Nov 13, 2013
HARRISVILLE, R.I. – Becker College earned their first point of the season after skating to a 3-3 tie with Nichols College in ECAC Northeast men's ice hockey action Wednesday evening..
Freshman Sean Fleming (Easthampton, N.J.) dished out a pair of assists for the Bison (2-0-1, 1-0-1 ECACNE), who outshot the Hawks 25-13 over the final 25 minutes of play. Sophomore Frank Butler (East Haven, Conn.) potted the game-tying goal at 15:41 of the third to salvage a point for the Bison, his team-leading fourth of the season.
Becker freshmen Brian Osieja (West Seneca, N.Y.), Bryan Parsons (Shrewsbury, Mass.), and Matthew Pietrzykowski (East Bethany, N.Y.) each scored their first collegiate goals as it earned its first point of the season in four tries (0-3-1, 0-1-1 ECACNE).
Becker broke a 2-2 in the third on Osieja's goal 4:55 into the stanza. The Hawks broke in 2-on-1 with Osieja's stickhandling down the right side, and he let a wrister go that beat sophomore goaltender Alex Larson (Madison, Ala.) over the glove hand, short side. Freshman Alexandre Bresse (Quebec City, Quebec) picked up the primary assist, his second of the night.
With time winding down in the third, Nichols tied the game on a blast from Butler. Beasley started the play with a cycle in the left corner, and then Fleming hit Butler at the top of the slot for a slap shot that found the back of the net with 4:19 remaining in regulation. The Bison began overtime with 45 seconds of power-play time courtesy of a late Becker penalty in regulation, but managed just one shot on goal. They outshot the Hawks 7-4 in the extra session.
Beasley opened the scoring at 7:27 of the first period when he redirected a slap-pass from junior Kyle Shapiro (Ambler, Pa.) past Becker sophomore goaltender Gregg Hussey (Medford, Mass.) for his third goal of the season. Junior Chris Gularte (Salinas, Calif.) picked up the second assist on the goal, his first point of the season.
The Bison doubled their less than six minutes later on Swansen's first collegiate goal at 12:47. Fleming started the play with a pass to classmate Joey Quintana (East Setauket, N.Y.) in the left corner. Quintana slid a pass to a cutting Swansen, who used a forehand deke to beat a sprawling Hussey.
A miscue by the Bison allowed the Hawks to cut their deficit in half before the first intermission. Parsons let go of a shot from the point that Larson kicked out, but sophomore defenseman Steve Lecey (Cedarbury, Wis.) knocked the puck inside the right post as he was attempting to clear the puck away from the crease. The goal came at 14:50.
Becker evened the score at 15:01 of the second period. Osieja fed Pietrzykowski at the right side of the net, and he knocked the puck past Larson for his first collegiate marker.
Larson finished the night with 36 saves while Hussey stopped 40 shots. Neither team was able to capitalize on its power play opportunities as Becker was 0-for-2 and Nichols was 0-for-3.
The Bison host Wentworth Saturday at 7:40 p.m. Becker heads to Rhode Island to play Salve Regina Saturday at 4:35 p.m.
