Men’s Hockey Falls at Southern Maine, 6-2

GORHAM, Maine – Suffolk men's hockey fell in its first semester finale, 6-2, to Southern Maine Friday night at the USM Ice Arena.   

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Southern Maine 6
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-10-1) | Southern Maine (5-5-1) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Southern Maine put up three unanswered, two in the first period and one 3:06 into the second to grab a comfortable 3-0 cushion. 

Cole Scott put the Rams on the board 2:09 after the Huskies third goal to restore the two-goal gap, which remained at the second intermission. 

USM restored the three-goal margin 2:38 into the third and the score remained 4-1 in the Huskies favor until there were less than five minutes remaining in regulation. 

Scott Mcmanus potted a powerplay puck at the 15:45 mark to cut the deficit down to two, 4-2. 

Matt Sullivan put away his second goal of the night 15 seconds later and 2:21 after that Conor Donovan etched his name on the scoresheet with the Huskies' sixth goal of the night for the 6-2 final. 

NETMINDER NOTES

• Chris Jackson had 26 saves in the setback. 
• Kyle Penton produced a 22-save effort in the victory. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• McManus and Scott were responsible for the Rams goals, both unassisted tallies. 
• Southern Maine outshot Suffolk, 32-24. 
• The Huskies had the upper hand in faceoffs as well, 34-26. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk restored a rivalry with Southern Maine, meeting the Huskies for the first time since Feb. 1, 2020. 
• McManus scored his second collegiate goal, first on the power play. 
• Scott netted his second goal of the year.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is away from action until the New Year with things picking up again at the Codfish Bowl Tournament Jan. 5-6. The Rams will face Connecticut College Friday, with their opponent on Saturday either UMass Boston or Worcester State.