HARRISVILLE, R.I. – Becker College fell to Nichols College 5-3 in ECAC Northeast men's ice hockey action Wednesday evening.

The Bison raced out to a 3-0 first-period lead and held on for a 5-3 win against Becker College in ECAC Northeast action. Seniors Frank Butler (East Haven, Conn.) and Shane Totten (Traverse City, Mich.), along with freshman Blake Kelley (Woodbury, Minn.), scored in the opening 20 minutes before Schwartz netted the game-winner at 6:42 of the third.

Key Stat of the Game
The Hawks were 2-for-6 on the power play, the second of which was a 5-on-3 goal late in the third period.

Turning Point

Becker junior Nicholas McKee (Bakersfield, Calif.) got the Hawks on the board with his first of the season at 14:25 of the second to make it 3-1 after two. In the third, Schwartz crashed the net and knocked a loose puck out of the air and into the net for his first collegiate goal to give NC its three-goal lead back at 4-1. The Hawks went on to score at 12:12 and 18:11 of the third, respectively, to cut their deficit to 4-3 before senior Paul Prescott (Oakdale, Minn.) iced the game with an empty-netter. Thus, Schwartz's goal stood as the game-winner.

Quick Hits
-Senior Alex Larson (Madison, Ala.) turned aside 30 shots to earn his fifth-straight win for Nichols.

-Freshman d-man T.J. Roche (Northport, N.Y.) collected a pair of assists and now has three on the season.

-Junior Tyler Skepke (Mars, Pa.) made 23 saves for the Hawks.

-Nichols went 1-for-2 on the PP as Kelley scored his second of the season in the first period.

-Senior Daniel Bufis (Linden, N.J.) was assessed a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct in the third period.

-Sophomore Corey Sherman (Hilton, N.Y.) scored his first goal of the season on the PP for Becker in the third period.