MANCHESTER, N.H. – Paced by three different goal scorers, the Saint Anselm College men's ice hockey team earned a 3-1 victory over Post University on Saturday afternoon at Sullivan Arena in Northeast 10 Conference play, securing a weekend sweep.
Highlights
- Seniors Michael Martignetti, Cam Collins, and Luke Linart each lit the lamp in the victory.
- Linart and Collins each posted assist to tie for the team-lead with two points apiece.
- Sophomore Brendan Manning and senior Garrett Alberti each posted one assist.
- Junior goaltender Cam Carroll stopped 29 shots in the victory.
- Freshmen Nolan King and classmate Isac Martins each posted two blocked shots.
- Saint Anselm narrowly outshot the Eagles, 31-30, with Collins recording a team-best five shots on goal.
- The Hawks won the faceoff battle, 30-20, with Martins going 8-for-11 (72.7%).
- Saint Anselm now holds a five-game winning streak against Post as the Hawks lead the all-time series (20-4-1).
How It Happened
After a scoreless first period, Saint Anselm broke through in the second frame as senior Michael Martignetti found the back of the net at 6:00 on a feed from sophomore Brendan Manning to make it 1-0 Hawks. Later in the period, senior Cam Collins pushed the lead to 2-0 at 17:26, assisted by classmate Luke Linart.
Post answered early in the third with a goal at 5:36 to cut the deficit to one, but late in the period, Linart restored the two-goal cushion at 17:13 with helpers coming from Collins and senior Garrett Alberti, securing the 3-1 final.
Up Next
Saint Anselm (5-9-4, 5-3-2 NE10) will press pause on its NE10 schedule to host Framingham State University (4-9-0, 1-4-0 MASCAC) on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 6:00 p.m at Sullivan Arena.
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