RYE, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team scored three first-period power-play goals on Saturday en route to a 6-4 win over Manhattanville College, completing a weekend sweep in the Playland Ice Casino.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-0), Manhattanville (0-2)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Zach Taylor (Hanover, Mass./South Shore Kings), 1 goal, 3 assists, +3, 9-for-22 faceoffs
• Sophomore Quinn McCarthy (Melrose, Mass./Holderness School), 2 goals, +2
• Junior David Ciancio (Scituate, R.I./Seahawks Hockey Club), 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 blocked shots
• Junior Brennan McFarland (Greeley, Colo./Northern Colorado Eagles), 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Ty Bloom (Helena, Mont./Helena Bighorns), 2 assists
• Junior Case Kantgias (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Northern Colorado Eagles), 1 goal
• Senior Marshall Murphy (Little Canada, Minn./Northern Colorado Eagles), 37 saves
• Sophomore Jake Leale (Suffern, N.Y./Connecticut RoughRiders), 3 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Artem Mateichenko, 3 assists
• Senior AJ Bella, 2 goals
• Junior James Gregory, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Senior Dan Barry, 1 goal
• Sophomore Tripp Clarke, 9 saves in 22:54, loss
• Sophomore Sebastian Woods, 2 saves in 38:43 in relief

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's potted six goals on 17 shots.
• Both teams scored three power-play goals, with the Purple Knights going 3-for-5 and the hosts 3-for-6.
• The Purple and Gold is 2-0 for the first time since 2010-11.
• Murphy recorded his 20th career win, tying Chris Johnson '19 for ninth in program history just one night after matching Nick Dion '99 (19) on the all-time list.
• Head coach Damian DiGiulian recorded the 99th victory of his Saint Michael's career.

THE ACTION

• McFarland tallied from the left circle with 2:49 gone in the first period on a power play before Saint Michael's scored twice more late in the frame on man advantages. Kantgias tallied from the high slot at 14:35, and McCarthy made it 3-0 at 18:52 after taking Taylor's feed down low.
• Gregory got one back on a power play 3:28 into the second period, sending a shot through a screened Murphy.
• Taylor scored only 2:01 later, but Bella converted another power-play strike at 6:40, tallying from the right circle.
• Ciancio pushed the lead to 5-2 before the second intermission, picking a shot from the right circle during a line change at 16:28.
• Valiants scored the first two goals of the third period to bring their team within one marker. Barry potted a power-play goal from the right point at 6:06, and Bella put home a one-timer from the right circle at 18:57 with Woods pulled for an extra attacker.
• Murphy denied a Bella tying bid in the final 40 seconds before Ciancio and Taylor both blocked ensuing shots, and McCarthy sealed the win with an empty-net goal from the blue line with one second to go.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday at Southern New Hampshire University, 7:40 p.m.
• The Purple Knights open their Northeast-10 Conference slate.