffolk (3-3-1, 1-3-1 CNE)) | University of New England (4-2-0, 3-2-0 CNE)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Nor'Easters knocked the first goal of the game away with 3:32 remaining in the opening period. Drew Olivieri won the face-off at the left circle inside Suffolk's zone. Dominic Murphy quickly picked the puck up and sniped a shot over CJ Hapward's glove side shoulder to put the Rams in a 1-0 hole at the first intermission.
Kevin O'Keefe doubled UNE's advantage with no help 2:31 into the middle period.
That two-goal gap remained as the teams headed to the locker room for the second time.
Suffolk got on the board 6:53 into the third period. Nick Liotino had the puck inside the left face-off dot in Suffolk's zone. He dished it ahead to Scott McManus at the Rams' blue line, who quickly found a zooming Jake Grace. Grace took the puck into the Nor'Easters terrioty and flicked a wrister into the back of the twine to make it 2-1.
UNE restored the two-goal margin on the power play at the midway point of the third frame and put away its fourth tally of the night for insurance with 7:17 remaining in regulation.
Kyle Pelletier had a chance to add to Suffolk's side of the board less than two minutes later, but the rookies' attempt hit the post and the 4-1 distance remained the rest of the way.
NETMINDER NOTES
- Hapward had 17 saves in the setback.
- Stefan Carney turned aside 16 shots for the Nor'Easters.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Grace was responsible for Suffolk's lone goal.
- McManus and Liotino had one assist apiece.
- The Nor'Easters held a 21-16 edge in shots.
- UNE also won the face-off battle, 46-19.
NOTEWORTHY
- Grace scored his first goal of the season.
- McManus is on a two-game point streak. He dished out his second assist of the season.
- Liotino logged his second helper of the year.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Rams and Nor'Easters are in store for a rematch tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 23 at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink in East Boston at 3:20 p.m.