Box Score GARDNER, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team lost to Franklin Pierce University, 4-2, on Saturday evening during Northeast-10 Conference play in Gardner Veterans Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (9-11, 7-5 NE10), Franklin Pierce (9-9, 7-5 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Jack Macdonald (Baraboo, Wis./Seahawks Hockey Club), 1 goal, 16-for-24 faceoffs
• First-year Ty Bloom (Helena, Mont./Helena Bighorns), 1 goal, 15-for-26 faceoffs
• Junior Case Kantgias (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Northern Colorado Eagles), 1 assist
• Junior Brennan McFarland (Greeley, Colo./Northern Colorado Eagles), 1 assist
• Junior Moseley Schwartz (Philadelphia, Pa./Phillips Academy), 1 assist
• Sophomore Nick Wracker (Columbia S.C./Northeast Generals), 1 assist
• Senior Marshall Murphy (Little Canada, Minn./Northern Colorado Eagles), 31 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Matt Horan, 2 goals, 1 assist, +2
• Senior Trevor Lawler, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Sophomore Austin Pick, 1 goal
• Senior Cody Rumsey, 1 assist, 17-for-31 faceoffs, +2
• Sophomore Tyson Springer, 1 assist
• First-year Todd Branish, 1 assist
• Sophomore Jeremy Connor, 37 saves

GAME FACTS

• The Purple Knights won 41 of 75 faceoffs during the matchup.
• Murphy made 14 saves in the first period of the game.
• The Purple and Gold scored both of its goals in the second period, while the Ravens scored two in the third period.

THE ACTION

• The Ravens scored the first goal of the game at 7:55 in the first period when Horan scored after Murphy made a save on Branish's goal and Horan was able to tap in the puck on the rebound.
• Bloom notched the first goal for the Purple Knights near the end of the second period at 18:52 on a deflection off a slap shot from Kantgias to tie the game.
• Macdonald scored 28 seconds later on a backhand in front of the net to put the Purple Knights ahead 2-1 on helpers from Wracker and Schwartz.
• Franklin Pierce scored 1:43 into the third period when Pick slotted the puck past a diving Murphy on the rebound from Springer's shot from the point to tie the game.
• Lawler gave the Ravens the lead at 16:02 on an assist from Horan by recovering the puck in a scrum in front of the crease and putting it in the back of the net during a power play.
• The Ravens doubled the lead on an empty-net goal from Horan assisted by Rumsey to secure the victory with 56 seconds left.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Friday vs. Southern New Hampshire University, 7 p.m.
• The Purple Knights will host a Hope Happens Here Mental Health Awareness Game that night.