EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (February 23, 2024) – The Stonehill College men's ice hockey team dropped a 7-2 decision to Long Island University at the Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow, New York Friday afternoon.
Highlights
- Sophomore Dean Schwenninger scored the lone goal for the Skyhawks, marking his third goal of the season.
- Sophomore Frank Ireland and junior Henri Schreifels registered assists on Schwenninger's power-play goal.
- Freshman forward Anthony Galante netted his fourth goal of the season.
- Junior Kyle Heath and sophomore Alexander Tertyshny dished out assists on Galante's goal.
- Heath's assist extended his point-scoring streak to three games.
- Sophomore goaltender Dylan Meilun tallied 42 saves in between the pipes for the Skyhawks.
- Senior Nolan Welsh led the Sharks with two goals on the day, while freshman Garrett Valk netted his second of the season.
- Sophomore classmates Isaiah Fox and Austin Brimmer netted their sixth and 12th goals of the season, respectively.
- Senior Jordan Di Cicco lit the lamp on his first goal of the year.
- Postgrad netminder Brandon Perrone picked up the win in net for LIU after stopping 16 of his 18 shots faced in goal.
How it Happened
- LIU wasted little time jumping out to an early one-goal lead as Valk lit the lamp on his second of the season just 1:47 into the game.
- Stonehill nearly tied the game up minutes later as Galante's shot from just outside the crease was kicked away by Perrone in net.
- The Sharks extended their lead with less than two minutes to play in the opening period after Welsh scored on the power-play off assists from postgrad Grayson Constable and sophomore Cade Mason.
- After the Sharks drew a five-minute major penalty two minutes into the middle frame, LIU would tack its third goal of the game on the board on the man advantage.
- Fox rifled a shot from the nearside faceoff circle over Meilun's shoulder, extending the Shark's advantage to 3-0.
- At the 7:05 mark of the second, Brimmer would find the back of the cage for his sixth goal of the year, making it a 4-0 game in favor of the Sharks.
- Schwenninger would cut the Skyhawk's deficit to three goals after scoring a backhanded goal past a diving Perrone on the power play at the 16:32 mark of the second.
- LIU regained their early offensive momentum after the second intermission when Kane netted the Shark's fifth goal of the contest just 1:19 into the frame.
- Stonehill found a way to claw its way back to within three after Galante scored his fourth goal of the season minutes later.
- However, LIU would cap off the scoring at the 10:02 and 16:31 marks of the third off the sticks of Di Cicco and Welsh to seal the 7-2 victory over the Skyhawks.
Up Next
Stonehill (2-29-0) wraps up its two-game weekend set at LIU on Saturday. Puck drop between the Skyhawks and Sharks is set for 2 p.m. at the Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow, N.Y.
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