BOSTON, Mass. – The Saint Anselm College men's ice hockey team opened its 2026-27 season with an 8-4 loss to UMass Boston in non-conference action on Friday evening.
Four different Hawks found the back of the net, including sophomore Nolan Davis, junior Brendan Manning, sophomore Alec O'Connor, and sophomore Dylan Reynolds. Manning led Saint Anselm with two points on a goal and an assist, while Reynolds recorded a shorthanded tally in the third period.
Highlights
- Manning led the Hawks offensively with a goal and an assist for two points, while winning 10 of his 16 faceoff attempts.
- Davis, O'Connor, and Reynolds each recorded their first goals of the season.
- Sophomore Sebastian Rogles registered an assist on Davis' first-period goal.
- Reynolds scored the Hawks' lone shorthanded goal at 11:08 of the third period.
- Senior goaltender Cam Carroll made 28 saves across 60 minutes of action, including 11 stops in each of the first two periods.
- UMass Boston held a 36-22 advantage in shots on goal and won 42 of 68 faceoffs.
- Saint Anselm finished 0-for-5 on the power play, while the Beacons converted three of their six opportunities.
How it Happened
UMass Boston opened the scoring just one minute into the first period as Avan Pyle found the back of the net to give the Beacons an early 1-0 advantage.
The Beacons doubled their lead at 14:03 when Kyle Isenberg converted on the power play. Saint Anselm responded just 13 seconds later as Davis netted his first collegiate goal off an assist from Rogles to cut the deficit to 2-1.
UMass Boston answered seven seconds later, with Matt Sullivan scoring at 14:23 to restore the Beacons' two-goal advantage heading into the first intermission.
The Beacons extended their lead to 4-1 just 2:02 into the second period as Chris Repmann scored on the power play.
Manning answered for Saint Anselm at 7:21, recording an unassisted goal to bring the Hawks within two at 4-2.
Sullivan added his second goal of the evening at 11:14 to push the Beacons' advantage to 5-2, but the Hawks continued to battle. O'Connor scored at 15:18 off an assist from Manning, cutting the deficit to 5-3 entering the final period.
UMass Boston opened the third period with consecutive goals from Chris Merryman at 4:20 and Jack Mortson at 8:15 to extend its lead to 7-3.
Despite the deficit, Saint Anselm found the back of the net once more as Reynolds recorded an unassisted, shorthanded goal at 11:08 to make it 7-4.
Repmann responded less than a minute later, scoring his second goal of the contest on the power play at 12:07 to secure the 8-4 final for the Beacons.
Up Next
The Hawks (0-1-0) return to action on Saturday, Oct. 31, traveling to Keene, N.H., for a non-conference matchup against Keene State (0-0-0) at 5 p.m.
