HERSHEY, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley College men's ice hockey team battled tough in its series finale against SUNY Morrisville, while dropping a 4-0 contest on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Hersheypark Arena.
Nate Boeckle posted a game-high in blocks for LVC on the defensive end.
The Dutchmen (0-2-0) worked to generate offensive opportunities early in the first period, outshooting the Mustangs (2-0-0) 5-2 during the first 4:45. During this stretch,
Calhan Fielder and Boeckle each put two shots on goal for LVC that were saved. SUNY Morrisville then opened the scoring 4:56 into the contest, taking a 1-0 lead on a goal by Tanner Dietz.
The Mustangs also had a 10-4 advantage in shots over the next 8:22, but goaltender
James Mikos responded with saves for Lebanon Valley on each attempt. The Dutchmen proceeded to outshoot the opposition 6-1 during the rest of the first period, including a try by
Zach Hahn during a power play. Defensively, Mikos delivered a stop for the Flying Dutchmen with 41 seconds left in the first frame.
Lebanon Valley continued to send the puck toward the net when the second period got underway, as
Max Kontir,
Jesse Shogan,
Collin Nolan, and
Ian Lindberg each put a shot on goal that was saved during the first 5:35. SUNY Morrisville then began a power play in the seventh minute, but Mikos came through with a pair of saves for the Dutchmen.
The teams proceeded to go back and forth over the next 7:05, as each squad took two shots that were saved during this stretch. The Mustangs found the net again 14:29 into the second period, taking a 2-0 lead on a power-play goal by Michal Stojka. The Flying Dutchmen followed this by registering a 3-1 advantage in shots during the remainder of the period, including attempts by
Ryan Bernard and Hahn that were saved during a power play.
Sam Luan also tallied a shot for LVC during this stretch.
The programs kept trading shots at the beginning of the third period, as each team recorded a pair of tries that were saved during the first 4:42. SUNY Morrisville then scored on a power-play goal by Connor Santay at the 4:47 mark and a goal by Carson Walters at the 5:43 mark, taking a 4-0 lead. The Mustangs followed this with some more shots, but Lebanon Valley answered with saves by Mikos at the 6:09, 6:15, 7:50, and 9:35 marks. The goaltender also delivered a pair of stops within 24 seconds in the 15th minute.
The Dutchmen started a power play in the 16th minute, leading to shots by Hahn, Fielder, and
Joey Pankowski. Defensively, Mikos made four more saves for Lebanon Valley during the rest of the game. The goaltender registered two of these stops while the opposition was on a power play. The score was maintained during the remainder of the third period.
Inside the Box Score
- Lebanon Valley recorded 32 shots on goal.
- The Dutchmen had a 37-29 advantage in faceoff victories.
- Fielder led the team with four shots on target and 12 faceoff wins.
- Mikos made a season-high 32 saves.
- Defensively, LVC had a 5-4 advantage in blocked shots.
- Boeckle tallied a game-high two blocks, marking the first two blocks of his career.
Up Next
Lebanon Valley will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m., when the program will take on Misericordia University at the Toyota SportsPlex in Wilkes-Barre.
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