WORCESTER, Mass. - Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team lost to first-place Assumption University, 3-2, in Northeast-10 Conference play on Friday in the Worcester Ice Arena.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (12-13, 10-7 NE10), Assumption (22-4, 15-2 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Ashton Allain (Brentwood, Tenn./Walpole Express), 1 goal
• Sophomore Quinn McCarthy (Melrose, Mass./Holderness School), 1 goal
• Senior Zach Taylor (Hanover, Mass./South Shore Kings), 1 assist, 14-for-25 faceoffs
• Senior Gabriel Gagnon (Mascouche, Quebec/East Coast Wizards), 1 assist
• First-year Hans Forselius (Guilford, Conn./Seahawks Hockey Club), 1 assist
• Junior Jack Macdonald (Baraboo, Wis./Seahawks Hockey Club), 9-for-19 faceoffs
• Sophomore Cole Manahan (Hermantown, Minn./Vernal Oilers), 39 saves

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Ronny Paragallo, 1 goal, 2 assists, 8-for-17 faceoffs
• First-year Luke Evers, 1 goal
• First-year Leo Piandes, 1 goal
• Senior Camron Roberts, 1 assist, 5 blocked shots
• Senior Patrick Rossetti, 1 assist
• Sophomore Jake Lavoie, 1 assist
• Senior William Roberts, 8-for-12 faceoffs
• First-year Callum Welch, 34 saves

GAME FACTS

• After action in the league on Friday, Saint Michael's was tied with Franklin Pierce University for third in the NE10.
• The Purple Knights held the advantage in faceoffs 31-29 during the meeting, while Assumption had a 42-36 edge in shots.
• Manahan has recorded 30-plus saves in the last five games he has started.
• Tonight's matchup was the eighth 3-2 contest the team has played during the 2023-24 season.

THE ACTION

• McCarthy got the scoring started at 17:29 of the first period when he slotted the puck with his forehand on an assist from Taylor, who found McCarthy unmarked in front of the net to make the score 1-0.
• The Greyhounds equalized shorthanded with 50 seconds left when Paragallo scored on the breakaway.
• The Purple and Gold took the lead early in the second period at 2:38 when Allain scored on the rebound of Gagnon's shot from the point to give the visitors a 2-1 lead.
• Manahan made 18 saves during the second period to keep the Greyhounds from equalizing.
• Assumption scored quickly in the third period at 2:25 when Piandes scored on assists from Paragallo and Lavoie.
• The Greyhounds took the lead at 5:50 when Evers scored in front of the crease on Paragallo's second assist on the night to give Assumption a 3-2 lead.
• Manahan was pulled for an extra skater at 17:40, but Taylor's shot at 18:54 was the only one on goal for the Purple Knights during the advantage.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday at Assumption, 12:40 p.m.