MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Becker College defeated Nichols College 4-1 in ECAC Northeast men's ice hockey action Saturday evening at the New England Sports Center. The win lifts the Ice Hawks record to 2-14-2 (1-5-2 ECAC), while the Bison fall to 12-5-2 (5-2-1 ECAC).

The Ice Hawks got on the scoring started 13:33 into the first period when freshman defenseman Thomas Nourie (Morgan Hill, Calif.) slipped a wrist shot past Nichols goalie Alex Larson (Madison, Alabama) for a power play goal. Becker took a 1-0 advantage into the first intermission after Gregg Hussey (Medford, Mass.) made 17 saves for the Ice Hawks.

Becker added to their lead 17:02 into the second period when Brian Osieja (West Seneca, N.Y.) fed Cody Edwards (Kansas City, Mo.), who promptly beat Larson with a wrist shot into the top right corner of the net. For the second straight period the Bison outshot the Ice Hawks, but failed to solve Hussey, who turned away 12 shots.

The Ice Hawks went in front 3-0 on a Nicholas McKee (Bakersfield, Calif.) power play goal, 10:22 into the third period. Becker put the game out of reach when Tyler Auricchio (Hendeson, Nev.) scored an empty netter with 8:41 remaining in regulation.

Nichols broke up Hussey's shutout bid when senior captain Greg Strootman (Aston, Pa.) tallied a power play goal, making the final score 4-1.

Gregg Hussey made 39 stops for Becker, while Alex Larson turned away 22 shots. Becker continues ECAC action on Wednesday, February 5 when they host Western New England at 5:30 p.m.  Nichols returns to action on Thursday, February 6 when they travel to Milton to face ECAC rival Curry College at 6:40 p.m.