WALTHAM, Mass. (October 21, 2023) – The Stonehill College men's ice hockey team dropped a tough 4-1 decision to rival Bentley University on Saturday night in a non-conference matchup in Waltham, Mass.
Highlights
- Sophomore defender Greg Japchen scored the lone goal for the Skyhawks, marking his first career goal in the opening period.
- Freshman duo of Dominick Campione and Joseph Grainda each dished out their first assists on the young season.
- Sophomore netminder Dylan Meilun tallied 41 saves in goal for Stonehill. Meilun now ranks tied for third across NCAA Division I with 176 total saves on the season.
- Senior trio of Nick Bochen, Ethan Leyh, and Ethan Harrison each scored their first goals of the season, while senior Nik Armstrong-Kingkade netted his first career goal for the Falcons.
- Senior goalkeeper Nicholas Grabko earned the win in net for Bentley after stopping 18 of his 19 shots faced.
How it Happened
- Bentley opened the scoring at the 6:33 mark of the opening period after Bochen scored his first goal of the season on the power play.
- Japchen answered the Falcons early goal less than five minutes later with a rocket one-timer shot off the blue line into the back of the net off assists from both Campione and Grainda.
- However, Bentley would tack one more goal on the board with less than three minutes to play in the opening frame to take a 2-1 advantage into the first intermission.
- The Falcons wasted little time in the second period extending their lead to 3-1 after Harrison found the back of the net at the 1:50 mark of the middle frame.
- Both sides would remain scoreless until the 47-second mark of the final period where Bentley would cap off its scoring with a goal off the stick of Armstrong-Kingkade, sealing the 4-1 victory for the Falcons.
Up Next
Stonehill (0-4-0) returns to action on Sunday, facing off against Brown University. Puck drop from Providence, R.I., is slated for 2 P.M.
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