PINE VALLEY, N.Y. - The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team lost a close 2-1 New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) game to No. 11 Elmira College on Friday evening.
Tim Manning (Concord, Ohio) scored the lone goal for the Falcons. Chace Hale (Pittsburgh, Pa.) stopped 22 shots in net for the Falcons.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Elmira 2 | Albertus Magnus 1
RECORDS: Albertus (3-3, 2-3 NEHC) | (5-1-1, 5-0-0 NEHC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Hale stopped all six shots he faced in net in the first period as his counterpart Brody Haynes stopped seven as the teams played to a draw over the first 20 minutes.
- Elmira broke the scoreless tie late in the second period as Seth Ferguson deflected in a shot from Bailey Krawczyk at the 14:40 and the Soaring Eagles went in to the final period leading 1-0.
- Just 4:08 into the third, Manning put the Falcons on the board and tied the game with his second goal of the season. On the goal, Tyler Ignazzitto (Bath, Ontario) started the break with a pass to Akezhan Melis (Wexford, Pa.) who skated down the right side of the ice along the boards. Manning then took a pass from Melis while cutting to the net and put the puck home to make it a 1-1 game.
- At the 8:59 mark, Elmira scored the eventual game-winner at the 8:59 mark as Brennan Boyce snapped a shot home after receiving a pass from behind the net by Chance Gorman. The Falcons took 18 shots on goal in the third period.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
Chace Hale (L, 1-2-0) 24 Shots on Goal | 22 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed
Elmira
Brody Haynes (W, 5-0-1) 33 Shots on Goal | 32 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed
TEAM STATS
Penalties/Minutes
Albertus 2/4 | Elmira 3/6
Powet Play Goals/Power Plays
Albertus 0/2 | Elmira 0/1
Faceoffs Won
Albertus 27 | Elmira 32
NOTEWORTHY
Ignazzitto has an assist in five of six games this season.
Melis notched his first career point with his assist on Manning's goal.
UP NEXT
The two teams meet again at Elmira on Saturday at 4 p.m.
