Southern Maine Athletics

GORHAM, Maine – The No. 7 Endicott College Gulls had four goals from four different players in a 4-2 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies' men's ice hockey team on Friday night in Gorham's USM Ice Arena. Junior Gavin Simopoulos (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) scored 1:10 into the first period. Junior Ben Thornley-Hall (North Vancouver, British Columbia) scored his first-career goal with a power play tally in the first period.
 
Sophomore Loic Morin (Drummondville, Quebec) made 35 saves for the Huskies in the loss.
 
The Records:
No. 7 Endicott: 1-0-0
Southern Maine: 0-1-0
 
Series History:
Tonight's game is the second time that Southern Maine has played Endicott. The Huskies won the first meeting by a score of 3-2 in overtime on November 1, 2024 in the season opener for both teams. Endicott was ranked No. 14 at the time.
 
The Goaltenders:
Endicott: Peter Sterling (1-0-0), 59:56, two goals allowed, 22 saves
Southern Maine: Loic Morin (0-1-0): 60:00, four goals allowed, 35 saves
 
How It Happened:

• Each team scored twice in the opening period. Simopoulos opened the scoring after taking a deflected puck all the way down the ice and scoring off his own rebound. Endicott then scored twice in less than 30 seconds to take a 2-1 lead. Kyle Furey found Louie Kamienski behind the Huskies' defense on a long pass to set up the first score 5:33 into the period. 25 seconds later Grayson Gerhard buried a loose puck in front of the net to put the Gulls ahead.
• With just over eight minute left in the period, Thornley-Hall netted his first career goal after a shot by senior Owen Drummey (Falmouth, Maine) was saved and the rebound kicked around in front of the net before a clearing attempt by an Endicott player found its way to Thornley-Hall.
• Endicott reclaimed the lead when Carson Nickulas picked up a deflected puck at center ice and skated into the zone to rip a shot past Morin 4:50 into the second period.
• The Gulls extended the lead to 4-2 on a goal by Noah Gibbs from Kamienski and Sebastian Speck with 13:17 left in regulation.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Endicott led 39-24 in shots on goal and 38-24 in faceoff wins.
• The Huskies had a 13-10 lead in blocked shots led by three by senior Ethan Hoover (Hershey, Penn.).
• Southern Maine went 1-for-3 on the power play. Endicott finished 0-for-3.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will play again on Friday, November 6 when they face WestConn at 7:00 pm in the USM Ice Arena in their first Little East Conference game of the season. The team will then host Keene State on Saturday, November 7 at 4:00 pm.