Men’s Ice Hockey Falls to No. 5/6 Curry, 5-2

CANTON, Mass. – Suffolk men's ice hockey suffered its first Conference of New England (CNE) setback of the season Friday night, a 5-2 road defeat to No. 5/6 Curry. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | No. 5/6 Curry 5
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-2-0, 2-1-0 CNE) | No. 5/6 Curry (2-1-0, 1-1-0 CNE) 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Suffolk came out flying, firing the first four shots of the night and breaking through just 91 seconds in. A forced neutral-zone turnover sprung Bobby Lachance, whose shot was kicked aside by Cam Smith, but Alex Ondos jumped on the rebound and buried it for the early edge.
• Curry answered quickly as Blake Rothstein leveled the score at 3:26, and at 10:08, Gage Dill gave the Colonels their first lead with an unassisted tally. The visitors carried that 2-1 advantage into the first intermission.
• Even with Suffolk owning a 12-6 shot margin in the second period, Curry capitalized on its chances, striking twice, once from Chance Uzzell and again on a shorthanded finish by Killian Rowlee. 
• The Rams clawed one back late, converting on the power play when Daniel McKiernan deposited a feed from Scott McManus with just over five minutes remaining. 
• Curry sealed the result with an empty netter from Victor Daigneault with just 26 seconds to go in regulation.

NETMINDER NOTES

• Austin McNicholas recorded 17 saves in the match.
• Smith stood tall with 30 stops. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• McKiernan finished with a multi-point stat line of one goal and one assist.
• Ondos netted one goal.
• Lachance, McManus, and Josh Milso picked up one assist apiece.
• The Rams outshot the Colonels 32-22.
• Suffolk went 1-5 on the power play while Curry went 0-4. 

NOTEWORTHY

• McKiernan has recorded a point in every game this season, totaling four goals and three assists to this point.
• Andos secured his first collegiate goal.
• McManus secured his 10th career assist on his first helper of the season.
• Lachance and Milso notched their third assists of the campaign. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk returns home tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 15, to battle Roger Williams at 4:50 p.m. inside Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.