Men's Ice Hockey 12/7/2019 12:00:00 AM

McAuliffe, Schreiner Score Twice to Lift Men's Ice Hockey over Castleton

Box Score

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team defeated Castleton University, 7-0, on Saturday at Cairns Arena in a non-conference game, besting a Spartan squad that had upset No. 2 Norwich University on Friday. Before the game, the Purple Knights honored John Gurskis '98 by retiring his No. 9, the first number retired in program history.

RECORDS

Saint Michael's (6-3-1), Castleton (3-7-1)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

First-year Matt Schreiner (Falmouth, Mass./Walpole Express), 2 goals, 1 assist, 10-for-16 faceoffs
Junior Paul McAuliffe (Newton, Mass./Kimball Union Academy), 2 goals
Junior Andrew Olevitz (Winthrop, Mass./Northern Cyclones), 1 goal, 1 assist
Junior Cameron Stewart (Sabattus, Maine/East Coast Wizards), 1 goal, 1 assist
First-year Sam Johnson (Freeport, Maine/Walpole Express), 1 goal (1st career), 1 assist
Junior Thomas Flack (Toronto, Ontario/Saint Michael's Buzzers), 2 assists
First-year Jeremy Routh (Hamden, Conn./New Hampshire Junior Monarchs), 2 assists
Junior Sel Narby (Huntington, N.Y./Connecticut Junior Rangers), 1 assist, +4
First-year Alec Lindberg (Bedford, N.H./Hampton Roads Whalers), 40 saves (1st career shutout)

OPPONENT LEADERS

Sophomore Anton Tarvainen, 15-for-20 faceoffs
First-year Brandon Collett, 19 saves in 32:17
Sophomore Kyle Alaverdy, 12 saves in 27:31 of relief

GAME FACTS

The 7-0 win was the Purple Knights' largest shutout victory since also defeating Castleton, 12-0, on Nov. 15, 2003.
Castleton held advantages in shots (40-38) and faceoff wins (36-32).
The Spartans had upset No. 2 Norwich University, 2-1, on Friday.
John Gurskis '98 became the first Saint Michael's player to have his number retired prior to the game, with his No. 9 rising to the rafters. He holds school records for career points (234), assists (141) and game-winning goals (11) while standing second in goals (93).

THE ACTION

The Purple Knights took the lead with 7:04 gone in the first period when a pass by Routh was deflected by junior Ethan Hendrickson (Budd Lake, N.J./New Jersey Rockets) to the front of the net for Schreiner, whose shot went to the right side.
The Spartans had a chance to tie the game 2:44 into the second period when they were awarded a penalty shot, but Lindberg made the save to keep the score 1-0.
The lead was extended at 5:47 when a two-on-one play ended with a pass from Flack to McAuliffe for a one-timer goal.
Johnson scored his first career goal with 9:37 gone when Schreiner passed to him on the left point and the shot stung the top right corner of the net.
Sophomore Andrew DeCristoforo (Medway, Mass./South Shore Kings) assisted the fourth goal when his shot was saved, but Schreiner was there to knock in the rebound at 12:29, capping a run of three goals in 6:48.
First-year Paulius Macijauskas (Kėdainiai, Lithuania/Rice Memorial Prep) earned his first career assist with 7:33 gone in the third when his shot was saved by Alaverdy, but Stewart was there to hit in the rebound.
Olevitz scored the sixth goal for the Purple Knights 11:59 into the period after a pass by junior Paul Cerdà (Puigcerdà, Catalunya/Buffalo State) found him at the top of the right circle, and the shot went to the top right corner of the net.
The seventh goal came 57 seconds later when McAuliffe found the back of the net for the second time off a pass by Johnson, capping another quick three-goal spurt, this time in a matter of 5:23.