BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (October 30, 2023) – The Stonehill College men's ice hockey team came up short, 4-2, against Long Island University (LIU) at the Bridgewater Ice Arena Monday night. The Skyhawks fall to 0-7-0 on the season, while the Sharks improve to 3-5-0 on the year.
Highlights
- Senior captain Max Pineo scored his first goal of the season, while freshman defender Charles Banquier netted the first of his young career.
- Junior Kyle Heath dished out his team-leading third assist on the young campaign, while sophomore Frank Ireland distributed his first of the season for the Skyhawks.
- Sophomore netminder Dylan Meilun tallied 34 saves in goal for Stonehill, marking his fifth game of the season with 30 or more saves.
- Graduate student Remy Parker, sophomore Josh Zary, and sophomore Isaiah Fox recorded multi-point games for LIU.
- Parker lit the lamp twice on the night, while Zary scored a goal and dished out an assist along with Fox who distributed two assists for the Sharks.
- Junior goalkeeper Rico DiMatteo earned his second win in net for LIU after stopping eight of his 10 shots faced in goal.
How it Happened
- After opening the game even on both sides of the ice, LIU would open the scoring at the 8:25 mark of the first period, where Parker scored his sixth goal of the season.
- Trailing 1-0 coming out of the first intermission, Stonehill would respond with a pair of goals in the opening 10 minutes of the middle frame.
- Pineo scored less than three minutes into the period on an unassisted power-play goal, while Banquier netted his first career goal shorthanded off assists from Heath and Ireland.
- However, less than two minutes after the Skyhawks took the lead, the Sharks would tie the game up at two with a power play goal off the stick of Parker, marking his second goal of the night.
- LIU would regain its lead at the 17:32 mark of the middle frame as Zary scored his fourth goal on the year.
- The Sharks would cap off the games scoring halfway through the third, when senior defender Aaron Grounds scored his first career goal for LIU to seal the victory over Stonehill.
Up Next
Stonehill (0-7-0) travel to Tempe, Arizona next weekend for a two-game set against Arizona State. Puck drop between the Skyhawks and Sun Devils on Friday is set for 10 P.M. ET.
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