Box Score

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – Junior Francesco Posillico (Massapequa, N.Y.) scored the game-winning goal midway through the second period to lift the Nichols College men's ice hockey team to a 3-1 win at Morrisville State Friday night in non-conference action at the IcePlex.

Junior Paul Prescott (Oakdale, Minn.) and sophomore Sean Swansen (Salem, N.H.) also scored for the Bison, who are off to their best start at 11-2-2 since the 2008-09 campaign, when they opened 14-1-0. Junior goaltender Alex Larson (Madison, Ala.) recorded 32 saves to earn his ninth win of the season.

Senior Matthew Beer (Corunna, Ontario) staked the Mustangs to a 1-0 lead with a PP goal just 3:36 into the first. Prescott evened the game at one at 16:24 on the power play with assists going to juniors Frank Butler (East Haven, N.J.) and Tyler Beasley (Indianapolis, Ind.).

Posillico's second of the season at 9:34 of the second proved to be the game winner. Freshman Scott Cuthrell (Watertown, Mich.) and junior Joe Sposit (Cleveland, Ohio) were credited with assists on the goal. Swansen's seventh of the season 2:54 into the third closed the scoring. Junior Sean Fleming (Easthampton, N.J.) and senior Brett Jackson (Larchmont, N.Y.) set up the play.

Nichols outshot the Mustangs 36-33. Freshman Steven Dombrowsky (Elizabethtown, Pa.) registered 33 saves in defeat for Morrisville State.

Nichols plays at Hobart Saturday at 7:30 p.m. while the Mustangs (4-7-5) play a pair at Brockport beginning next Friday at 7 p.m.