MARLBOROUGH, Mass.- Wentworth Institute of Technology defeated Becker College 5-3  in ECAC Northeast men's ice hockey action Saturday afternoon at the New England Sports Center. The conference win advances the Leopards to 10-11-2 (8-4 ECAC), while the Ice Hawks fall to 2-16-3 (1-7-3 ECAC).

Wentworth got on the board 14:52 of the first period when junior Jordan Bourgonje (Spruce Grove, Atla.) received a centering pass in front from junior Curtis Heinz (Grand Rapids, Mich.) to put the Leopards up 1-0. One minute later, the Ice Hawks answered with a four on four goal by freshman Bryan Parsons (Shrewsbury, Mass.), with assists from freshmen Nicholas McKee (Bakersfield, Calif.) and Conner Allison (Hillsboro, Ore.). 

Wentworth took the lead in the second period with two unanswered goals by juniors Mike Domsodi (Kirkland, Que.) and Kevin Crowe (Galloway, N.J.). With four minutes remaining in the period, Bouronje picked up a loose puck in front of the Becker net to score his second goal of the game to give the Leopards a commanding 4-1 advantage. Becker sophomore Tyler Auricchio (Henderson, Nev.) answered with his seventh goal of the season on from a pass by Mckee with 1:10 remaining in the second period.

At 9:30 of the third period, Wentworth sophomore Stephen McManus (Westwood, Ma.) received a pass from sophomore Dan Szerlip (Newton, Mass.) to make the score 5-2. The remained the same until the final seconds of the contest when Becker freshman Kyle Godfrey (Geneva, Ill.) scored a power play goal to make the final score 5-3.

Sophomore Greg Hussey (Medford, Mass.) made 47 saves for the Hawks, while Wentworth sophomore goaltender Joel Miller (Calgary, Atla.) made 21 stops.

The Ice Hawks will try to end a two game slide when they travel to Suffolk University on Wednesday, February 19 at 8:40 p.m. The Leopards return to the ice on Thursday, February 20 when they travel to ECAC Northeast rival Curry College at 6:40 p.m.