BRIDGEPORT, Conn.- An early three goal lead turned into a third period nail biter as the Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey team edged Bentley 5-3 on Friday.
 
Records:
 
Sacred Heart Pioneers- (12-14-3, 9-9-2-1 AHA)
Bentley Falcons- (12-14-1, 9-9-1-2 AHA)
 
Top Performers:
 
Troy Conzo  (SHU)- 1 goal (Game-Winner)
Neil Shea (SHU)- 2 assists
Conner Hutchison (SHU)- 1 goal
 
Goalies:
 
Justin Robbins (SHU) (W, 23 saves, 3.00 GAA, 8-8-3 record)
Evan DeBrouwer (BEN) (L, 40 saves, 5.00 GAA, 7-4-1 record)
 
Of Note:

• The Pioneers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first period off goals from Conner Hutchison (5:17), John Jaworski (8:07) and Todd Goehring (10:15).
• Bentley countered back with three unanswered goals first coming in the opening period off the stick of Kohei Sato 16:56 into the first.
• In the closing minutes of the final period, graduate student Troy Conzo fired his third goal of the season 15:27 into the period to put the Pioneers ahead 4-3.
• Junior Patrick Dawson sealed the win with an empty-net goal in the closing minute to secure the 5-3 victory.
• Three Pioneers recorded multi-point games as Neil Shea, Hunter Sansbury and Ryan Steele each tallied a pair of assists.  
• Senior Austin Magera tallied one assist which placed him 17th on the Pioneers all-time scoring list with 85 points. 

 
Up Next:
 
The Pioneers look for the series sweep tomorrow night at 6:05 p.m. at Webster Bank Arena.