THE BASICS:

Score: Holy Cross 2, Bentley 1
Records: Holy Cross (13-16-5, 12-11-5 AHC); Bentley (16-13-5, 14-9-5 AHC)
Location: Watertown, Mass. (John A. Ryan Skating Arena)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015
Time: 7:05 p.m.            
The Lead: Freshman Scott Pooley (Granger, Ind.) broke a 1-1 tie in the third period with the game-winner for the Crusaders as the Holy Cross men's hockey team defeated Bentley, 2-1, on Saturday evening at the John A. Ryan Skating Arena in Atlantic Hockey action in the regular season finale for both teams. The Crusaders will be the No. 6 seed in the Atlantic Hockey Tournament and will host No. 11 seed Niagara in a best two-out-of-three first round series at the Hart Center on March 6-8. To buy tickets go to GoHolyCross.com/Tickets or call (508) 793-2573.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Crusaders took a 1-0 lead at 15:32 of the first period when freshman T.J. Moore (Edina, Minn.) scored a power play goal. Sophomore Mike Barrett (Orland Park, Ill.) and junior Joe McNamara (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) each posted an assist on the goal.    
• Bentley outshot Holy Cross, 10-8, while the Crusaders went 1-2 on the power play and the Falcons went 0-2.
• Bentley tied the contest at 1-1 at 14:48 of the second period when Andrew Gladiuk scored on a breakaway for his 19th goal of the season.
• The Falcons outshot the Crusaders, 11-7, while Bentley went 0-1 on the man-advantage.
• Pooley gave the Crusaders a 2-1 lead at 4:10 of the third period when he tipped a shot by Moore past Bentley goalie Jayson Argue. Barrett also tallied an assist on the goal.
• With just 40 seconds left in the third period, Bentley went with an empty-net but were unable to score the equalizer for the 2-1 final score.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Bentley outshot Holy Cross, 33-27.
• The Crusaders went 1-3 on the power play, while the Falcons went 0-4.
• Senior captain Matt Ginn (Lindsay, Ontario) recorded 32 saves, while Argue posted 25 saves for Bentley.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Crusaders are 2-2-0 versus Bentley this year.
• Moore and Pooley lead the team with 10 goals and are each tied for 10th most goals for a rookie in the Division I history of the program.
• Pooley now has two game-winning goals this season.
• McNamara now has 30 career assists which are the eighth most by a defenseman on the program's Division I list.
• Barrett leads the team with 16 assists and 23 points.

UP NEXT:

• The Crusaders return to action on Friday, March 6, when they host Niagara in game one of a best two-out-of-three Atlantic Hockey Tournament first round series. The Crusaders went 4-0-0 versus Niagara this season. To purchase tickets for the series go to GoHolyCross.com/Tickets or call (508) 793-2573.

KEEP CONNECTED:

• There are numerous ways to stay connected with the Holy Cross men's hockey team. Follow the Crusaders on Twitter @HCrossMHockey and on Facebook. You can also get the latest news and results on the team sent directly to your e-mail. To sign up for e-mail alerts go here: http://www.goholycross.com/list-signup.