NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team scored three goals in the final period and rallied from a one-goal deficit to defeat Southern Maine University, 4-3 to complete the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) sweep on Saturday evening at Ralph Walker Ice Rink for the team's third consecutive win.

The Falcons had four different goal scorers as Andrew Van Antwerp (Petoskey, Mich.), Connor Bertamini (Calgary, Alberta), Tim Manning (Concord, Ohio) and Kyle Dann (Windham, N.H.) all put the Falcons on the board. Paden Hicks (Kansas City, MO) added two assists.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 4 | Southern Maine 3

RECORDS: Albertus (7-5-1, 4-3-1 NEHC) | Southern Maine (3-9-1, 0-7-1 NEHC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bertamini put the Falcons on the board late in the first period on the power-play as he hit a low shot into far low corner of the net after a pass from Tyler Ignazzitto (Bath, Ontario) moments prior.
• The Huskies took the lead after two goals in the second period. The first coming from Conor Donovan at 3:18 in the second on a 3-on-2 breakaway, as he took a one-timer off a pass from Jeff Pollara. On the power play at the 11:21 mark, Matt Sullivan gave the Huskies the lead taking a pass from Owen Arend and snapping a shot from the left faceoff circle pas Albertus goaltender, Matt Lenz (Grapevine, TX) to make it a 2-1 game, which would remain the score heading into the third period.
• On the power play at 3:29 of the third period, Van Antwerp scored his first career goal as he took a loose puck that popped out after a scrum in front of the net and fired home a shot past Southern Maine goaltender, Mason Palmer to tie the game, 2-2. Robert Barrasso (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) and Peter Keese (Minnetonka, MN) each had an assist on the goal.
• Manning gave the Falcons the lead less than two minutes later in the third as he raced down the last three quarters of the ice and took a shot at a tough angle over the shoulder of Palmer to make it a 3-2 game.
• At the 6:59 mark, Dann scored what would prove to be the game-winning goal as Hicks made a shot pass to him behind the net and he wrapped his stick around the net and snuck the puck in to put Albertus ahead, 4-2.
• The Huskies then scored on a power-play along with an extra man with 1:04 left to make it a 4-3 game, but the Falcons were able to withstand the final 64 seconds and preserve the win.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

Matt Lenz (W, 4-2-1) 22 Shots on Goal | 19 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed

Southern Maine

Mason Palmer (L, 1-6-0) 35 Shots on Goal | 31 Saves | 4 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

Power-Play Goals/Opportunities

Albertus 2/2 | Southern Maine 2/5

Penalties/Minutes

Albertus 4/8 | Southern Maine 3/6

Faceoffs Won

Albertus 30 | Southern Maine 35

NOTEWORTHY

Hicks has notched two assists in each of the last three games and leads the team with nine on the season.

UP NEXT

The Falcons host Babson for an NEHC weekend series on January 17-18.