All-Time Series & Streaks
Nichols extended its unbeaten streak to nine (7-0-2) and improved to 29-30-6 all-time against the Golden Bears.
 
Three Stars of the Game
1 – Nichols senior Tyler Beasley (Indianapolis, Ind.) – recorded his first collegiate hat trick to give him a team-leading six goals on the season
2 – Nichols senior Frank Butler (East Haven, Conn.) – picked up three points on a shorthanded goal and two assists
3 – Nichols senior Shane Totten (Traverse City, Mich.) – first collegiate two-point game (1-1-2)
 
Quick Synopsis
Beasley potted three goals as 13 different Nichols student-athletes recorded at least a point in an 8-1 thumping of the Golden Bears. Butler, Totten, and senior Paul Prescott (Oakdale, Minn.) all had multi-point games while sophomore Brien Thompson (Dallas, Texas) scored his first collegiate goal.
 
Key Stat of the Game
24 – number of shots the Bison took in the opening 20:00 of the contest, scoring on five of them to take a 5-0 lead into the intermission.
 
Turning Point
Freshman Matthew Menta (Lima, Pa.) and Beasley scored 26 seconds apart in the first period to give Nichols a 2-0 lead before Thompson's redirection of a shot from senior Steve Lecey (Cedarburg, Wis.) at 10:31 made it 3-0.
 
Quick Hits
-Senior Alex Larson (Madison, Ala.) stopped 23 of 24 shots to earn his fourth-straight win and lower his goals against average (GAA) to 1.59. He also increased his save percentage to .947.
-Freshman T.J. Roche (Northport, N.Y.) picked up his first collegiate point with an assist on Beasley's third goal of the evening in the second period.
-Sophomore David Dischiavi (Etobicoke, Ontario) broke up Larson's shutout bid with his first of the season at 6:02 of the third period.
-Nichols went 1-for-4 on the power play and killed off all three Golden Bears opportunities.
-Senior Austin Keiser (Danwoody, Ga.) allowed three goals on six shots and was pulled after 10:31 of action.
 
Quotes
"The biggest emphasis we've had this year is to play all 60 minutes. We all played well from the first period through the third period tonight. It feels good to get the win streak to four. The boys are really buzzing." – Nichols senior captain Frank Butler
 
"This is probably the first time all season we played a full 60 minutes. It was a total team effort. Everyone contributed and played well. We've been focusing on starting the game well and we got off to a great one tonight. We kept building off of that and didn't have any setbacks. Everyone played hard and well. It's a really fun game as a coach, to be able to just sit back and watch." –Nichols head coach Parker Burgess
 
"Our top guys are going to get keyed on and they're still putting up points. There are going to be games where they are not on the board and we'll need the second, third, and fourth line to chip in. Everybody's doing it and getting chances. It's good to see." – Burgess, on getting secondary scoring
 
Next up
Nichols (4-1-0, 3-0-0 ECAC Northeast) – Wednesday, November 18 vs Becker, 8:10 p.m.
Western New England (0-5-0, 0-3-0 ECAC Northeast) – Thursday, November 19 vs Curry, 7:10 p.m.