MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team shut out the Mustangs of SUNY Morrisville, 3-0, in road action on Tuesday afternoon in Morrisville, N.Y.

Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario) made 30 saves to pick up his third complete-game shutout of the season. With the victory, the senior keeper improved to 13-4 on the year. He also earned his first assist of the season in the third period.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 3 | SUNY Morrisville 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (13-4-0) | SUNY Morrisville (5-9-0)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons struck first blood in this afternoon's contest, as Sam Anderson (Calgary, Alberta) gave the visitors a 1-0 advantage 3:36 into the opening period.
• After getting the puck in his defensive zone, Tim Manning (Concord, Ohio) skated up ice and beat a defender before putting a shot on cage that was saved. A trailing Anderson took full advantage and slapped the loose puck by the moving keeper to his glove side.
• After the quick goal, both defenses settled in as neither team scored for the remainder of the first and the duration of the second period as the game went to the third with Albertus ahead 1-0.
• The Falcons broke the scoreless drought at 11:37 in the third period on a goal by Stephen Kyrkostas (Long Island, N.Y.).
• Bailey Kirwin (Barrie, Ontario) started the scoring play by poking the puck away at the blue line, where Kyrkostas collected the puck and deked a defender before finding the top-left corner to give AMC a 2-0 lead.
• Tim Manning (Concord, Ohio) put the finishing touches on the Falcons' 3-0 victory by firing an empty-net, short-handed goal from the left point at 18:09 after a Morrisville skater failed to keep the puck on the boards. Bateman earned an assist on the goal by sending the puck up the boards to Manning.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Logan Bateman (W, 13-4-0): 30 Shots on Goal | 0 Goals-Against | 30 Saves
SUNY Morrisville: Ryan Creenan (L, 5-6-0): 29 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals-Against | 27 Saves

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Falcons and Mustangs finished tied with 30 shots apiece.
• Albertus went 0-for-3 on the power play and a perfect 4-for-4 on the penalty kill.
• The Falcons served 27 minutes in the box on eight penalties, while Morrisville sat 12 minutes on six infractions.
• Charles Risk (Medicine Hat, Alberta) and Anderson led all players with five shots on goal.

NOTEWORTHY

• Today's game was the first-ever between the Falcons and Mustangs.
• Albertus is 3-0 to start 2023.
• AMC is 5-3 in road games this season.
• Manning has scored in four of his last six contests.
• Manning tallied his fourth multi-point game of the year.
• Gagnon now leads the team in goals (10), assists (12), and points (22).
• Kyrkostas is up to four goals as a freshman.
• Anderson is third on the team with six goals in 2022-23.
• Bateman's assist is his first this season and the third of his career.

UP NEXT
The Falcons remain on the road for a 7 p.m. tilt against Williams College on Friday, Jan. 13, at the Lansing Chapman Rink in Williamstown, Mass.