HOOKSETT, N.H. – The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team picked up its first shutout of the season on Saturday evening, defeating Fitchburg State by a 3-0 final score at the Stovepipe Tournament, hosted by Southern New Hampshire University. With the win, the Falcons advance to play Western New England University in the tournament championship game tomorrow at 4:50 p.m.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 3 | Fitchburg St. 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (3-4-0) | Fitchburg St. (4-2-0)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless 14 minutes to start the game, Albertus netted the contest's opening goal at the 14:09 mark of the first period. Colt Corpse (Fort Wayne, Ind.) tallied his first career goal on a one-timer from the right side of the zone after a pass from Dino Antoniadis (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan).

AMC took a 2-0 lead 16:07 into the second period on a goal from Charles Risk (Medicine Hat, Alberta). Risk sent the puck in from just above the blue line, finding space through the keeper's legs for his first goal of the season. Ryan Colwell (Plainedge, N.Y.) earned an assist on the score.

Two minutes later, Sam Anderson (Calgary, Alberta) made it a 3-0 game with his second goal of the year. At the 18:05 mark, Harley Michaels (Kirkland, Quebec) stole the puck with a man down and brought it into the offensive zone before finding Anderson, who beat two defenders and the goalie for the score.

The three-goal lead heading into the third proved to be more than enough for Albertus, as its defense stepped up in the final 20 minutes to secure the shutout. Anchoring the backline was Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario), who made 18 saves in the third, 35 for the game, to pick up his first career clean sheet.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Logan Bateman (W, 3-2-0): Shots on Goal 35 | Goals-Against 0 | Saves 35
Fitchburg St.: Brian McGrath (L, 3-2-0): Shots on Goal 40 | Goals-Against 3 | Saves 37

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Albertus outshot Fitchburg State by a 40-35 margin.
• AMC was whistled for nine penalties for 26 minutes in the box.
• FSU served 12 minutes on six penalties.
• Neither team scored on the power play.
• Jonathan Stein (Vancouver, British Columbia) and Owen Allan (Ancaster, Ontario) led the Falcons with four shots.

NOTEWORTHY

• Today's contest is the second all-time meeting between Albertus and Fitchburg State.
• The first meeting was AMC's first-ever win on Jan. 4, 2020.
• AMC improves to 2-0-0 all-time against FSU.
• Today's shutout is the first in program history.
• Albertus is currently on a three-game win streak. 
• Corpse's goal is the first of his young career.
• Risk scored the first goal of his junior campaign.

UP NEXT
Albertus men's ice hockey will play the Golden Bears of Western New England University in the Stovepipe Tournament championship game tomorrow at 4:50 p.m. at the Ice Den in Hooksett, N.H.