Recap
Senior captain
Vincent Crivello scored a pair of goals and junior
Filip Virgili dished out four assists in Nichols College's 8-2 win over Becker College Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's ice hockey action at Levy Rink.
Graduate student
J.B. Baker racked up three assists as the Bison (4-11-0, 1-7-0 CCC) scored a season-high four power-play goals and won their third-straight game. Junior
Hogan Davidson, along with sophomores
Justin Perron and
Curtis Carlson, each collected a goal and an assist for NC, which outshot the Hawks 36-17.
Junior Shawn Peckham and sophomore Jason Diamind scored third-period goals for Becker (5-10-0, 2-6-0 CCC), who had three separate 5-on-3 power play opportunities and finished the afternoon two for seven with the extra attacker.
Three things you need to know...
-This evening's contest marked the 33rd all-time meeting between Nichols College and Becker College. The Bison have won the last four meetings and are 10-1-1 in the last 12 against their rivals from Worcester.
-A total of 13 student-athletes registered at least one point for the Bison, including freshman
Hunter Fraser (1G), senior
David Chevrier (1G), junior
Nate Foster (1A), junior
Oliver Arnberg (1A), sophomore
Petr Miko (1A), sophomore
Kyle McDonald (1A), and senior
Nicholas Mangone (1G).
-Nichols last scored 8+ goals twice in a season in 2017-18. The Bison scored nine against Framingham State on November 26 and eight against UNE in the CCC Championship on March 3.
Quotes
"All of the guys on our power play unit are very talented, so it was fun to see them get rewarded. They have worked hard all year and haven't changed anything that they have done. We just had opportunities to put the puck in the net tonight and we did." –Nichols assistant coach Mike Parnell
"Our staff has been really proud of the entire group. They love coming to the rink. They love spending time with each other. They work really hard. They do the things that they are asked and we're starting to have success. It's fun to see them get rewarded for all of the time and effort they are putting in." –Parnell, on the team's three-game win streak
Next game
Friday, January 24 @ Western New Eng., 7:00 p.m.