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ORONO, Maine. - The Holy Cross men's ice hockey team fell to Maine, 5-2, Friday night at Alfond Arena.

Maine starts their season at 1-0-0 with the result, while Holy Cross moves to 0-2-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Maine got on the board 3:09 into the first period to take the 1-0 lead, before extending it to 4-0 with three goals in the second.
• Junior Connor Welsh picked up his first collegiate goal at the 11:50 mark of the second period to cut the lead to 4-1. Chasing down a loose puck, senior Joe Solimine found Welsh skating into the zone for the one-time goal into the top of the net.
• Maine extended the lead to 5-1 just under four minutes into the final frame.
• With 4:02 remaining in the period, junior Ty Gagno forced a turnover in the offensive zone, finding his brother, junior Brody Gagno, in the slot for a wrist shot that made it's way past the Maine netminder to cut the lead to 5-2.

BEYOND THE BOX:

• Junior Connor MacKenzie made 14 saves in his Holy Cross debut.
• Senior Louden Hogg recorded 16 saves in relief.
• Senior Lachlan Getz led both sides with five blocked shots.

UP NEXT:

• The two teams will meet again tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 11 at Alfond Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

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