GORHAM, Maine – Freshman Matt Sullivan (Hingham, Mass./New Hampton School) recorded his second-consecutive two-goal game for the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a 6-2 win over the Suffolk University Rams in a non-conference men's ice hockey contest. The Huskies hosted a Teddy Bear Toss at the game in partnership with the Student Government Association Student Body President's Office and Husky fans showered the ice with teddy bears after freshman Marcus Torgner (Mjolby, Sweden) netted the first Southern Maine goal 7:13 into the first period. The goal was also the first of Torgner's collegiate career.
 
The Records:
Suffolk: 2-10-1
Southern Maine: 5-5-1
 
Series History:
The Huskies lead the all-time series 11-7-1. Today's contest was the first meeting between the teams since a 4-0 USM win on February 1, 2020. The Huskies have now won each of the last eight contests against Suffolk.
 
The Goaltenders:
Suffolk: Chris Jackson (1-6-0), 60:00, six goals allowed, 26 saves
Southern Maine: Kyle Penton (4-3-0), 59:50, two goals allowed, 22 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Torgner's goal was assisted by Sullivan and sophomore Jakub Suran (Liberec, Czech Republic).
• Sullivan scored the first of his two goals 13:49 into the first on the power-play with seniors Nolan McElhaney (Natick, Mass./Long Island University) and Austin Marini (Hyde Park, Mass./Catholic Memorial) assisting.
• Junior Azam Jiwa (Calgary, Alberta) made the lead 3-0 in the opening minutes of the second with his third goal of the season before Suffolk's Cole Scott spoiled Penton's shutout bid with a goal shortly after. McElhaney and sophomore Elliot Van Orsdel (Eveleth, Minn./ Eveleth-Gilbert) had assists on Jiwa's goal.
• Pollara extended the lead to 4-1 in the third period when he scored off a pass from Torgner early in the third period. Junior Zach Desmarais (St. Cyrille, Quebec) also assisted on the goal.
• The Rams cut the lead to 4-2 with a goal by Scott McManus but the Huskies scored again just 15 seconds later when a long pass from sophomore Kadin Ilott (Kenora, Ontario/Beaver Brae Secondary School) bounced off the boards and was skated onto by Sullivan right in front the Rams' net. Sullivan then beat Jackson for his second goal of the game.
• Sophomore Conor Donovan (Nahant, Mass./Swampscott) made the final score 6-2 with his second goal of the season with Cole Brennan (Sussex, N.J./ Pomfret School) recording the first assist of his career on the play. Brennan blocked a Suffolk shot and then, while still down on the ice, poked the puck towards Donovan who hustled down the ice and fired off his second goal of the year.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Sullivan now has seven goals on the season and is second on the team behind McElhaney with eight.
• The Huskies went 1-for-6 on the power-play and the Rams converted one of their five opportunities.
• Southern Maine blocked 19 shots led by four from Brennan and three from McElhaney.
• Penton made 22 saves to improve on 4-3-0 on the season.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies hit the road tomorrow to face Anna Maria College at 4:40 pm at the Horgan Ice Rink in Auburn, Mass. The game will be the last action the Huskies will see before the semester break. The season will resume on January 2.