NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Three third-period goals helped the Albertus Magnus College Falcons to a 4-3 New England Hockey Conference win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons were trailing 2-1 entering the third and scored three times in the first seven minutes of the period. The Huskies were led by sophomore Matt Sullivan (Hingham, Mass./New Hampton School) and freshman Gavin Simopoulos (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) with each player recording a goal and an assist.
 
Four different Falcons had goals with Kyle Dann's score serving as the game-winner. Paden Hicks assisted on two of the Albertus Magnus goals. Junior Conor Donovan (Nahant, Mass./Swampscott) also scored for the Huskies while freshman Owen Arend (Palmetto, Fla./Kents Hill School) and senior Jeff Pollara (Braintree, Mass) recorded assists.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 3-8-1 (0-7-1 NEHC)
Albertus Magnus: 7-5-1 (3-4-1 NEHC)
 
Series History:
Yesterday's game was the first between the two schools. Albertus Magnus swept the weekend series with today's win.
 
The Goaltenders:
Southern Maine: Mason Palmer (1-6-0): 59:01, four goal allowed, 31 saves
Albertus Magnus: Matt Lenz (4-2-1), 60:00, three goal allowed, 19 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Connor Bertamini gave the Falcons a 1-0 late in the first period and the hosts entered the first intermission with the lead.
• The Huskies tied the game quickly in the second period when fifth-year senior Austin Marini (Hyde Park, Mass./Catholic Memorial) collected a loose puck and took it across to blueline to step up a three-on-two with Pollara and Donovan at his side. Marini passed to Pollara to then fed Donavan a pass that he blasted into the net to tie the game.
• Sullivan then scored to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead off a feed by Arend. Simopoulos also picked up an assist.
• Almbertus Magnus came from behind with three goals in the first seven minutes of the third period. Andrew Van Antwerp tied the game at 2-2 on a power-play goal that was assisted by Robert Barrasso and Peter Keese. Tim Manning then made the AMC lead 3-2 and Dann extended it to 4-2.
• Simopoulos cut the lead down to 4-3 with 1:04 left by firing the rebound of a Sullivan shot into a wide-open net after the initial shot went wide and bounced off the boards with the Huskies on the power play. However, the late goal was not enough, and hosts held on for a 4-3 win.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Palmer made 30 saves for the Huskies.
• The Falcons led 35-22 in shots on goal.
• Southern Maine went 35-for-65 on faceoffs.
• Sullivan extended his point total to 12 and remained his team lead. Simopoulos has reached double-digit points on the season, split evenly with five goals and five assists.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will return home for a two-game series with Salve Regina University. The first game is on Friday, January 17 at 7:00 pm.
 
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