NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team lost a close 3-2 game to Williams College at Ralph Walker Rink on Saturday evening.

Both Albertus goals came in the third from Sam Anderson (Calgary, Alberta) and William Lavigne (Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Quebec).

THE BASICS

FINAL: Williams 3  | Albertus Magnus 2

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (9-5-0) | Williams (2-7-0)

BOX

• HOW IT HAPPENED
  After a fairly quiet first half of the first period, Williams got on the board on a goal from Nicholas Rashkovsky who backhanded a shot in off a pass from Connor Berg to put the Ephs up, 1-0 at the 10:43 mark.
• The game would remain the same score through almost the next period in a half until the Ephs went up, 2-0 with just nine seconds left in the second period on a 4-on-4 when Connor Tobin took a pass from Owen Stadheim and ripped a one-timer past Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario) to make it a 2-0 game.
• The Falcons wasted little time in the third period as Sam Anderson got them on the board on a power play as Harley Michaels (Kirkland, Quebec) split two defenders on a pass and gave Anderson a clear path to the net for his sixth goal of the season.
• Just 38 seconds later, the Ephs went back up by two goals against on the power play as Stadheim took a pass from Jared Lambright on a 4-on-3 to make it a 3-1 game just 1:20 into the third.
• The Falcons answered with a power-play goal of their own at the 4:26 mark as Lavigne ripped a slap shot off a pass from Tyler Ignazzitto that navigated through traffic and past Williams' goaltender Cal Sandquist to make it a 3-2 game.
• However, that would be the final goal of the game as Williams held on to the win.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus: Logan Bateman (L, 7-4-0) 27 Shots | 24 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed

Williams:  Cal Sandquist (W, 2-6-0) 36 Shots | 34 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

Penalties/Minutes: Albertus 4/8 | Williams 5/10

Power Play Goals/Attempts: Albertus: ⅙ | Williams 1/3

NOTEWORTHY

• Anderson has registered a point in his last three games and six of his last seven. He has six goals on the season.
• Lavigne's goal was his second of the season. 
• Ignazzitto now has ten assists on the season and 34 for his career. He is now tied for third all-time in program history in assists. 

UP NEXT

The Falcons will play Nazareth in the SUNY Plattsburgh tournament on Friday, January 5 at 3:30 p.m.