Holy Cross Athletics

WORCESTER, Mass. - The Holy Cross men's ice hockey team fell to Northeastern, 5-1, Saturday night at the Hart Center Rink.

Holy Cross moves to 4-8-0 on the season, while Northeastern improves to 4-2-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Northeastern bookended the opening frame with goals, finding the back of the net 1:20 into the period and with 1:11 remaining in the period.
• The second period was tightly contested with each side posting six shots on goal, but neither side was able to score.
• Northeastern extended their lead to 3-0 just under three minutes into the final period of regulation.
• Sophomore A.J. Lacroix picked up his first collegiate goal two minutes later on the power play, receiving a cross-ice pass from classmate Quinn McCall before sending a wrist shot past the Huskies netminder.
• The Huskies tacked on two more goals - an even strength tally with 3:28 remaining and a 5-on-3 goal with 21.3 to go - to bring the score to 5-1.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Freshman Connor Towle recorded 34 saves in his second career start, including 16 in the opening period.
• The Crusaders blocked 15 shots in the matchup compared to the Huskies' seven, led by seniors Ty and Brody Gagno who got in front of three each.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross will travel to Niagara Falls, N.Y. next week to face the Niagara Purple Eagles in an Atlantic Hockey weekend set at Dwyer Arena.
• The two games on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m., will stream live on FloHockey.
• Holy Cross' next home set comes on Friday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 28 at 5 p.m. against Atlantic Hockey foe Air Force. Tickets to the matchup are available at goholycross.com/mihtix.

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