SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey senior Matt Schreiner (Falmouth, Mass./Walpole Express) forced overtime with a goal in the final minute of regulation before the Purple Knights lost to the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 4-3, on Friday during an exhibition game at Cairns Arena.
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Schreiner, 1 goal
- Senior Jeremy Routh (Hamden, Conn./New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs), 1 goal, 1 assist
- Sophomore David Ciancio (Scituate, R.I./Seahawks Hockey Club), 2 assists
- First-year Quinn McCarthy (Melrose, Mass./Holderness School), 1 goal
- Junior Marshall Murphy (Little Canada, Minn./Northern Colorado Eagles), 33 saves in 40 minutes
- First-year Cole Manahan (Hermantown, Minn./Vernal Oilers), 18 saves in 20:10 of relief
- Junior Zach Taylor (Hanover, Mass./South Shore Kings), 15-for-23 faceoffs, 1 assist
- Sophomore Jack Macdonald (Baraboo, Wis./Seahawks Hockey Club), 11-for-18 faceoffs
- Junior TJ Beaver (Enfield, N.H./Proctor Academy), 2 blocked shots
OPPONENT LEADERS
- First-year Ryan Bonfield, 1 goal
- Junior Paul Bryer, 1 goal
- Junior Ryan Butler, 1 goal
- Graduate student Matt Araujo, 1 goal
- Graduate student Kyle Alaverdy, 2 saves in 20 minutes
- First-year Eli Shiller, 2 saves in 20 minutes of relief
- Sophomore Jacob Hearne, 5 saves in 21:45 of relief
GAME FACTS
- The teams met in an exhibition game for the fourth straight season.
- Nine Purple Knights made their debuts with the team.
THE ACTION
- The Cardinals scored a pair of early goals to nab a 2-0 lead, as Araujo tallied from the mid-slot with 4:04 gone in the contest before Bryer put home a loose puck out front 1:33 later.
- Routh halved the deficit by scoring from the inside edge of the left circle at 18:13.
- Butler pushed home a rebound at 2:49 of the second period, but the Purple Knights again crept within a goal when McCarthy went glove side on Shiller from the right circle with 19:12 gone.
- With Manahan pulled and the Purple and Gold on a power play, Schreiner struck for the equalizer at 19:07 of the third period, knocking in senior Nathan Smith's (Wildwood, Mo./New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs) pass from deep in the right corner.
- However, the Cardinals went on a late power play that carried into overtime, and Bonfield one-timed junior Thomas Maia's backdoor pass at 1:45 of the extra session for the winner.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Next Friday at Albertus Magnus College, 4 p.m. during the Purple Knights' regular-season opener.
