PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Becker College dropped fell to Johnson & Wales 7-4 in ECAC Northeast men's ice hockey action Thursday evening at Lynch Area.

Becker (0-2-0, 0-1-0 ECAC) jumped out to an early 2-0 advantage. James Wallace put the Ice Hawks on the board 1:56 into the game with a power-play goal. Becker added to their lead at the 3:27 when Colin Edwards lit the lamp with assists from Gerald Owen and Tyler Auricchio.

Johnson & Wales (2-0-0, 1-0-0) cut the Ice Hawks lead in half when they scored a power-play goal with 7:54 remaining in the first period.

The Wildcats tied the game at 2-2 just 4:57 into the second when Fran Mackin fed Jonathan Ruiz for the equalizer.

Becker regained the lead 2:14 later when Bryan Parson scored on a power-play to give the Hawks a 3-2 lead.

After Michael Mazzotta tied the game for the Wildcats, Parson gave the Ice Hawks their third power-play goal of the game to send visitors into the second intermission with a 4-3 advantage.

Johnson & Wales tied the game 2:07 into the third on a Ryan Sete goal. The Wildcats went on to score three power-play goals in the third period to earn the 7-4 final.

Tyler Stepke turned away 41 shots in the loss.