Monsey, N.Y. - Playing in the second half of back-to-back home contests on Sunday, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Ice Hockey team ran into a buzz saw in the form of Sacred Heart University. The visiting Pioneers put up eleven straight goals, while also blanking the Spartans at Sport-O-Rama Ice Rinks.
STAC slips to 11-7 overall and 7-1 in MCHC play and is now in a virtual tie with Sacred Heart atop the league standings. The teams have also split their two-game regular season series, with each winning on the other's home ice.
Goaltender Michael Pippo (L, 7-5) got the nod between the pipes for the maroon and gold and stopped 24 of 31 shots faced in a little over 30 minutes of action. Theo Morris also saw time in net for the Spartans and turned away 29 of 33 shots in 29 plus minutes.
The battle between MCHC foes lived up to its usual feistiness, with the sides combining for 95 total penalty minutes (STAC 52/SHU 43).
First Period Scoring Summary
Sacred Heart University - Mike Angeletti (Cosmo Siano & Lucca Conigliaro) 9:59/PP, Conall Gately (Jeremiah Ryan & Matteo Wilde) 11:04, Matt Cox (Ryan Martin & Ryan Davis) 11:34, Jack Reid (Cosmo Siano & Ryan Martin) 15:38, Brady Marszalek (Ryan Martin & Charles Tyrrell) 15:59/PP.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - No Scoring.
First Period Penalty Summary
Sacred Heart University - Sean Feeney (Interference/2:00 Minor) 4:12, Ryan Davis (Roughing/2:00 Minor) 11:34, Sean Feeney (Roughing/2:00 Minor) 12:46, Matteo Wilde (Slashing/2:00 Minor) 17:41, Jeremiah Ryan (Roughing/2:00 Minor) 17:41, Mike Richardson (Fighting/5:00 Major) 18:39, Mike Richardson (Game Disqualification/10:00 Disqualification), Ryan Martin (Cross-Checking/2:00 Minor) 19:19.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Anthony Prunty (Slashing/2:00 Minor) 6:26, Anthony Prunty (Unsportsmanlike Conduct/2:00 Minor) 6:26, Noah Barr (Goaltender Interference/2:00 Minor) 12:46, John Brennan (Slashing/2:00 Minor) 15:38, Andrew Fenninger (Slashing/2:00 Minor) 18:39.
Second Period Scoring Summary
Sacred Heart University - Brady Marszalek (Cosmo Siano) 6:15, Matteo Wilde (Mike Angeletti & Thomas Doyle) 10:32, Declan Lovett (Thomas Doyle & Charles Tyrrell) 11:13, Conall Gately (Matteo Wilde) 15:06/PP, Ryan Martin (Mike Angeletti & Charles Tyrell) 19:08/PP.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - No Scoring.
Second Period Penalty Summary
Sacred Heart University - Cosmo Siano (Unsportsmanlike Conduct/2:00 Minor) 11:23.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Jason Desalvo (High-Sticking/2:00 Minor) 0:40, Nicholas Delia (Charging/2:00 Minor) 11:23, Jason Desalvo (Cross-Checking/2:00 Minor) 11:23, Anthony Prunty (Roughing/2:00 Minor) 14:31, Nicholas Delia (Unsportsmanlike Conduct/2:00 Minor) 18:14, Jesse Formica (Roughing/2:00 Minor) 18:28.
Third Period Scoring Summary
Sacred Heart University - Ryan Davis (Mike Angeletti & Aaron Shulman) 12:35.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - No Scoring.
Third Period Penalty Summary
Sacred Heart University - Cosmo Siano (Slashing/2:00 Minor) 7:20, Cosmo Siano (Unsportsmanlike Conduct/10:00 Misconduct) 7:20, Brady Marszalek (Tripping/2:00 Minor) 15:20.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Jason Desalvo (Charging/5:00 Major) 3:44, Jason Desalvo (Game Misconduct/10:00 Game Misconduct) 3:44, Andrew Fenninger (Roughing/5:00 Major) 16:20.
Goalies
Sacred Heart University - Connor Smith (Win, 40:00), 21 Saves & Ben Sfarra (20:00), 7 Saves.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Michael Pippo (Loss, 30:32), 24 Saves & Theo Morris (29:28), 29 Saves.
Shots on Goal
Sacred Heart University - 64
St. Thomas Aquinas College - 28
Up Next
St. Thomas Aquinas (11-7, 7-1 MCHC) hosts U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point) on Saturday, February 1 at Sport-O-Rama Ice Rinks. Puck drop is scheduled for 8:10 p.m.