WORCESTER, Mass. — Holy Cross men's ice hockey forward Jack Seymour scored his first career goal, however, the Crusaders were upended 4-1 by Mercyhurst Saturday during matinee Atlantic Hockey Action in the Hart Center Arena.
 
Seymour was waiting on the right post just outside the crease. He got his stick on a shot by senior Conner Jean who received a pass from senior Nick Hale and put the puck into the net past the Mercyhurst (3-9-2, 2-2-2 AHA) goaltender for the Crusaders' (2-10-1, 2-7-1 AHA) lone tally.
 
THE GOALTENDERS:

• Crusaders: sophomore Thomas Gale: 1-6-1, 12 saves, .857 save percentage.
• Lakers: Tyler Harmon 1-4-1, 47 saves, .979 save percentage.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME: 

• 1st star: Kyler Head, Mercyhurst: one goal, one assist, two points, +1
• 2nd star: Tyler Harmon
• 3rd star: Marko Reifenberger, Mercyhurst: one goal, one point, +3

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Lakers got on the board 5:57 into the game. Dustin Geregach fired a puck from the blue line on net and Kyler Head picked up the rebound and put it home for the early 1-0 lead.
• The Crusaders had 5-on-3 for 20 seconds then a two minute power play. Freshman Devin Phillips received a pass from the slot and rifled a one timer that was stopped by the Laker goalie at the 6:40 mark.
• Holy Cross had a man advantage chance early in the third. They couldn't muster any chances on net.
• A turnover by the Crusaders at center ice resulted in a 2-0 lead for the guests as Eric Esposito netted a goal with 7:25 left.
• An empty netter with 2:45 to play upped the Mercyhurst edge to 3-0 before Seymour netted his first career goal.

BEYOND THE BOX:

• Holy Cross outshot Mercyhurst 48-to-16 in the contest.
• Both teams combined to go 0-of-8 on the power play.
• The Crusaders are 0-for-16 since their last power play goal on Friday, Nov. 4 at Canisius when sophomore Liam McLinskey scored for the 2-1 Crusader lead.

POSTGAME THOUGHTS:

Postgame with coach @BillRiga #GoCrossGo pic.twitter.com/6hkvcWcGTz

— Holy Cross M. Hockey (@HCrossMHockey) November 19, 2022

UP NEXT:

• The Crusaders travel to #15/#17 Merrimack on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
• Puck drop is slated for 4 p.m.

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