Recap
Freshman Kyle McDonald scored his first collegiate goal in Nichols College's 2-2 tie with Curry College Friday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's ice hockey action at Max Ulin Rink.
 
Senior captain Ian Spencer potted his first of the season on the power play in the third to tie the game for the Bison (10-7-2, 8-2-1 CCC), who are 4-1-1 in their last six. Sophomore netminder Henry Burns stopped 32 shots to move to 4-2-2 on the season.
 
McDonald broke a scoreless tie at the 13:00 minute mark of the second period with assists going to classmates Brady Valiquette and Noah Poindexter - the first points of their collegiate careers. Goals from Billy Vizzo at 4:15 and Michael Curran seven minutes later staked the Colonels (10-6-3, 5-4-2 CCC) to a 2-1 lead. Later in the stanza, Spencer's 13th career tally off a feed from junior Vincent Crivello at 14:43 send the game to overtime.
 
Thre things you need to know...
            -Tonight's contest marked the 78th all-time meeting between Nichols College and Curry College. The Colonels lead the series, 46-29-3.
            -Senior Ben Campbell appeared in his 100th career game this evening. The Duluth, Minn. native has amassed 45 points (13-32-35) during that span.
            -The Colonels outshot the Bison, 34-31, however the Bison recorded the only two shots of the overtime period.
 
Next game
Saturday, January 26 vs Curry, 4:40 p.m.