PAWTUCKET, R.I. - The Albertus Magnus College men's hockey team opened up its season with an impressive 4-0 win over Johnson and Wales University on Saturday evening in a non-conference game.

Kyle Dann (Windham, N.H.) led the way with a goal and two assists, and Connor Bertamini (Calgary, Alberta), William Lavigne (Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Quebec) and Paden Hicks (Kansas City, Mo.) each had a goal.

Matt Lenz (Grapevine, Tx) had 18 saves in his first start in net as a Falcon.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 4 | Johnson and Wales 0

RECORDS: Albertus (1-0-0) | Johnson and Wales (0-0-1)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Lavigne scored the first goal of the Albertus season at the 5:35 mark in the first period on a power play. On the goal, Tyler Ignazzitto fed Lavigne the puck who then passed the puck back and forth with Zane Kindrachuk before ripping a shot past JWU goaltender Jake Inzirillo to make it a 1-0 game. The assist is his 42nd of his career, making him the all-time leader in Albertus history.
• In the second period, Bertamini scored his first goal of the season as Dann poked a pass along the boards. Bertamini then took a slapshot past Inzirillo, making it a 2-0 game nine minutes into the period. Paden Hicks was also credited with the assist.
• Albertus scored twice in the third, the first coming from Dann after he received a backhanded pass from Caden Pattison from behind the net. Dann was able to stuff home the shot, making it a 3-0 game at the 8:36 mark in the period.
• Hicks added an empty net goal with five seconds remaining as Sam Witt (Calgary, Alberta) and Dann were credited with the assist.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

Matt Lenz (W, 1-0-0) 18 Shots on Goal | 18 Saves | 0 Goals Allowed

JWU

Jake Inzirillo (L, 0-1-0) 29 Shots on Goal | 26 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

Penalties/Minutes

Albertus: 5/10 | JWU 3/6

Power-Play Goals/Opportunities

Albertus 1/2 | JWU 0/4

NOTEWORTHY

• The three points for Dann were the most in a game in his career. It was also the second multi-point game in his career.
• The Falcons have opened the last four seasons with a win.
• Albertus is now 2-0 all-time against JWU.