Nichols College Athletics

 
All-Time Series & Streaks
Nichols falls to 16-26-3 all-time against Suffolk, which snapped a three-game winless streak (0-2-1) to the Bison.
 
Three Stars of the Game
1 – Suffolk senior Justin Selep (Pittsburgh, Pa.) – scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season, the second of which stood as the game-winner
2 – Suffolk senior Zack Capozza (Spotsylvania, Pa.) – picked up a goal and an assist; finished +2
3 – Suffolk senior Brandon Smolarek (Chesterfield, Mich.) – turned aside 32 shots – including 15 in the third period – to improve to 8-2-2 on the season.
 
Quick Synopsis
Selep scored two goals and Capozza added a goal and an assist as the Rams knocked off first-place Nichols by a 5-2 score Saturday night in Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Northeast action at Levy Rink. Senior Tyler Beasley (Indianapolis, Ind.) and sophomore Chris Deming (Madison, Ala.) scored for the Bison.
 
Key Stat of the Game
Nichols held a 34-19 edge in shots – including a 28-12 advantage over the final 40 minutes.
 
Turning Point
Trailing 2-0 late in the second period, Deming beat Smolarek short-side for his second goal of the season to cut the Nichols deficit to 2-1. Seconds after the ensuing face-off, sophomore Gaven LaValley (Newburyport, Mass.) was sent off for hooking, and Selep potted his second of the evening 55 seconds after Deming's marker to make it 3-1.
 
Quick Hits
-Senior Alex Larson (Madison, Ala.) allowed four goals on 18 shots to drop his record to 10-5-0.
-Senior Frank Butler (East Haven, Conn.), sophomore Scott Cuthrell (Waterford, Mich.), and freshman Matthew Menta (Lima, Pa.) each collected an assist for Nichols.
-Each team was accessed nine penalties for 29 minutes, and each had one student-athlete receive a game misconduct.
-Nichols was 2-for-7 with the man advantage while Suffolk was 1-for-6.
 
Next up
Nichols (11-5-0, 6-1-1 ECAC Northeast) – Wednesday, January 20 vs Johnson & Wales (RI), 8:10 p.m.
Suffolk (9-4-2, 5-1-2 ECAC Northeast) – Thursday, January 21 @ UMass Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m.