EAST BOSTON – Suffolk men's hockey stumbled in its 2023-24 season debut to Albertus Magnus, 6-2, Friday afternoon at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Albertus Magnus 6
RECORDS: Suffolk (0-1-0) | Albertus Magnus (1-0-0)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons poured in three unanswered goals in the first four minutes to take a lead they would never relinquish. 

Nick Liotino eliminated the shutout as he lit the lamp with help from Joe O'Brien and Devin Lowe 1:06 after Albertus Magnus' third goal of the day to chip the distance down to a pair. The 3-1 gap remained at the first intermission.  

AMC added a power play goal in the middle period to restore the three-goal margin that grew to five in the first 10 minutes of the third period. 

Lowe put away his own goal with 2:11 remaining in regulation thanks to a set-up from O'Brien to make it the 6-2 final.  

NETMINDER NOTES

• Chris Jackson took the loss. He allowed three goals and made two saves. 
• Kannon Flageolle registered 28 stops off the bench for the Rams. 
• Logan Bateman notched a 30-save, winning effort for the Falcons.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Lowe finished with two points with one goal and one assist. 
• O'Brien notched a pair of assists. 
• Liotino found the back of the net once. 
• Albertus Magnus outshot Suffolk, 36-32.
• The Falcons went 4-for-5 on the power play, while Suffolk went 0-for-5 with an extra skater.   

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Albertus Magnus met for the first time. 
• The Rams moved to 10-13-1 in season debuts back to 1999. 
• The Rams pulled their curtain back on their schedule as the home team for the fourth consecutive campaign. 
• O'Brien produced his first collegiate points with a pair of handouts. 
• Liotino tallied his first collegiate point, a goal. 
• Josh Milso, Cody Sealey, Gavin Havens, Daniel McKiernan, Jack Kirrcher, Braden O'Hara, Ralph Berry, Liotino, O'Brien, Flageolle, Jackson and Carter Schram all made their collegiate debuts. 
• Matt Pimental played in a Suffolk sweater for the first time in his collegiate career.  

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams are back at Porrazzo Rink tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 28 when they entertain Salem State at 2:50 p.m.