MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team opened a Northeast-10 Conference weekend series at Saint Anselm College with a 5-0 loss on Friday at Sullivan Arena. In a key league set, the Hawks entered the contest second in the league, one spot ahead of the third-place Purple Knights.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (9-10-1, 8-6-1 NE10), Saint Anselm (15-9-2, 10-5-2 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Senior Sam Johnson (Freeport, Maine/Walpole Express), 4 blocks
- Junior Marshall Murphy (Little Canada, Minn./Northern Colorado Eagles), 28 saves in 46:35
- Junior Jackson Cole (Newark, Del./Vernal Oilers), 6 saves in 13:25 of relief
- Senior Matt Schreiner (Falmouth, Mass./Walpole Express), 11-for-15 faceoffs
- Sophomore Jack Macdonald (Baraboo, Wis./Seahawks Hockey Club), 6-for-13 faceoffs
- Junior Zach Taylor (Hanover, Mass./South Shore Kings), 9-for-21 faceoffs
OPPONENT LEADERS
- First-year John Myers, 2 goals
- First-year Luke Linart, 1 goal, 1 assist
- Junior Will Christensen, 1 goal
- Sophomore Hunter Brackett, 1 goal
- Senior Nick Howard, 26 saves
GAME FACTS
- The Purple Knights lost for only the second time in seven games.
THE ACTION
- Saint Anselm scored twice in a 35-second span of the opening period to take control. Brackett put back a rebound with 6:05 gone before Myers tallied from the low slot.
- Christensen made it 3-0 at 4:55 of the second, beating Murphy to his blocker side from the slot.
- Myers scored his second goal at 13:30, as his shot from the blue line eluded a screened Murphy.
- Linart netted a 5-on-3 goal with 7:25 gone in the third, connecting on a slapshot from the left circle.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Saturday at Saint Anselm, 4 p.m.
