BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The Holy Cross men's hockey team defeated Sacred Heart, 4-3, Thursday evening. The Crusaders (3-5-3, 2-4-1-1) used three third period goals to come back from two scores down with 18 minutes to play. The win snaps the Pioneers' (6-6-1, 6-4) three-game winning streak.
The Crusaders struck first thanks to an
Anthony Vincent tally in just the seventh minute of action. Holy Cross would hold onto the lead for most of the first period before the Pioneers got the equalizer on the power play with just 40 seconds left in the frame.
After the Crusaders outshot them 13-5 in the first, the Pioneers returned the favor by holding the 12-5 shot advantage in the second. Sacred Heart would also score again late in the period to take the 2-1 advantage into the third.
Sacred Heart would double its lead early in the third, but Holy Cross would respond by scoring three straight for the come-from-behind victory.
SCORING SUMMARY:
1-0 HC (1
st, 6:34, EV): Vincent took a pass from
Alex Peterson after
Dalton Skelly sent it up the wall from the deep inside the Crusaders' zone. Vincent beat Sacred Heart's Josh Benson through the five hole.
1-1 SHU (1
st, 19:18, PP): Mike Lee pulled the Pioneers even on the power play.
2-1 SHU (2
nd, 18:51, EV): Jordan Kaplan gave Sacred Heart its first lead of the night with just over a minute remaining in the second period.
3-1 SHU (3
rd, 2:41, EV): The Pioneers doubled their lead early in the third.
3-2 HC (3
rd, 9:42, PP): After a turnover by Benson left Sacred Heart's net wide open,
Conner Jean tipped home
Logan Ferguson's one-timer to cut the lead in half.
3-3 HC (3
rd, 15:06, PP): A Pioneer defender redirected a
Neil Robinson shot into his own net to tie the game with under five to go.
4-3 HC (3
rd, 15:39, EV): Thirty seconds later, Skelly got his second point of the night with the game-winner on a wrister from the high slot.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Vincent's goal was his first of the year.
- Matt Radomsky had 25 saves on the night.
- Vincent had the Crusaders' first goal of the night while it was Skelly with the assist and the two reversed roles for the game winner, with Skelly scoring and Vincent picking up the helper.
UP NEXT:
Holy Cross and Sacred Heart will do it again tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 22, at 7:35 p.m. in Worcester.
