Jan 30, 2015
HARRISVILLE, R.I. – Senior Brett Jackson (Larchmont, N.Y.) scored a pair of goals in Nichols College's 6-3 win over Becker College in Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Northeast action Friday night at Levy Rink.
Junior Sean Fleming (Easthampton, N.J.) added a goal and two assists for the Bison, who won for the seventh time in their last eight outings and improved to 13-3-2 on the season (5-1-1 ECAC Northeast). Sophomore Sean Swansen (Salem, N.H.) collected three assists, giving him 11 points in his last six games (6-5-11). Fleming, meanwhile, has 13 points in his last nine games (3-10-13) and 23 points in 18 games in 2014-15 (6-17-23).
Senior Cody Edwards (Kansas City, Mo.) recorded a goal and an assist for the Hawks (4-14-0, 0-7-0 ECAC Northeast), who were outshot 46-38. Junior netminer Gregg Hussey (Medford, Mass.) made 40 saves between the pipes.
The Bison fell behind 1-0 on freshman Corey Sherman's (Hilton, N.Y.) second of the season at 9:35 of the first. Junior Joe Sposit (Cleveland, Ohio) tied the game at one with a wrister that beat Hussey off a feed from freshman Scott Cuthrell (Watertown, Mich.) at 15:39. Less than three minutes later, Jackson redirected a shot from Swansen for his second of the season to put Nichols ahead 2-1 after 20 minutes of play.
Goals from Edwards at 10:16 and sophomore Connor Merrick (Manchester, N.H.) at 13:39 gave Becker a short-lived 3-2 lead in the second. Senior Mike Schiavone (Chicago, Ill.) knotted the game at three with a wrap-around shot that slid through the legs of Hussey 36 seconds after Merrick's marker. Twenty-six seconds later, Fleming redirected a point shot from Gularte past Hussey for the eventual game-winner at 14:41.
Jackson's second of the night and third of the season four minutes into the third extended the Nichols' lead to 5-3 before junior Tyler Beasley (Indianapolis, Ind.) sealed the win when he picked the top right corner following a drop pass from classmate Paul Prescott (Oakdale, Minn.).
Junior and reigning ECAC Goaltender of the Week Alex Larson (Madison, Ala.) turned aside 35 shots to earn his 11th win of the season. Nichols went 0-for-2 with the man advantage while Becker was 1-for-5.
The Bison host Western New England Monday night at 8:10 p.m. Becker heads to Western New England for a 7:10 p.m. contest on Thursday.
