MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team rallied from an early one-goal deficit to defeat the Salve Regina University Seahawks, 2-1 in a New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) game on Sunday afternoon.
Matt Lenz (Grapevine, Texas) finished with a career-high 48 saves in net. for the Falcons
Andrew Van Antwerp (Petoskey, Mich.) notched a goal in the first period and Jeremy Tremblay (Orford, Quebec) scored the game-winner late in the second period.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 2 | Salve Regina 1
RECORDS: Albertus (10-6-1, 7-4-1 NEHC) | Salve (9-7-3 | 7-7-0 NEHC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The two teams were scoreless over the first 12 minutes of the game until the Seahawks struck first with a goal from Matthew Brunton off of a rebound.
- Just 23 seconds later, Van Antwerp scored his second goal of the off a pass from Paden Hicks (Kansas City, Mo.). It was the 11th assist for Hicks on the season, which leads the team.
- Deep into the second period, Tremblay scored his first goal of the season, which proved to be the game-winner after taking a pass from Charles Lavoie (Chicoutimi, Quebec) at the 18:35 mark.
- Lenz stonewalled the Seahawks over the final 47 minutes of game action stopping the final 41 shots he faced.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
Matt Lenz (W, 5-2-1) 49 Shots on Goal | 48 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed
Salve
Cayden Bailey (L, 6-7-1) 26 Shots on Goal | 24 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed
TEAM STATS
Power-Play Goals/Opportunities
Albertus 0/6 | Salve 0/3
Penalties/Minutes
Albertus 7/22 | Salve 9/29
Faceoffs Won
Albertus 40 | Salve 37
NOTEWORTHY
Albertus is now tied for fourth in the NEHC with Salve Regina.
UP NEXT
The Falcons return home to host back-to-back Division III National Champions and current No. 1 team in the country, Hobart on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 for a weekend series. Puck drop for Friday's game is at 5 p.m.
