BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (February 18, 2023)- Courtesy of a four-goal performance from freshman Frank Ireland, the Stonehill College men's ice hockey team set a new program record for most wins during a season with their 17th win behind a 6-2 victory over Framingham State. Prior to the game, Stonehill honoroed their five seniors: Brendan Nehmer, Richard Hall, John Peloso, John Day, and Teddy McElaney. Stonehill College athletics would like to thank our seniors for all their efforts for the Stonehill men's ice hockey program over their careers!
Scoring
STO: Frank Ireland (Jake Cady and Dean Schwenninger)-05:28, 1st
Frank Ireland (William Tripp)-16:47, 1st
Brendan Nehmer (Cameron Collins)-03:58, 2nd
Nolan FitzPatrick (Cameron Collins and Brendan Nehmer)-04:38, 3rd
Frank Ireland (Max Pineo), 10:14-3rd
Frank Ireland (Matt Talarico), 18:10-3rd
FSU: John Baker (Ashton Collazo and Jake Conrad)-00:21, 1st
Cameron Lindsay (Sam Larkin)-18:12, 2nd
Goaltending
STO: John Day (60:00)-25 saves
FSU: Liam Kilgallen (60:00)-29 saves
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Frank Ireland set a new career-high Saturday with four goals (Photo Credit: Mary Gettens) |
The Details
- After a quick strike by Framingham State less than 30 seconds in, Stonehill responded nearly five minutes later courtesy of Ireland when put home his shot past Kilgallen.
- Later in the frame, Ireland netted the eventual go-ahead goal when Tripp swung the puck over to Ireland who fired home a one-timer and the squad headed into the second up one (2-1).
- Nehmer kept the offensive momentum going early into the second when after Collins found an open Nehmer, the senior put a hard shot on net. While his shot initially loooked like it was stopped, the puck trickled through Kilgallen's pads and gave the Skyhawks a 3-1 advantage.
- As the second started to wind down, the Rams cut the deficit to one (3-2) courtesy of Lindsay with the short-handed goal which set up for an action-packed third.
- Despite being down one, Stonehill once again grabbed a two-goal lead when FitzPatrick put the puck past the Rams netminder and put Stonehill up 4-2.
- For the remainder of the period, Ireland netted the Skyhawks' last two goals and capped off his four-goal night. Ireland is the first Skyhawk to score a hat trick since Peloso did so last season versus Franklin Pierce (Nov. 6).
- With today's victory, the program topped the previous wins record (16) held by the 2013-14 team.
Up Next
Stonehill wraps-up their season with an impressive 17-6-2 record which included a two-game win streak to cap off the year. The squad will look to continue thier momentum into next year.
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