NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team defeated the Mustangs of SUNY Morrisville by a 4-1 final score on Tuesday evening at the Ralph Walker Skating Rink.
The Falcons posted four different goal scorers in the evening matchup, with Alex Gagnon (Montreal, Quebec), Zach Pellegrino (Madison, Conn.), Owen Allan (Ancaster, Ontario), and Jonathan Stein (Vancouver, British Columbia) all finding the back of the net. In goal, Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario) made 31 saves to pick up his 10th win of the season.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 4 | Morrisville 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (10-5-0) | Morrisville (4-9-1)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
It took the Falcons 10:38 to take the game's first lead after a goal by Gagnon. After JJ Berdal (Wausau, Wis.) stole the puck in his defensive zone, he sent a quick pass to Tyler Ignazzitto (Bath, Ontario), who turned and fed Gagnon for the streaking goal.
Albertus added to its lead midway through the second period, scoring a power-play goal at the 9:49 mark to take a 2-0 advantage. On a faceoff with an extra man, Sam Anderson (Calgary, Alberta) tipped the draw to Pellegrino for a wrister through the keeper's five-hole for the goal. Pellegrino's tally is his first in an Albertus uniform.
The Falcons found the back of the net again 3:49 later to storm ahead 3-0. With 13:38 gone in the second, Charles Risk (Medicine Hat, Alberta) kept the puck in his zone before passing to Allan in front of the crease for the easy goal.
Unfortunately for the Falcons, they lost the clean sheet with 4:50 left in the game. After a turnover in the neutral zone, the Mustangs capitalized on a 3-on-1 chance to make it a 3-1 game.
This late goal stood as the only one for Morrisville, as Albertus iced the game with 1:09 left on an empty-net tally. Following a Mustangs' turnover, Stein scored his team-leading ninth goal of the year after passes from Anderson and Gagnon.
Bateman finished the evening game with 31 saves on 32 shots for his 10th win of the season. Bateman has tallied 30-plus saves in two of his last three starts.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Logan Bateman (W, 10-3-0): Shots on Goal 32 | Goal-Against 1 | Saves 31
Morrisville: Garrett Boyonoski (L, 2-1-0): Shots on Goal 32 | Goals-Against 3 | Saves 29
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- The Falcons slightly edged the Mustangs in shots, 33-32.
- Albertus went a perfect 1-for-1 on the power play.
- AMC served six minutes on three penalties, while Morrisville sat for two minutes on one infraction.
- Gagnon led all players with five shots.
NOTEWORTHY
- Tonight's game was the first-ever meeting between the Falcons and Mustangs.
- Albertus improved to 3-2 at home this season with the win tonight.
- AMC has won three consecutive games.
- With a goal and an assist tonight, Gagnon (8g, 13a) paces the Falcons with 21 points.
- Gagnon has recorded multiple points in each of the last four games.
- Stein is up to a team-leading nine goals on the year.
- Anderson has tallied multiple points in three consecutive games.
- Pellegrino's tally is the first of his Albertus career.
UP NEXT
The Falcons are slated to return to the ice on Tuesday, Jan. 18, to play in-state foe Wesleyan (Conn.) University. The afternoon bout is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the Spurrier-Snyder Rink in Middletown, Conn.
