No. 8 Men’s Ice Hockey Tops No. 10 UNE, 3-1

BIDDEFORD, Maine – The No. 8 nationally ranked Endicott men's ice hockey team defeated No. 10 University of New England (UNE), 3-1), in conference action on Saturday night at the Harold Alfond Forum.

Endicott raced out to 2-0 advantage behind goals from Noah Strawn (Wareham, Mass.) and Andrew Kurapov (Corvallis, Ore.) in the first (14:49, PP) and second (10:27, SH) periods, respectively, before Cam Speck (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) sealed the win with an empty netter at the 19:19 mark of the third.

In net, Conor O'Brien (Pinellas Park, Fla.) stopped 26 shots to improve to 3-1-1 overall on the season and 37-13-3 in his career.

O'Brien is now tied with Kevin Aldridge '18 (Birmingham, Mich.) for the most wins in program history.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Kurapov buried his first career shorthanded goal.
• Speck tallied his first collegiate goal.
• Strawn notched his first goal of the season.
• O'Brien has compiled 20 or more saves in four straight contests.
• The Gulls are perfect 3-0-0 on the road this season.

WHAT'S NEXT

No. 8 Endicott (3-1-1, 2-1-1 CCC) takes on Western New England in a home-and-home series on Thursday, November 18 (away, 2 PM) and Saturday, November 20 (home, 6:30 PM). No. 10 UNE (2-1-1, 2-1-1 CCC) will play against Suffolk in a home-and-home series next Friday (home, 7 PM) and Saturday (away, 7 PM). 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10