WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team suffered a 3-2 road loss to the Colonels of Wilkes University on Saturday evening after the Colonels found a game-winning goal with 2:29 left in the third period.
Charles Risk (Medicine Hat, Alberta) and Stephen Kyrkostas (Long Island, N.Y.) scored goals for the Falcons, with Kyrkostas' tally being the first of his young career. In net, Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario) made a season-high 30 saves.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Wilkes 3 | Albertus Magnus 2
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-2-0) | Wilkes (1-1-1)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Falcons took the first lead of the game 2:56 into the first period on a goal from Risk.
• On the power play, Albertus passed the puck around the zone until Risk wristed a Ryan Colwell (Plainedge, N.Y.) pass over the opposing keeper's stick-side shoulder.
• Wilkes answered by scoring the following two goals to take a 2-1 advantage into the second period.
• Albertus evened the score at 2-2 13:45 into the second frame on a strike from Kyrkostas.
• After stealing the puck from a Colonels' skater, Caden Pattison (Lake Stevens, Wash.) guided a pass to a streaking Kyrkostas, who cut across the zone and slapped a shot over a sliding goalie.
• Neither team scored for the remainder of the second, as the game transitioned into the third deadlocked at 2-all.
• Following 17-plus minutes of scoreless hockey to start the third period, the Colonels took the lead with 2:29 remaining when an open Mason Vonk buried a shot from the center of his zone.
• Unfortunately for the Falcons, they could not find an equalizer before the final horn, sealing a 3-2 Colonels' win on Saturday evening.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Logan Bateman (L, 1-2-0): 33 Shots on Goal | 3 Goals-Against | 30 Saves
Wilkes: Garrett Nieto (W, 1-1-1): 32 Shots on Goal | 2 Goal-Against | 30 Saves
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• Wilkes edged Albertus in shots, 33-32.
• Both teams finished with 30 saves.
• Both teams were called for five penalties, with Albertus serving 10 minutes in the box and Wilkes serving 21.
• Kyrkostas finished the contest with a game-high five shots.
NOTEWORTHY
• Today's game marked the third all-time meeting between the Falcons and Colonels.
• Kyrkostas tallied the first goal of his career.
• Bateman's 30 saves are a season-high for the senior.
• Risk (2g, 1a) and Colwell (1a, 2g) are now tied for the team lead in points this season with three.
• Cameron Weitzman (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec) tallied his first point of the season, assisting on Risk's goal in the first period.
UP NEXT
The Falcons resume their weekend series against the Colonels tomorrow afternoon with a 5 p.m. home showdown at the Ralph Walker Skating Rink.
