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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Final
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Holy Cross
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2
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0
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1
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3
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Robert Morris
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0
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2
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3
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5
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Box Score
WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross men's hockey team was edged by Robert Morris, 5-3. Holy Cross moves to 7-18-4 and 7-12-3 in Atlantic Hockey and Robert Morris improves to 10-18-1 and 9-13-1 in league action.
The Crusaders struck less than five minutes into the period to take a 1-0 lead. Holy Cross doubled their lead with a power play goal just over the midway point of the frame. The Crusaders killed off one penalty in the first 20 minutes. Holy Cross outshot Robert Morris, 11-6, and Erik Gordon turned aside all six shots he faced.
Robert Morris battled back with two goals of their own in the second period. Just over eight minutes into the period, the Colonials got on the board. Holy Cross took a five-minute penalty and with 12 seconds remaining, Robert Morris added a power play goal to even the score, 2-2. Robert Morris held the second period advantage in shots, 13-5.
The Crusaders opened the third period with their third of the game and held a 3-2 lead for just over seven minutes. Robert Morris scored to even up the game at 3-3 with 11 minutes to play in regulation. The Colonials were called for a five-minute penalty but scored a shorthanded goal as the penalty began to go ahead, 4-3.
The Colonials added an empty net goal to win 5-3. Erik Gordon finished the game with 20 saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
1-0 HC (1st – 4:47, EV): Neil Robinson circled the puck behind the net and sent the puck up the wall to Dalton Skelly at the point. Skelly fired off a quick shot that Logan Ferguson tipped just in front of Robert Morris' Francis Marotte for his third of the season.
2-0 HC (1st – 11:31, EV): On the power play, Will Brophy pinched down the wall to collect a rebound in the corner and fed Kevin Darrar behind the goal. Darrar sent out a quick pass to the low slot where Mitch Collett was waiting for a one-time goal.
2-1 RMU (2nd – 8:16, EV): Eric Israel scored on a cross-slot pass after and offensive zone win from Michael Louria.
2-2 RMU (2nd – 16:00, PP): With 12 seconds remaining on the Crusaders major penalty, Louria grabbed the puck on the Crusaders blue line and used some fancy stick work to score on Gordon.
3-2 HC (3rd – 1:51, EV): After a neutral zone faceoff was won back to the defense, Dalton Skelly sent Patrick O'Leary rushing into the offensive zone. O'Leary drew the Colonial defense to him on the near post and sent a cross-slot pass to Pete Kessel, who was wide open on the back door. Kessel closed in on the empty net.
3-3 RMU (3rd – 9:00, EV): Alex Tonge scored with a wrist shot through traffic on the rush.
4-3 RMU (14:39, SH): Eric Israel scored as the trailer on a three-on-two.
NOTES & NUMBERS:
- Mitch Collett's power play goal marked his second power play goal of the season.
- Neil Robinson added his 11th assist of the season.
- Holy Cross was outshot 25-22.
- The Crusaders went 1-for-3 on the power play.
UP NEXT:
Holy Cross will finish the series with Robert Morris on Feb. 16 at the Hart Center at 5:05 p.m.
