No. 12 Men’s Ice Hockey Outlasts Nichols, 3-2

HARRISVILLE, R.I. – The No. 12 nationally ranked Endicott men's ice hockey team defeated Nichols, 3-2, on Saturday night in conference action at Levy Rink.

Endicott scored all three of its goals 2:17 apart in the second period (10:08, 11:30, 12:25) and then held on for the eventual victory.

The Gulls received tallies from Ethan Bastien (Natick, Mass.), Noah Strawn (Wareham, Mass.), and Derek Contessa (Freehold, N.J.) during their three-goal second period.

Meanwhile, in goal, Conor O'Brien (Pinellas Park, Fla.) stopped a game-high 35 shots to improve to 10-3-1 on the season (44-15-3 career).

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott is 13-4-0 all-time against Nichols.
• The Gulls extended their winning streak over the Bison to 10 straight games.
• Bastien potted his first collegiate goal (seventh career game).
• Andrew Kurapov (Corvallis, Ore.) registered his second career multi-assist game with two helpers tonight, while Connor Beatty (Concord, N.H.) notched his first.
• Endicott improved to 6-2-0 on the road this season.

WHAT'S NEXT

No. 12 Endicott (11-3-1, 8-2-1 CCC) travels to Wentworth on Friday, January 21 at 7 PM. Nichols (2-10-1, 1-10-0 CCC) hosts Suffolk next Friday at 7:40 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)