MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team suffered a 5-1 road loss to intrastate foe Wesleyan (Conn.) University on Tuesday evening at the Spurrier-Snyder Rink in Middletown, Conn.

Sophomore forward Brendan Sjostedt (Tewksbury, Mass.) scored the lone goal for the Falcons, the first of his young career. In net, Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario) made 35 saves in a busy night between the pipes.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Wesleyan (Conn.) 5 | Albertus Magnus 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (13-7-1) | Wesleyan (Conn.) (10-8-2)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cardinals controlled the first period, taking a 2-0 lead into the first intermission. Wiggle Kerbrat and Jake Lachance netted goals in the opening frame, with Kerbrat's coming on an early power play.

Wesleyan added to its advantage 3:09 into the second period on a goal from Owen Sweet to give the home team a 3-0 lead. On the power play again, Sweet gathered a loose puck in the middle of the zone and found daylight above Bateman's stick-side shoulder.

Albertus broke onto the scoreboard at the 7:53 mark of the second period to make it a 3-1 game. Sjostedt tallied his first career goal after cleaning up an almost-goal by Harley Michaels (Kirkland, Quebec). Michaels' initial shot hit the bottom of the crossbar and fell straight down to Sjostedt for the score.

Unfortunately for the Falcons, they could not build on that momentum as the Cardinals went ahead 4-1 on a goal at the 17:17 mark. Emmet Powell netted the tally after beating a defender and sending a rocket into the bottom-right corner of the net.

In the third period, things did not get any better for AMC, as the Cardinals added one more goal to secure a 5-1 home victory.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Logan Bateman (L, 13-5-1): Shots on Goal 40 | Goals-Against 5 | Saves 35
Wesleyan (Conn.): Erik Voloshin (W, 5-3-1): Shots on Goal 22 | Goal-Against 1 | Saves 21

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Cardinals owned a 40-22 lead in shots.
• Wesleyan scored three of its five goals on the power play.
• Albertus served eight minutes on four penalties, while the Cardinals sat 10 minutes on five infractions.
• Charles Risk (Medicine Hat, Alberta) paced the Falcons with four shots.

NOTEWORTHY

• Tonight's game marks the second all-time meeting between the Cardinals and Falcons.
• With the win, Wesleyan improves to 2-0-0 in the all-time series.
• Sjostedt's goal is the first of his collegiate career.
• Michaels has recorded an assist in five of the last six games.
• Bateman has tallied 30-plus saves in back-to-back starts.

UP NEXT
The men's ice hockey team will return to their home ice at the Ralph Walker Skating Rink for a home clash against the AMCATS of Anna Maria College on Thursday, Feb. 10. Puck drop is set for 7:15 PM.