MARLBOROUGH, Mass.- Stonehill College defeated Becker College 2-0 in non-conference men's ice hockey action Wednesday evening at the New England Sports Center.

After a scoreless first period, Stonehill scored both of their goals in the second stanza. The first goal came at 2:02 when Garrett White (Wakefield, Mass.) rattled a shot off the crossbar and into the Becker net for the 1-0 advantage. The Skyhawks made the score 2-0 just 1:48 later when Stephen Balsamo (Atkinson, N.H.) found Kevin Airoldi (Kennebunk, Maine) next to the left post for his second goal of the season.

The Ice Hawks pulled their goalie for the final 2:04 of the game, but Stonehill netminder Chris Tasiopoulos (Norwell, Mass.) stood his ground to earn his third shutout of the season. Tasiopoulos made 39 saves as the Skyhawks improved their record to 7-9.

Becker goalie Gregg Hussey (Medford, Mass.) turned away 37 shots as the Ice Hawks record fell to 1-12-2.

Becker returns to action on Tuesday, January 21 when they host Worcester State University at 7:40 p.m. Stonehill will travel to Saint Michael's College on Monday, January 20 at 7:00 p.m.