BUFFALO, N.Y.- A hard fought battle on the ice led to a 3-1 defeat against Canisius for the Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey team on Saturday.
 
Records:
 
Sacred Heart Pioneers- (13-16-3, 10-12-2-1 AHA)
Canisius Golden Griffins - (16-12-3, 13-9-2-3 AHA)
 
Top Performers:
 
Austin Magera (SHU)- 1 goal
Lee Lapid (CAN)- 1 goal
Alex Ambrosio (CAN)- 1 goal
 
Goalies:
 
Justin Robbins (SHU) (L, 21 saves, 3.00 GAA, 9-10-3 record)
Jacob Barczewski (CAN) (W, 29 saves, 1.00 GAA, 13-10-1 record)
 
Of Note:
 

• Neither team tallied a goal in the opening period as goalie Justin Robbins recorded 10 saves in the period.
• In the second period, Canisius found the back of the net twice coming off the sticks of Lee Lapid and Alex Ambrosio to give the Golden Griffins the 2-0 lead.
• Canisius scored one more time on an empty net goal to take a 3-0 lead in the third period.
• Austin Magera would avoid the shutout with his ninth goal of the season in the closing minutes of the game.

 
Up Next:
 
The Pioneers look to rebound from the series sweep on Friday, February 25 against Army West Point at Webster Bank Arena. Puck-drop is set for 6:05 p.m. and will be the teams senior day.