Newark, N.J. - Closing out 2025-2026 regular season play, the St. Thomas Aquinas College Ice Hockey team scored their way to an 8-1 Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference victory over New Jersey Institute of Technology on Sunday evening at the RWJ Barnabas Health Hockey House at Prudential Center.
STAC improves to 16-4-2 overall and 11-1 in MCHC play. The victory also secures the No. 2 seed in the upcoming conference playoffs, which begins with semifinal action on Friday, February 20 at Sport-O-Rama Ice Rinks in Monsey, New York.
Jason Desalvo and Jeremy Poggi tallied a pair of goals each for the Spartans, with teammates Joey Camporeale, Andrew Fenninger, Gage Parnell and William Thyberg also scoring a goal apiece. For Fenninger and Poggi, they also each reached career milestones in the game, with the junior center hitting the 150-point mark and the senior winger reaching the 100-point plateau.
Theo Morris got the start between the pipes for the maroon and gold and stopped 23 of 24 shots fired his way to run his record to 5-2-2 on the season.
Game Summary
First Period Scoring Summary
New Jersey Institute of Technology - No Scoring.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Gage Parnell (Nicholas Delia) 18:28/SH.
First Period Penalty Summary
New Jersey Institute of Technology - No Penalties.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Devin Niccoll (Slashing/2:00 Minor) 17:38.
Second Period Scoring Summary
New Jersey Institute of Technology - No Scoring.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Jeremy Poggi (James Guild, Allen Magie) 11:30, Jason Desalvo (Unassisted) 12:52.
Second Period Penalty Summary
New Jersey Institute of Technology - Anton Martino (Roughing/2:00 Minor) 3:24, Anton Martino (Slashing/2:00 Minor) 6:17, Anton Martino (Misconduct/10:00 Misconduct) 6:17.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Andrew Fenninger (Roughing/2:00 Minor) 1:11, Devin Niccoll (Cross-Checking/2:00 Minor) 6:17, Devin Niccoll (Misconduct/10:00 Misconduct) 6:17, Devin Niccoll (Elbowing/5:00 Major) 6:17, Christopher Smith (Unsportsmanlike Conduct/2:00 Minor) 18:29.
Third Period Scoring Summary
New Jersey Institute of Technology - Noah Bergen (Ian Etienne) 8:33/PP.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Joey Camporeale (Christopher Smith, Patrick Phelan) 5:51, Jason Desalvo (Andrew Fenninger) 9:44, Andrew Fenninger (Jesse Formica, Gage Parnell) 13:47/PP, Jeremy Poggi (Allen Magie) 14:44/PP, William Thyberg (Jeremy Poggi) 19:22/PP.
Third Period Penalty Summary
New Jersey Institute of Technology - Niko Scherrer (Hooking/2:00 Minor) 13:34, Richard Kosco (Cross-Checking/5:00 Major) 14:23, Anton Martino (Slashing/2:00 Minor) 15:38, Niko Scherrer (High-Sticking/2:00 Minor) 18:20.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Nicholas Delia (Cross-Checking/2:00 Minor) 7:56, Nicholas Delia (Misconduct/10:00 Misconduct) 8:33, Jeremy Poggi (Unsportsmanlike Conduct/2:00 Minor) 11:01, John Brennan (Slashing/2:00 Minor) 15:38, John Brennan (Misconduct/10:00 Misconduct) 15:38, Sebastian Valles (Misconduct/10:00 Misconduct) 19:22.
Goalies
New Jersey Institute of Technology - Elliot Marken (Loss, 60:00), 46 Saves.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Theo Morris (Win, 60:00), 23 Saves.
Shots on Goal
New Jersey Institute of Technology - 24
St. Thomas Aquinas College - 54
Up Next
No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas opens the MCHC playoffs with semifinal action against No. 3 SUNY Maritime College on Friday, February 20 at Sport-O-Rama Ice Rinks. Puck drop between the Spartans and Privateers is set for 8:40 p.m.