Middlebury, Vermont (January 4)-The Saint Anselm men's ice hockey team fell to Middlebury College 6-1 in the consolation game of the 2009 Middlebury Holiday Classic Sunday afternoon. The loss drops the Hawks to 3-3-1 on the year, while the win moves Middlebury to 7-1-0.

The Panthers started the game scoring five unanswered goals in the two periods until Joe Fernald (Braintree, Mass.) took a pass from captain Seth Goodrich (Salisbury, Vermont) and goaltender Brian Dowd (Hamburg, N.J.) to put the Hawks on the scoreboard. A late third period goal made the final score 6-1 in favor of the host Panthers.

Alex Wyse (Amherst, N.Y.) made 21 saves and gave up five Panther goals in the loss over a period and a half. Dowd made 17 saves in relief while only giving up one goal. John Yancheck (Hillsborough, N.J.) made 23 saves to pick up his third win of the season.

For his efforts in the tournament, freshman defenseman Connor Logan (Shelburne, Vermont) was named to the All-Holiday Classic Team.

The Hawks hit the ice again, January 7th, as they will host Franklin Pierce in NE-10 action at 7 p.m. at Sullivan Arena.