SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - The second-seeded Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team lost to No. 3 Southern New Hampshire University, 5-1, on Saturday during a Northeast-10 Conference Championship semifinal in Cairns Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (15-14), Southern New Hampshire (14-13-2)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Quinn McCarthy (Melrose, Mass./Holderness School), 1 goal
• Senior Gabriel Gagnon (Mascouche, Quebec/East Coast Wizards), 1 assist, 2 blocked shots
• Junior Brennan McFarland (Greeley, Colo./Northern Colorado Eagles), 1 assist
• Sophomore Cole Manahan (Hermantown, Minn./Vernal Oilers), 30 saves
• Senior Zach Taylor (Hanover, Mass./South Shore Kings), 15-for-30 faceoffs
• First-year Ty Bloom (Helena, Mont./Helena Bighorns), 11-for-17 faceoffs
• Junior Jack Macdonald (Baraboo, Wis./Seahawks Hockey Club), 10-for-19 faceoffs
• Junior David Ciancio (Scituate, R.I./Seahawks Hockey Club), 9 blocked shots

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Kurt Watson, 2 goals
• Senior Matt Amante, 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Anthony Marchant, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Sophomore Brendan Lynch, 2 assists
• First-year Stone Devlin, 1 goal
• First-year Collin Berke, 30 saves

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's held a 37-34 edge in faceoff wins, while the Penmen led in shots, 35-31.
• The teams combined to go 2-for-3 on power plays, each connecting once on the man advantage.
• The Purple and Gold lost for the only the third time in 13 semifinals at Cairns Arena.
• The postseason series between the teams is now tied, 5-5-1.

THE ACTION

• The Penmen held an 18-8 advantage in shots during the first period but were able to get one past Manahan only once. During a power play, first-year Nic Dallaire's shot from the left circle was blocked by a Purple Knight skater, but the puck redirected to Marchant at the right post for a tap-in with 13:28 gone.
• Amante pushed the lead to 2-0 at 6:51 of the second frame by picking a corner from the right circle during 4-on-4 play. Watson added to the advantage at 16:40, finishing from the slot.
• McCarthy got one back for the hosts during a third-period power play, picking the close corner from the left circle at 13:53.
• However, the Penmen scored twice with Manahan pulled for an extra attacker, first when Devlin tallied from the boards at center ice at 16:54 and again on Watson's shot from the blueline with 18:18 gone.