NEW HAVEN, Conn. - JJ Berdal (Wausau, WI.) scored two goals as the Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team defeated Neumann, 3-1 on Friday evening at Ralph Walker Ice Rink.

Tim Manning (Concord, OH) scored the opening goal for the Falcons as they snapped a two-game skid.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus Magnus 3 | Neumann 1

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (12-8) | Neumann (5-9)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Manning opened up the scoring for the Falcons at the 8:51 mark of the first period as Tyler Ignazzitto (Bath, Ontario) grabbed a loose puck off the boards and backhanded a pass to Manning who took a point-blank shot at Neumann goaltender, Cole DeFazio to put Albertus up. It was Manning's sixth goal of the season.
• Neumann tied the game up in the second period at the 5:43 mark as Tyler Inlow's shot from the right faceoff circle got past Albertus goaltender Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario).
• The game appeared to be heading to the third period tied, but with just three seconds remaining in the second period Berdal was fed a pass from Zane Kindrachuk (Calgary, Alberta) and punched it in just before getting into the crease to make it a 2-1 game.
• Berdal gave the Falcons some insurance in the third period at the 6:39 mark as he gathered the puck and took a shot from just in front of the Neumann bench that found its way through a sea of players for his second goal of the game and fourth of the season. Charles Lavoie (Chicoutimi, Quebec) earned the assist on the goal.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

Logan Bateman (W, 10-7-0) 21 Shots | 20 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed

Neumann

Cole DeFazio (L, 5-6-0) 34 Shots | 31 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

Penalties/Minutes

Albertus 2/4 | Neumann 1/2 

Power Play Goals/Opportunities

Albertus 0/1 | Neumann 0/2

NOTEWORTHY

• Manning has scored three goals in his last two games. 
• It was Berdal's first multi-goal game of his career and third game this season with at least two points in a game.
• Ignazzitto now has 13 assists on the season and 37 in his career, to put him fourth all-time in program history. He has registered an assist in three of his last four games.
• Albertus is now 3-0-0 all-time against Neumann.

UP NEXT

The two teams meet again at Ralph Walker on Saturday for a 5 p.m. puck drop.