The Holy Cross men's ice hockey team will round out the regular against Bentley University in a home-and-home matchup on Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 26. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. on Friday at Bentley Arena and 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Hart Center Rink.
Ahead of Saturday's matchup, the Crusaders will recognize the senior class of
Bryce Dolan,
Erik Gordon,
Ryan Leibold,
Matt Slick and
Anthony Vincent.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HOLY CROSS (10-21-2, 7-14-2 AHA):
- Holy Cross comes off a 0-2 home series against Army, falling 2-1 on Thursday, Feb. 17 and 3-1 on Friday, Feb. 18.
- During the Thursday matchup, sophomore center Matt Guerra scored the first goal of the evening to gain an early lead for the Crusaders, but Army answered with one goal in the second period and one in the third.
- In the second game, senior defenseman Matt Slick scored the lone Crusaders goal with assists from senior right wing Anthony Vincent and junior center Alex Peterson.
- Holy Cross outshout Army in both games. The Crusaders went 40-23 the first night and 37-23 the second in shots.
SCOUTING BENTLEY (12-16-2, 10-12-2 AHA):
- The Falcons dropped their first matchup 4-1 against Air Force, but tied the second in a 4-4 game, winning the shootout.
- Bentley is currently ranked seventh in Atlantic Hockey with 33 points.
- Defenseman Ethan Roswell ranks fourth nationally in blocks with a season total of 73.
LAST TIME THEY MET:
- Holy Cross Split a home-and-home series with Bentley, falling 4-2 at home on Oct. 21 and winning 3-2 at Bentley on Oct. 23.
- During the first contest, Guerra posted two goals in an attempt to contain the Falcons.
- In the matchup on Oct. 23, freshman goaltender Thomas Gale earned his first career win in net with 17 saves on the evening.
- Junior right wing Grayson Constable scored his first goal of the season in the win.
