UTICA, N.Y. (December 1, 2023) – The Stonehill College men's ice hockey team fell to nationally ranked Utica University, 7-2, on Friday night. With the loss, the Skyhawks fall to 0-15 on the season.
Highlights
- Junior Henri Schreifels is now tied for the team lead with sophomore Frank Ireland with five goals on the season.
- Freshman defender Devon Carlstrom recorded his first career goal against the Pioneers.
- After dishing out an assist on Carlstrom's second period goal, Ireland now leads the squad with nine points on the year (5 G, 4 A).
- Sophomore Dean Schwenninger led the Skyhawks offensively, registering two points on the night off a pair of assists.
- Junior goaltender Gavin FitzPatrick and sophomore Dylan Meilun split time in between the pipes, where they combined for 31 total saves.
- Freshman Drake Morse notched his first career hat trick for Utica, while freshman Eric Vitale and senior Jakob Breault each added three points of their own on the night.
- Sophomore Ethan Roberts and junior Bryan Landsberger split duties in net. Roberts made 12 saves while Landsberger totaled 16.
How it Happened
- Stonehill came out of the gates strong as just a minute in Schwenninger intercepted the puck and dished it over to Schreifels who found the back of the net on what was the Skyhawks' first shot attempt of the night.
- However, the Pioneers would battle their way back netting three goals over the remaining 19 minutes of the opening frame to take a 3-1 lead into the first intermission.
- Utica would tack two more on the board in the second, after Morse scored his second goal of the game off an assist from Breault.
- Freshman Aiden Hughes extended the Pioneer lead to 5-1 at the 16:45 mark of the middle frame after drawing a penalty on a breakaway and capitalizing on the penalty shot attempt.
- In the closing minute of the second, Carlstrom would whistle a shot past Landsberger, bringing the score to 5-2 and stopping the string of Utica's five unanswered goals.
- Breault and Morse would cap off the scoring in the third and final period to seal the 7-2 victory over the Skyhawks.
Up Next
Stonehill (0-15-0) returns to action on Sunday, hosting Brown University at the Bridgewater Ice Arena. Puck drop between the Skyhawks and Bears is set for 4 p.m.
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