BRIDGEPORT, Conn.- AIC's offensive attack was too much for the Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey team as they fell to the Yellow Jackets 4-2 on Friday.
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Records:
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Sacred Heart Pioneers- (9-10-3, 7-6-2-1 AHA)
AIC Yellow Jackets - (12-9-1, 11-2-0-2 AHA)
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Top Performers:
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Austin Magera (SHU): 1 goal, 1 assist
Nick Boyagian (SHU): 1 goal
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Goalies:
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Justin Robbins (SHU) (L, 13 saves, 4.00 GAA, 6-5-3 record)
Jake Kucharski (AIC) (W, 29 saves, 2.00 GAA, 9-6-1 record)
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Of Note:
- AIC pulled ahead to a 1-0 lead in the first period with a goal from Justin Young with 11:19 remaining.
- AIC continued scoring in the second period with a goal coming 7:54 into the period off of Jake Stella to put the Yellow Jackets ahead 2-0.
- SHU countered the AIC offensive later in the period as senior Austin Magera found the open lane to narrow the AIC lead to 2-1.
- After AIC scored another goal in the second, senior Nick Boyagian cut the lead to one as he fired his second goal of the season 12:31 into the third period to make the score 3-2.
- The Yellow Jackets then scored a last second empty-net goal by Austen Long which resulted in the 4-2 defeat.
- Magera recorded his sixth multi-point game of the season.
- Boyagian scored his first goal since October 23.
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Up Next:
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The Pioneers look to even the series tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. at Webster Bank Arena.
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