New England College 3, Lebanon Valley 2
 
LVC Starters
Hall (LW), Karas (C), Hepler (RW), Yingst (D), Balodis (D), Burns (G)
 
New England Starters
Fornaris (LW), Bergqvist (C), Pintusov (RW), DeBlois (D), Chamberlain (D), Pupplo (G)
 
How It Happened
HENNIKER, N.H. – New England College netted a late third-period goal and eventually edged Lebanon Valley 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in non-conference men's ice hockey action. The Flying Dutchmen slipped to 1-1-0, while the Pilgrims improved to 1-1-0.
 
After neither team could find the back of the net in the opening period, the second was quite the different story as each team netted a pair. 3:37 into the second, New England's Nikita Pintusov scored from Carlos Fornaris and Daniel Bergqvist, but six minutes later, the Dutchmen answered when Austen Zimmerman netted his first of the young season from Jared Karas and Justin Hall to even the game at 1-1.
 
Less than four minutes after Zimmerman provided the equalizer, Cole Hepler put LVC up by one after a goal from Hall. Then, with 1:15 to go in the second, it was the Pilgrims who scored the equalizer when Fornarnis found the back of the net off assists from Connor Inger and Trevor Momot. After two goals by each team in the second, the squads went into the locker room tied at 2-2 after two periods of action.
 
In the third period, the Dutchmen battled, but were unable to come up with the go-ahead goal. With just over five minutes left, Patrick DeBlois broke the 2-2 tie with a goal from Connor Inger and Trevor Momot. From there, the visiting Dutchmen couldn't come up with the tying goal and narrowly fell 3-2.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Justin Hall finished with a pair of assists and three shots on goal.
 - Austen Zimmerman and Cole Hepler each netted their first goal of the young season.
 - Hepler, Hunter Canestra, and Skyler Pugh each registered a team-high four shots on goal.
 - Hall and Ziki Mroz each added three shots on net.
 - Henry Burns was dealt the loss for LVC despite making 37 saves in between the pipes, including 12 in the third period.
 - Zimmerman skated to a +2 rating, while Zak Sheikh was a +1.
 - New England led in total faceoffs 34-24.
 - Cole Hepler won a team-high eight faceoffs and Brad Viola added seven faceoff wins.
 - Each team was called for two penalties.
 
Who's Next?
LVC's three-game road trip will finish up on Friday, Nov. 8 when the Dutchmen head to Wilkes-Barre for their UCHC and MAC opener at Wilkes University at 5 p.m. before hosting King's (Pa.) on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in LVC's home opener inside Hersheypark Arena.
 
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