WORCESTER, Mass. –  Freshman goalie Sam Edmands made his first collegiate start in net for Post University Men's Ice Hockey, making 31 saves on 33 shots against Worcester State University in the first game back from the Thanksgiving Break for the Eagles on Saturday night. But for the third consecutive game, Post would find themselves held off the scoreboard with another shutout loss, 2-0, as senior goalie Jakub Kubik picked up his first shutout of the season for the Lancers who downed the Eagles, 2-0. 

THE BASICS

Post University 0, Worcester State University 2

Post University (2-7-0)

Worcester State University (2-5-1) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Junior forward Joe Santoro led all Post players with 14 faceoff wins, marking the seventh consecutive game this season in which he has done so while junior forward lurked close behind with 13 faceoff wins in the defeat. Sophomore forward Brady Carpenter got the Lancers on the scoreboard in the first period, beating Edmands with the help of sophomore defenseman Maximilian Hussar and freshman forward Fredric Pinel to give Worcester State a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes. 

Despite a scoreless second, both sides would get a chance at two man-up advantages with the Eagles having a 4-on-3 chance following back-to-back calls on Carpenter which coincided with a roughing penalty for freshman forward Max Beaulac, but would be unable to cash in. Post had one total shot during their power plays in the second period while the Lancers had two and the teams combined to go 0-for-5 on the power play during the evening.

Adding an insurance goal in the third would be senior forward Brigham Neuhold just before the midway point of the third period using senior forward Martin Dlugoinsky and senior defenseman Cody Porcello to aid in willing the Lancers to a 2-0 advantage. Through two, Post had been outshot 25-12 before hammering 13 shots on Kubik in the third compared to just eight shots taken against Edmands, making it a 33-25 edge in shots on goal for Worcester State. Towards the end of regulation, the Eagles had a chance to cut their deficit in half on the power play with less than three minutes to go and would be unable to do so, being shut out for the third straight game, 2-0. 

BY THE NUMBERS   

• Making his first collegiate start, Sam Edmands made 31 saves on 33 shots taken by Worcester State University in the loss
• Jakub Kubik got his first shutout win of the season for Worcester State University, making all 25 saves against the Post University offense
• This is the first time in program history in which Post University has been shutout in three consecutive games – The Eagles had been shutout in back-to-back games four times in program history all of which came between the 2016-17 and 2018-19 seasons 
• Since their 4-2 road win on January 27th, 2023 against Saint Anselm College, Post University is 0-23-2 in their last 25 road games 

WHO'S NEXT 
Post University finishes out the first half of their season next weekend with a two-game set at the Sports Center of Connecticut against conference-leading Assumption University on Friday and Saturday. Puck drop is slated for 4:00 PM on Friday in the Lower Rink as the Eagles will look to beat the Greyhounds for the first time since the 2021-22 season and snap a 0-11-1 streak against them dating back to that 5-4 win on November 6th, 2021.