Men's Ice Hockey Falls to #10/11 Quinnipiac 9-2

Monday, December 14

Hamden, Conn. / Perrotti Arena

7:00 PM

Sacred Heart

1-2-0

No. 11/11 Quinnipiac

1-0-0

Team	1	2	3	F
SHU	0	1	1	2
Quinnipiac	0	5	4	9

Men's Ice Hockey Falls to #10/11 Quinnipiac 9-2

12/14/2020 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

HAMDEN, Conn.- The Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey team looked for a repeat ending to the CT Ice Championships but instead were met by a Quinnipiac team looking for revenge as SHU fell to the Bobcats 9-2.

Records:

Quinnipiac: 1-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC

Sacred Heart: 1-2-0, 1-1-0 AHA

Top Performers:

Kevin Lombardi (SHU): 1 goal

Braeden Tuck (SHU): 1 goal

Ryan Steele (SHU): 1 assist

Austin Magera (SHU): 1 assist

Todd Goehring (SHU): 1 assist

Goaltenders:

Keith Petruzzelli (QU): (W, 1-0-0, 15 saves, 2 goals)

Josh Mayanja (QU): (3 saves)

Luke Lush (SHU): (L, 0-1-0, 22 saves, 5 goals)

Josh Benson (SHU): (5 saves, 4 goals)

Up Next:

The Pioneers wrap up the two-game set with Quinnipiac tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m.

Of Note:

Sophomore goalie Luke Lush made his first appearance in net for the Pioneers allowing no goals in the opening period.
Quinnipiac jumped to a 5-1 lead through two periods by tallying 13 shots on goal while SHU was held to eight.
The Pioneer goals came from sophomore Kevin Lombardi (16:43, 2^nd period) (second of the season) and sophomore Braeden Tuck (10:56, 3^rd period) (first of the season).
Quinnipiac answered with four goals in the third period to result in a 9-2 Bobcat victory.