Box Score

BOSTON, Mass.-- Junior Zachary Cantin (Saugus, Mass.) netted a hat trick, while freshman Bill Harris (Weymouth, Mass.) added a pair of goals as Stonehill held off a late rally to post an 8-5 ECAC Northeast ice hockey victory over Suffolk Saturday evening at Walter Brown Arena.

Harris and Cantin combined for three tallies in the opening period of play to give the visiting Skyhawks (4-7, 3-7 ECAC Northeast) a 3-1 edge after 20 minutes of action, and after senior Dan Pencinger (Randolph, N.J.) sliced that margin in half with a goal for the host Rams (4-12-2, 3-6-2 ECAC Northeast) 2:15 into the middle period, markers off the sticks of Cantin and seniors James Florentino (West Roxbury, Mass.) and Paul Reissfelder (Plymouth, Mass.) extended Stonehill's advantage to 6-2 after two. Senior John Rocchio (East Greenwich, R.I.) helped lead Suffolk's comeback in the final period by sandwiching a pair of goals around a tally by sophomore Tom Coulstring (Whitman, Mass.) that cut the Rams' deficit to one at 6-5 with 4:17 to play, but senior Frank Amato's (West Springfield, Mass.) goal just 51 seconds later extended the Skyhawk lead to 7-5, and Cantin capped his hat trick with an empty-netter with 52 seconds remaining to account for the final score.

Reissfelder finished with a goal and a pair of assists for three points in the win for Stonehill, which also received three assists each off the sticks of O'Brien and junior Chris Rogers (Westford, Mass.). Junior Peter Roundy (Simsbury, Conn.) and freshman Jordan Fine (Walpole, Mass.) each registered a pair of helpers for the Skyhawks, who received single assists from senior David Schermerhorn (Norwich, Conn.) and freshman Andrew Diozzi (Belmont, Mass.). Rocchio added an assist to his two goals for a three-point performance in the setback for Suffolk, which also received a goal and an assist each from Pencinger and junior Niles Moore (Columbus, Ohio). Senior Kyle Cook (Chino Hills, Calif.) notched a pair of helpers for the Rams, who also received single assists off the sticks of juniors Pat Welch (Dorchester, Mass.) and Joe Drago (Waltham, Mass.) as well as freshman J. Andrew Wein (Barnegat, N.J.).

Sophomore Mike Manna (Framingham, Mass.) picked up the win in goal for Stonehill with a 28-save effort, while junior Bill Gilbert (Forestdale, Mass.) made 29 stops in net for Suffolk as the Skyhawks outshot the Rams by a 37-33 margin for the contest.

Suffolk hosts Tufts in a non-league outing on Tuesday evening at Walter Brown Arena beginning at 7:15 p.m., while Stonehill hosts Salve Regina in an ECAC Northeast outing on Monday evening in Foxboro, Mass. beginning at 7:00 p.m