GORHAM, Maine – The Saint Anselm College men's ice hockey team was handed a non-conference road loss by the University of Southern Maine on Saturday night, falling by a final score of 7-1 at the USM Ice Arena.

• Senior Will Rosen scored the Hawks' lone goal at 2:54 of the second period, with an assist coming from freshman Brendan Hirsch, marking his first collegiate point.
• Sophomore Conor Kelly posted a team-high seven shots on goal.
• Three Hawks blocked a pair of shots, freshmen Dylan Reynolds and Sean Connolly and sophomore Hunter Hoffman.

How it Happened

The Huskies scored the first two goals, including the first for Ben Aucion, before Saint Anselm scored 2:54 into the second frame, with senior Will Rosen recording his first goal of the season.

Southern Maine's Aucoin went on to score the next five goals to secure the double hat trick.

Up Next

The Hawks (0-2-0, 0-0-0 NE10) will open up Northeast 10 Conference action on Friday, Nov. 7 in the first game of a weekend series at home against Saint Michael's College (1-0-1, 0-0-0 NE10). Puck drop from Sullivan Arena is slated for 6:00 p.m.