NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Two first-period goals propelled the Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team to a 2-0 shutout victory over Castleton University on Friday afternoon at the Ralph Walker Skating Rink.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 2 | Castleton 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (9-3-0) | Castleton (4-9-0)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Tim Manning (Concord, Ohio) gave the Falcons a 1-0 lead 5:35 into the first period by taking advantage of some confusion in front of the crease.
• After Coleton Cianci (Kirkland, Quebec) brought the puck up the ice and found Spencer Silver (North Wales, Pa.) for a shot from the left circle, Manning cleaned up the save by sneaking a shot by the moving goalie for the score.

• Albertus benefited from another scrambled play at the 17:17 mark of the first to go ahead 2-0.
• Alex Gagnon (Montreal, Quebec) started the play by slapping a one-timer from the left circle that was blocked. Cameron Weitzman (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec) then got a touch on the puck in front of the crease before a persistent Ryan Colwell (Plainedge, N.Y.) sent it into the back of the net to make it a 2-0 game.

• Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario) made the most of his two-goal cushion by recording 27 saves on his way to the shutout victory.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Logan Bateman (W, 9-3-0): 27 Shots on Goal | 0 Goals-Against | 27 Saves
Castleton: Brandon Collett (L, 2-5-0): 48 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals-Against | 46 Saves

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Falcons owned a dominant 48-27 advantage in shots.
• Albertus netted the only power-play goal of the night, going 1-for-4 with an extra skater.
• AMC finished the evening a perfect 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
• The Falcons served six minutes in the box on three penalties, while Castleton sat eight minutes on four infractions.
• JJ Berdal (Wausau, Wis.) paced all skaters with six shots on goal.

NOTEWORTHY

• Tonight's game marked the first-ever meeting between the Falcons and Spartans.
• Albertus' offense has been on fire lately, as it has tallied 48 or more shots in back-to-back games.
• Bateman posted his second shutout of the season against Castleton.
• Gagnon has tallied a point in eight of his last nine contests.
• This season, Gagnon now paces the Falcons with 15 points (7g, 8a).
• Silver's assist to Manning marked his first career point with Albertus.
• Weitzman has tallied an assist in three of his last four games.

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to the ice on Thursday, Dec. 29, for day one of the two-day Codfish Bowl Tournament, hosted by UMass Boston. Albertus will kick off the 57th Annual Codfish Bowl at 4:30 p.m. against Tufts University at UMass Boston's Edward T. Barry Ice Rink.