NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Tim Manning (Concord, Ohio) scored two goals for the Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team, but the Falcons fell 4-3 to Curry on Saturday evening at Ralph Walker Ice Rink.

Caden Pattison (Lake Stevens, Wash.) also added a goal for the Falcons.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Curry 4 | Albertus Magnus 3

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (11-8) | Curry (11-4-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Manning got the Falcons off to a perfect start, scoring just 22 seconds into the game as beat his defender for a loose puck, and ripped a shot over Curry goaltender Oscar Wahlgren's left shoulder to give Albertus the early 1-0 lead.
• Curry responded exactly 14 minutes later on a goal from Taurin Haddon-Harris, who scored on a 2-on-1 breakaway.
• The two teams remained tied going into the first intermission and Curry took its first lead of the game on a power-play as Matt Connor found Gage Dill for a one-timer to put Curry up 2-1 at the 4:53 mark of the second period.
• Albertus tied the game at the 12:06 mark in the third during a 5-on-3 advantage for the Falcons as Cameron Weitzman (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec) found him surrounded in front of the net. Pattison was able to stuff the puck in, making it 2-2. 
• Connor added a goal four minutes later for the Colonels as his shot found its way through a sea of players and into the net, making it a 3-2 game.
• Eelis Laaksonen scored on an empty net goal to give Curry the two-goal lead. It took just seven seconds for Albertus to answer as Manning took the puck after the faceoff and raced down for the score to make it a 4-3 game. 
• Albertus was unable to add another goal after playing 6-on-5 for the final minute of the game.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus: Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario) (L, 9-7-0) 29 Shots | 26 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed

Curry: Oscar Wahlgren (W, 2-0-0) 36 Shots | 33 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

Penalties/Minutes

Albertus 3/6 | Curry 5/10

Power Play Goals/Opportunities

Albertus 1/4 | Curry 1/3

NOTEWORTHY

• It was Manning's first multi-goal game and fourth multi-point game of the season.
• With his assist, Weitzman is now tied for second all-time in program history with 38, tying Alex Gagnon. He is one behind Charles Risk, the school's all-time leader.
• Tyler Ignazzitto (Bath, Ontario) added his 12th assist on the season. It was also his 50th career point of his career, tying him for fourth all-time in program history.

UP NEXT

The Falcons will play back-to-back home games against Neumann on Friday, January 19 (4 p.m.) and Saturday, January 20 (5 p.m.)