Box Score

BOSTON, Mass. --  Sophomore Ryan Fitzpatrick's (Mission Viejo, Calif.) goal 8:19 into the third period lifted Suffolk to a 3-2 non-league college ice hockey victory over Southern New Hampshire Tuesday evening at Walter Brown Arena.

The host Rams (2-4-1) took a 2-0 advantage into the final 20 minutes of action on the strength of a first period power play goal by senior Nick Davis (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and a second stanza marker off the stick of freshman Jason Molle (Stoneham, Mass.), but the visiting Penmen (2-3-2) evened matters with a pair of tallies that came just 1:31 apart in the first 3:43 of the final period, as senior Ryan DiBartolomeo (Leominster, Mass.) got Southern New Hampshire on the board and sophomore Brandon Bradley (Wichita, Kan.) squared the contest at 2-2.  Fitzpatrick provided the heroics for Suffolk with his first goal of the season in a four-on-four situation after taking the draw from junior Paul Weisser (Longmeadow, Mass.) to account for the final score.

Weisser collected a pair of helpers in the win for the Rams, who also received assists off the sticks of senior Joe Drago (Waltham, Mass.) and freshmen Andrew Flynn (Stamford, Conn.) and Andrew Monesi (Simi Valley, Calif.).  Senior John Frey (Westminster, Colo.) and sophomore Anthony Dercole (Hamden, Conn.) assisted on DiBartolomeo's goal for Southern New Hampshire, while juniors Bobby Bryant (Nashua, N.H.) and Neil Adams (Gardner, Mass.)provided the helpers on Bradley's tally for the Penmen.

Junior Jeff Rose (Collinsville, Conn.) picked up the win in goal for Suffolk with a 25-save effort, while senior Shane Brooks (Kennebunk, Maine) made 20 stops between the pipes for Southern New Hampshire as the Penmen outshot the Rams by a 27-23 margin for the contest.

Suffolk heads to Babson Park, Mass. on Sunday afternoon to take on Babson in a non-league outing that begins at 4:00 p.m., while Southern New Hampshire hosts Penn State in opening round play of the PAL Stovepipe Invitational on Saturday afternoon in  Hooksett, N.H. beginning at 4:30 p.m.