Seahawks slip 2-1 to Falcons in overtime
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
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Salve Regina (6-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Albertus Magnus (3-0-3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
NEW HAVEN, Conn.--The Salve Regina Seahawks entered their first overtime of the year, falling 2-1 at 3:01 into the period to the Albertus Magnus Falcons.
The Seahawks maintain their 4-0 Commonwealth Coast Conference standing and Albertus Magnus remains 0-0 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Salve Regina 1, Albertus Magnus 2
Records: Salve Regina (6-1-0,4-0-0), Albertus Magnus (3-3-0,0-0-0)
All-Time Series: The Falcons and Seahawks had no prior records going into the game, making Salve Regina 0-1 all-time. Albertus Magnus added men's ice hockey beginning with the 2019-20 season, which ended with a 4-18-2 record for the Falcons. By the 2022-23 season the team had elevated themselves to a 17-7-1 overall finish.
BREAKDOWN:
- Period I: The period began with Cayden Bailey in-goal for the Seahawks and Logan Bateman in-net for the Falcons. The first 16 minutes saw no action. Both teams attempted to find the net, either sending the puck directly into the pads of the goalie or just wide of the net. Salve Regina saw a power play opportunity when Albertus Magnus was called for hooking, however the Seahawks couldn't seem to make anything happen. With just under four minutes left in the period, Falcons' Cameron Weitzman saw an opportunity to get the puck between the posts and got the team their first goal of the day for a 1-0 score. With energy and emotions high, both the Seahawks and the Falcons were called for roughing at the end of the period, which carried over to the next 20 minutes of the game.
- Period II: Neither team made any advancements with four-on-four during the first two minutes, and it was a scoreless period for both sides. The Falcons were called for roughing and tripping in in the first 15 minutes, followed by a Seahawk tripping penalty however, both teams battled it out with no changes in score.
- Period III: After 19 minutes with no significant changes, Damon Zimmer (from Hoon Kim) prevented Albertus Magnus from earning a shutout win. Zimmer scored with 43 seconds left in regulation which sent the game into overtime at 1-1.
- OT: Salve Regina took four shots in overtime and Albertus Magnus only took two, however on the second try Charles Lavoi sent the puck flying past the crease into the Seahawk net, ending the game 2-1 in favor of Albertus Magnus.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Salve Regina took 32 shots overall and Albertus Magnus took 39 shots during the game. The majority of Salve Regina's shots came in the first period (13).
- Although neither team scored on a power play, the Seahawks had three power play opportunities and the Falcons had one.
- Cayden Bailey was in-net for 61:56 of 63:01, and Falcons' Logan Bateman remained in-net for the entirety of the matchup.
- Bailey made 37 saves and Bateman made 31 saves.
ON THE HORIZON:
Men's ice hockey has two opportunities to pick up CCC wins this week. The Seahawks host Western New England University at 7 p.m. on Friday and travel to Springfield, Massachusetts for a rematch on Sunday at 6 p.m.