Box Score
SHELTON, Conn. – Junior forward
Parker Norling scored his first goal since the first game of the season for Post University Men's Ice Hockey after being part of the Senior Night ceremony earlier in the evening. The Minnesota native gave the Eagles an early first-period lead that would end up being undone by three unanswered goals by Worcester State University, who spoiled Senior Night in Shelton, Connecticut, with a 3-1 win.
THE BASICS
Post University 1, Worcester State University 3
Post University (3-10-1)
Worcester State University (7-5-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
It was Norling getting the scoring started for the Eagles in the first period as his second-chance shot against junior goalie Donovan Alfama got by his right side for the score near the halfway point of the frame. Both senior forwards
Hugh McGuigan and
Jacob Howell would be credited with assists for Post on the score, giving them a 1-0 lead.
However, under nine minutes later, while killing off a 5-on-3 situation, junior forward Stirling Nash would net the equalizer with the help of fellow junior forward Matthew Nuzzolilo. Sending the teams tied at one heading into the intermission, Nash rifled the shot by the right shoulder of senior goalie
Benjamin Cunneen for his second goal of the season.
The rest of the way, it would be the Lancers continuing their big offensive weekend after putting up 11 goals a night ago against Franklin Pierce University. Scoring just over two minutes apart from each other, junior forward Spencer Hecklinger and sophomore defenseman Cam Quigley scored for Worcester State, giving them a 3-1 cushion heading into the third.
Quigley's goal would be the second power-play goal of the game for the Lancers, who held on for the 3-1 win. Between the pipes, Alfama would finish with 32 saves on 33 shots from the Eagles, while Cunneen closed with 39 saves for the home team. Late in the third, sophomore forward
Scotty Swain nearly cut the deficit down to one with 29 seconds left, but his deflection would be smothered by Alfama before crossing the line.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Parker Norling snapped a 10-game scoring drought for Post University, scoring his first goal since the opening game of the season against WestConn – Norling now has five goals in his three-year career with the Eagles
- Aidan Canady's three-game point streak was snapped in the loss for Post University – Canady had an assist in each of the last three games entering the night for the Eagles
- Donovan Alfama narrowly missed out on his first shutout of the season, making 32 stops for Worcester State University on 33 total shots from Post University
- Post University remains winless in the all-time series against Worcester State University, falling to 0-3-0, including losses in each of the last two seasons
WHO'S NEXT
Post University returns to action on Tuesday at home against Assumption University at 1:00 PM. The Eagles were swept by the Greyhounds in their home-and-home back in November, 4-0 on the road and 3-1 at home.
