Men’s Hockey Shutouts Nichols, 2-0

HARRISVILLE, R.I. – Suffolk men's hockey scored two unanswered and CJ Hapward turned aside all 29 shots he faced to take down Nichols, 2-0, in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at Levy Rink Friday night.   

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Nichols 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-14-2, 4-9-1 CCC) | Nichols (5-13-3, 3-8-3 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk broke on the scoreboard with 1:49 remaining in regulation on the power play. Tyler Borys snuck behind Nichols' netminder Tyler Bost and tapped Nick Liotino's pass into the back of net. Ryan Webb had a hand in the game-opening goal.  

Midway through the third period Ralph Berry skated through Bison defender after Bison defender for a quick back handed wrist shot to extend the Rams' edge to two.   

NETMINDER NOTES

• Hapwell recorded the shutout with a 29-save effort. 
• Bost had 22 saves to his credit. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Borys and Berry were responsible for the Rams goals. 
• Akermark, Dempsey, Liotino and Webb handed out one assist each. 
• Nichols outshot Suffolk, 29-24. 
• The Bison won the face-off battle, 34-30. 
• Suffolk went 1-for-7 on the power play and skated off six penalty kills.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk snapped a two-game skid versus Nichols. 
• The Rams improved to 30-24-4 all-time against the Bison. 
• The Rams are 14-4-3 on the road versus Nichols. 
• Suffolk leveled its record to 2-2-0 against the Bison in the Shawn McEachern era. 
• The Rams kept the Bison off the scoreboard for the first time since Feb. 5, 2004, a 1-0 decision. 
• The cleansheet was Suffolk's first of the year and first with McEachern on the bench. 
• Hapward logged his first shutout in a Suffolk sweater. 
• Liotino handed out his fourth assist of the season. He has dished out one assist in back-to-back games. 
• Borys scored his second goal of the year. 
• Berry netted his first collegiate goal. 
• Webb registered his first helper of the year. 
• Dempsey chipped in his fifth assist of the campaign. 
• Akermark produced his third assist of the season.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk concludes the home-and-home series with the Bison tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 3. The Rams are set to host Nichols in a Military Appreciation contest at 5:00 p.m. at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.