Three Goal Comeback by Holy Cross Forces 4-3 Victory Over Men's Ice Hockey

Thursday, November 21

Bridgeport, Conn.

7:05 PM

Sacred Heart

6-6-1, 6-4-0

Holy Cross

3-5-3, 2-4-1

Team	1	2	3	F
Holy Cross	1	0	3	4
Sacred Heart	1	1	1	3

Three Goal Comeback by Holy Cross Forces 4-3 Victory Over Men's Ice Hockey

11/21/2019 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.- The Sacred Heart University Men's Ice Hockey team fell in a heartbreaker to Holy Cross tonight by a final score of 4-3. The Pioneers will look to even the home-and-home set tomorrow night when SHU travels to take on the Crusaders in Worcester, Mass. Puck-drop is set for 7:35 p.m.

First Period

In the opening period Holy Cross was the aggressor firing off 13 shots on goal while holding SHU to just five.
At 6:34 into the first period, Holy Cross jumped on the board first with a goal by Anthony Vincent off a pair of assists by Dalton Skelly and Alex Peterson to take a 1-0 lead.
Then in the final minute of play in the period, SHU went on the power play and Mike Lee launched a shot passed the netminder Radomsky 19:18 into the period off a couple of assists by fellow seniors Austin McIlmurray and Jason Cotton to even the score at 1-1 heading into the second period.
Lee's goal was his first of season and the Pioneers 15th power-play goal of the year.

Second Period

The Pioneers outshoot the Crusaders in the second period 12-5.
Strong defense by both sides led to no goals being scored for 18 minutes of play in the period.
Then 18:51 into the second, junior Kaplan put the Pioneers ahead off an assist by first-year Derek Contessa to give SHU a 2-1 lead heading into the third period.

Third Period

All looked great for the Pioneers at the start of the third as a goal by senior Austin McIlmurray just 2:41 into the period propelled the Pioneers to a 3-1 lead. The assist on the goal was credited to sophomore Ryan Steele.
But then the Crusaders got hot as Holy Cross fired off three unanswered goals first coming off the stick of Connor Jean on the Holy Cross power-play at 9:42 to tighten the SHU lead to 3-2.
Then just six minutes later at 15:06 Kevin Darrar tallied his fifth goal of the year while Holy Cross was once again on the power-play to even the score at 3-3.
The go-ahead goal came just 30 seconds later at 15:39 off the stick of Dalton Skelly to put the game away and to give Holy Cross the 4-3 victory.

Notes

Sophomore goalie Josh Benson recorded 34 saves on 38 shots faced.
First-year Derek Contessa tallied his first-career assist on the Kaplan goal.
Senior Austin McIlmurray nailed his eighth goal of season which is second on team.
Senior Mike Lee tallied his first goal of the season.
SHU drops to 6-6-1 overall and 6-4-0 in Atlantic Hockey play.