WESTFIELD, Mass.  – Becker College tallied three power play goals and the Hawks got a 23-save performance from junior goalie Gregg Hussey to complete a 5-0 shutout of Westfield State University in a non-conference men's ice hockey game at Amelia Park on Wednesday night.
 
Becker seized control of the game early on, tallying at the 6:22 mark oif the first period as sophomore forward Antonio Baccari scored a transition goal, breaking in on Westfield starting netminder Jonathan LoParco and beating him to the right side off assists from Cody Edwards and Kyle Godfrey.
 
The Hawks increased their margin just 1:16 before the first intermission as Godfrey got a shot from the high slot that was blocked by an Owls defenseman, but Godrey was able to collect the rebound and found the back of the net for a 2-0 lead.
 
After a scoreless second period, the Hawks tallied three times on the power play in the third to salt the game away.
 
Godfrey scored on the two man advantage after sharp passing from Nicholas McKee at the top sent the puck low to Cody Edwards on the right post, and Edwards slid the puck across the crease to Godfrey for the score with 16:52 left in the game
 
Tyler Auriccio added a power play tally with 15:47 left in the game, and Corey Sherman capped the scoring with a two-man advantage goal with just under 10 minutes left.
 
Becker held a 32-23 edge in shots.  
 
Westfield lost LoParco to an injury after the first period.  Freshman Ethan Wood relieved him and made his collegiate debut between the pipes.  He stopped 16 of 19 shots for the Owls (7-5).
 
Becker improves to 4-10 with the win.