NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Despite goals from Tim Manning (Concord, Ohio) and Coleton Cianci (Kirkland, Quebec), the Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey suffered a three-goal, 5-2, home setback to the Raiders of Rivier University on Friday evening at the Ralph Walker Skating Arena.  

Senior goalkeeper Joseph Giacobbo (Deptford, N.J.) finished the evening with 19 saves over 46 minutes of play, while Lucas Ehrlich (Stamford, Conn.) also made an appearance in goal and recorded two saves. 

THE BASICS
FINAL: Rivier 5 | Albertus Magnus 2
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (15-6-1) | Rivier (6-11-2)
BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Raiders struck first offensively as the visitors scored three unanswered goals over the first 10 minutes to take the early lead over the Falcons. 
• At the 9:21 mark of the first period, Manning was able to find the back of the net for the Falcons following a pass from Alex Gagnon (Montreal, Quebec) to bring the hosts to within two, 3-1. 
• Manning's goal was his 11th of the season, while Gagnon picked up his 17th assist. 

• Rivier struck again offensively less than three minutes later to make it a three-goal deficit, once again, for the Falcons, 4-1.  
• Albertus defended the Raiders' attack for the next eight minutes until Rivier's Carson Fotheringham sent a puck past the Falcon goalkeeper to make it a 5-1 contest heading into the first intermission. 
• AMC managed to cut the deficit to three, 5-2, midway through the second period following a good goal from Cianci at the 14:25 mark. 
• Bradey Farrell (Burrillville, R.I.) and Stephen Kyrkostas (Long Island, N.Y.) passed the puck around before finding Cianci, who fired a missile past the keeper's stick side into the top-right corner of the net for the Falcon's second goal of the game. 

• The Falcons continued to battle, peppering Rivier's keeper Luke Newell with a barrage of shots over the third period and out-shooting the visitors by a 22-8 margin. 
• Unfortunately for AMC, Newell went a perfect 22-for-22 in saves in the third frame to stave off the Falcon's late comeback attempt.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus: Joseph Giacobbo (L, 2-3-1): 22 Shots on Goal | 3 Goals-Against | 19 Saves | 46:30 min 
Albertus: Lucas Ehrlich: 4 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals-Against | 2 Saves | 11:13 min 
Rivier: Luke Newell (W, 4-7-2): 45 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals-Against | 43 Saves 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Albertus owned a dominating advantage in shots, out-shooting Rivier by a 45-26 margin. 
• Rivier went 1-for-4 on the power play, while AMC went 0-for-4 on power play opportunities. 
• The Falcons were whistled for five penalties, while the Raiders were called for four. 
• The blue-and-white won the battle in the face-off circle, coming away with a 48-26 advantage. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Manning has recorded five points over his last three games behind three goals and two assists. 
• Gagnon now has a point in three straight contests following tonight's assist. 
• Ehrlich made his first appearance of the season in tonight's contest. 
• Charlie Risk (Medicine Hat, Alberta) tied a season-high seven shots.
• Cianci fired a season-high five shots in the game. 

UP NEXT

The Falcons will travel to Nashua, N.H., tomorrow afternoon, January 28th, for a rematch with Rivier University. The puck drop is slated for 7 PM at the Conway Arena.