MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College men's ice hockey team came up short against Saint Michael's College, 3-2, during the weekend series finale on Saturday evening. The Hawks are now 1-4-1 in conference play while the Purple Knights improved to a 5-1-0 league record.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm will take on Long Island University on Tuesday, Nov. 28 for their second non-conference meeting this season. The puck drop is slated for 6:00 p.m. at the Sullivan Arena.
Score: Saint Anselm 2, Saint Michael's 3
Records: Saint Anselm 1-7-1 (1-4-1 NE10), Saint Michael's 7-1-0 (5-1-0 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Thomas F. Sullivan Arena)
Date: Saturday, November 17, 2023
Attendance: 325
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Purple Knights fired the first two shot attempts of the game forcing an early save from freshman goalie Cam Carroll (Putnam Valley, N.Y.). Saint Michael's continued to pressure Saint Anselm's defense outshooting the Hawks 9-2 in the opening five minutes of the period, respectively. Junior Luke Mix (Winchester, Mass.) registered the first shot on target for Saint Anselm with Marshall Murphy making the save. At the 9:17 mark, Ryland Dukes capitalized on a power play chance to give the Purple Knights a 1-0 lead midway through the period.
- The Hawks responded by posting six shots in the span of a minute, featuring two shots on frame by senior Connor Snowdy (Cary, N.C.). During Saint Michael's second power play, Carroll produced four saves to keep the Purple Knights off the scoreboard.
- Saint Michael's started the second period with a 1-0 lead, but Saint Anselm quickly evened the score thanks to a goal by Mix off the assists from sophomore Tim Duffy (Sudbury, Mass.) and senior Liam Lyons (Gloucester, Mass.) at the 3:40 mark. Both teams exchanged shots with Carroll making another four stops and a junior Chase Reynolds (Middletown, Conn.) producing a block approaching the midway point of the period.
- At the 13:11 mark, senior Will Christensen (Ridgefield, Conn.) redirected a shot saved by Murphy in front of the net to give Saint Anselm the 2-1 edge. The Hawks were persistent on the attack registering seven consecutive shot attempts after going up one goal, but Zac Taylor would tally a score at the 16:20 mark to even the score up once again at 2-2.
- Early in the third period, Saint Michael's posted five shots with Carroll stopping two shots and senior Tommy Schwartz (Ridgefield, Conn.) credited with a block. Shortly after, the Purple Knights went on the man advantage and only produced two shot attempts, but Ben Baxter would score what would end up being the game-winning goal at the 3:30 mark.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Saint Michael's held a 37-25 advantage in total shot attempts against Saint Anselm in the series finale.
- The Hawks won the faceoff battle by a 36-30 margin but the Purple Knights would take a 15-11 edge in blocks in the game.
- Mix notched his first goal of the season, the fifth score of his career, while Christensen tallied his second goal.
- Duffy recorded his first collegiate assist as Hawk while Lyons and Schwartz also posted an assist apiece.
- Saint Anselm is now 31-17-4 in the all-time series against Saint Michael's after dropping two games this weekend to the Purple Knights.
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