Men’s Hockey Falls at Nichols, 4-1

HARRISVILLE, R.I. – Suffolk men's hockey was handed a 4-1 Conference of New England setback by Nichols Friday night at Levy Rink as the Bison used three unanswered goals to defeat the Rams.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Nichols 4
RECORDS: Suffolk (3-2-0, 1-2-0 CNE) | Nichols (2-2-1, 1-1-1 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless first both things wanted to change that in the second and wasted little time. Nichols got on the board first 5:40 into the second period and a Rams' response came 1:28 later thanks to Joe O'Brien. Gavin Havens tipped the puck to O'Brien in front who chipped it away to make it 1-all.  

The Bison snuck back in front at the 14:02 mark of the middle period when Josh Dickson found the back of the net and padded its advantage to a pair with 1:08 to go before the second intermission when Gabe Temple tucked in his second power play puck of the night.  

Insurance came in the third for the Bison when Nathan Carl scored with 6:29 remaining in regulation.  

Chasing three goals, it was too much ground for Suffolk to make up. 

NETMINDER NOTES

• CJ Hapward recorded 26 saves in the setback. 
• Nick Anderson registered 35 saves for the Bison.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• O'Brien was responsible for Suffolk's lone goal. 
• Havens had Suffolk's only assist. 
• Suffolk outshot Nichols, 36-26. 
• The Rams went 0-for-4 on the penalty, while Nichols split its four man-up chances, scoring twice. 
• The blue-and-gold took the face-off battle, 37-32.  

NOTEWORTHY

• The Rams slipped to Nichols in back-to-back meetings. 
• Suffolk is now 30-26-4 all-time against the Bison. 
• On the road, the blue-and-gold moved to 14-5-3 versus Nichols. 
• Suffolk's ledger against Nichols in the Shawn McEachern era moved to 2-4-0. 
• O'Brien recorded his first point of the season. 
• Havens had his second assist of the year.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk looks to bounce back tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 16 when it entertains Nichols at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink at 4:50 p.m.