WINCHENDON, Mass. – Five members of the Saint Anselm College men's ice hockey team found the back of the net in a 5-2 Northeast 10 Conference victory over Franklin Pierce University in Saturday night's weekend series finale at the Jason Ritchie Ice Arena.

Highlights

• Freshman Alec O'Connor, Nolan King, and Dylan Reynolds each recorded their first collegiate goals, while classmate Sebastian Rogles and senior Luke Linart rounded out the scoring.
• Reynolds posted a team-high two points in the victory as 12 Hawks recorded points. Reynolds also finished as one of four Saint Anselm players with a +2 on-ice rating.
• Senior Cam Collins went 9-for-14 (64.2%) on faceoffs as the Hawks won 36 of the 65 draws taken (55.4%).
• Junior goaltender Cam Carroll made 37 stops in his second victory of the season.
• Saint Anselm outshot Franklin Pierce, 43-39, in the triumph.
• The Hawks penalty killers blanked the Ravens' power play units on all five of their man-advantages.
• Saint Anselm now holds a 36-7-1 advantage in the all-time series, dating back to the 2002-03 campaign.

How it Happened

The Ravens struck first as Drew White finished on a 2-on-1 opportunity with 4:07 to play in the first period.

Saint Anselm would level the score with 7:26 to play in the second period as freshman Alec O'Connor tallied his first collegiate goal, firing in a near-side wrist shot to make it 1-1.

Less than four minutes later, the Hawks took the lead as freshman Sebastian Rogles beat the Ravens' netminder on a low shot, making it 2-1 before the second intermission.

The Hawks' lead would increase to two goals just 1:53 into the third period as senior Luke Linart scored on the powerplay in the first of two Saint Anselm goals scored in a 21 second span. Freshman Nolan King scored its first goal, burying a rebound to make it 4-1 with 17:46 to play.

The Falcons found twine with less than nine minutes to play to cut their deficit to two.

Saint Anselm responded again, this time as freshman Dylan Reynolds registered the first goal of his career on a near-side wrist shot that snuck past the goalie and in to make it 5-2 with 7:28 left to play.

Junior netminder Cam Carroll made three saves down the stretch to keep the Hawks' three-goal lead intact until the final buzzer, securing the series split.

Up Next

The Hawks (2-5-1, 2-3-1 NE10) will press pause on their NE10 slate to take on Rivier University (1-7-0, 1-2-0 MASCAC) on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Conway Arena.