Recap by student-staff writer Colin Struckman

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (1/25/25) – Despite an early goal from the Franklin Pierce Ravens men's ice hockey team, they couldn't contain the Purple Knights and fell 7-3 on the road in Northeast-10 conference play.

Score: Saint Michael's 7, Franklin Pierce 3
Records: Franklin Pierce (0-20-1, 0-14-0 NE-10), Saint Michael's
Location: South Burlington, V.T.
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2024

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Ravens struck first early in the 1st period, just 1:17 into the contest. Sophomore forward Cooper Anderson (Marquette, Mich.) corralled the loose puck in the neutral zone and buried a wrister from the right circle to give the Ravens the 1-0 lead.
• The Ravens couldn't contain the Purple Knights for the rest of the 1st period, as they scored 4 straight to take the 4-1 lead off the sticks of Brayden Naumann, David Ciancio, Jack Bavis, and Roman Winicki.
• The Ravens stopped the bleeding momentarily 15:26 into the period. Freshman forward Trent King (Malone, N.Y.) dished a pass over to freshman forward Mario Paganini (Harrison, N.Y.) who tucked it in the back of the net to cut the deficit to 4-2. However, the Purple Knights capped off their dominant first period with a late goal with just 39 seconds left from Quinn McCarthy. The Purple Knights took the 5-2 lead into the 1st intermission.
• Despite the Ravens outshooting the Purple Knights 8-5 in the 2nd period, the Purple Knights scored again courtesy of Ty Bloom, putting them in front 6-2.
• The Purple Knights offense continued to fire in the 3rd period scoring 5:28 into the frame from Jack Macdonald, taking the 7-2 lead.
• The Ravens ended the game on a positive note, scoring 12:34 into the 3rd period. Sophomore forward Nick Fish (Ashland, Mass.) came streaking into the offensive zone and ripped a shot into the right corner to cut the deficit to 7-3. The Purple Knights finished with the 7-3 victory.

BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS:

• Both teams had 35 shots.
• The Ravens went 0-7 on the power play. The Purple Knights went 0-1.
• Sophomore goaltender Riley Mastowski (Jamestown, Pa.) suffered the loss in net for the Ravens, making 14 saves on 19 shots. Freshman goaltender Jeffrey Reda (Larchmont, N.Y.) came in relief and made 14 saves on 16 shots.

NEXT UP FOR THE RAVENS: The Ravens return home on Friday (1/31) to the Jason Ritchie Ice Arena as they take on the Assumption Greyhounds. Puck drop is at 8 p.m.