NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Senior forward Alex Gagnon (Montreal, Quebec) tallied a career-high four points on two goals and two assists to guide the Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team to a 4-1 home win over Connecticut College on Friday evening at the Ralph Walker Skating Rink.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 4 | Connecticut College 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (11-4-0) | Connecticut College (2-8-0)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons wasted no time taking the first lead of tonight's game, scoring a power-play goal 27 seconds into the contest.
• Following a boarding call on a Camels' player at the 26-second mark, Austin Cook (West Berlin, N.J.) found an open Gagnon in the left faceoff circle, where he fired a one-timer into the corner of the cage.

• Albertus scored again at the end of the first to take a 2-0 lead into the intermission.
• Gagnon also orchestrated the second goal of the night, as he sent a shot in from the blue line that a camped Tim Manning (Concord, Ohio) tipped up and over the glove hand of the moving keeper.

• The Camels made things interesting in the final seconds of the second period, making it a one-goal game, 2-1, after an even-strength score from Jake Hughes.
• Gagnon's night improved in the third period, as he stole the puck in his zone and assisted Coleton Cianci (Kirkland, Quebec) on a goal to make it a 3-1 AMC lead at the 8:44 mark.

• Gagnon capped his impressive outing and the Falcons' win by tallying the night's final goal at the 12:31 mark of the third.
• After rebounding a Gagnon shot from behind the net, JJ Berdal (Wausau, Wis.) found Gagnon for the contest's final goal to settle the score at 4-1. 

• Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario) tallied his 11th win of the season by making 27 saves on 28 shots.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Logan Bateman (W, 11-4-0): 28 Shots on Goal | 1 Goal-Against | 27 Saves
Connecticut College: Kellen Beauton (L, 1-4-0): 28 Shots on Goal | 4 Goals-Against | 24 Saves

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Both teams finished tonight's game with 28 shots each.
• Albertus went 1-for-3 on the power play and a perfect 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.
• The Falcons served 12 minutes in the penalty box on six penalties.
• Connecticut College sat for eight minutes on four infractions.
• Cook led all players with four shots on goal.

NOTEWORTHY

• Tonight marked the third all-time meeting between the two in-state foes.
• With the win tonight, Albertus is now 1-1-1 all-time against Connecticut College.
• Gagnon set a new career-high with four points tonight.
• Gagnon paces the Falcons this season with 20 points and nine goals.
• Manning recorded his third multi-point game of the season.
• Manning also tallied his third game-winning goal in the last four contests.
• Bateman collected his 11th win of the season.

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to the ice on Monday, Jan. 9, to challenge SUNY Cortland at the Red Dragons' Alumni Arena in Cortland, N.Y. The opening puck drop is slated for 5 p.m.