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Canisius forward Stefano Bottini skates up the ice with teammate Matt Vermaeten during game action at LECOM Harborcenter on Nov. 26, 2022
Lindy Feider
3
Winner Army West Point AWP 4-7-2, 3-3-1
1
Canisius CAN 4-9-2, 2-4-2
Winner
Army West Point AWP
4-7-2, 3-3-1
3
Final
1
Canisius CAN
4-9-2, 2-4-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Army West Point AWP 1 1 1 3
Canisius CAN 0 1 0 1

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Closes Homestand with Setback to Army

Army scored twice in a 60-second span to break open a scoreless contest on its way to a 3-1 victory over Canisius in Atlantic Hockey Association action Saturday at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Joey Baez, Noah Wilson and John Keranen all scored for the Black Knights (4-7-2, 3-3-1 AHA) while Gavin Abric stopped 28-of-29 shots faced.
 
Freshman Stefano Bottini scored his first collegiate goal to account for the Golden Griffins (4-9-2, 2-4-2 AHA) lone tally on Saturday. Senior goaltender John Hawthorne made 25 saves in goal for Canisius.
 
Baez gave Army a 1-0 lead with just 15 seconds to play in the first period, capitalizing on a breakaway opportunity for his seventh goal of the season.
 
Wilson doubled the Black Knights cushion in the opening minute of the second period, using a pass from Kendrick Frost to get behind the Canisius defense before beating Hawthorne with a shot over the right shoulder to make it a 2-0 game.
 
Bottini cut the Canisius deficit in half at the 8:14 mark of the second, stuffing home a loose puck from the top of the crease after graduate student J.D. Pogue's initial attempt was turned aside. The Griffs pressed for the equalizer in the third, but were unable to put one past Abric. Keranen closed out the scoring with 30 seconds remaining when he found the empty net to give the Black Knights the two-goal victory.
 
Head Coach Trevor Large's Post Game Comments Game Notes
• Canisius out-shot Army, 29-28, for the contest, highlighted by a 11-8 advantage in the third period.
• Both teams were 0-for-2 on the power play on Saturday. Three of the four power-play opportunities took place in the first period.
• Canisius held its opponent to two goals or fewer for the fifth straight contest and seventh time this season.
• The Griffs were held to two goals or fewer for the eighth time this season and slipped to 0-6-2 when doing so.
• Bottini is the second freshman to score a goal this season, joining fellow newcomer Hunter Andrew (Oct. 29 at Sacred Heart).
• Sophomore Matt Vermaeten picked up the secondary assist on Bottini's goal, his second assist of the season.
 
Up Next
Canisius squares off against longtime rival and AHA foe RIT in a home-and-home series. The series opens Dec. 2 at the Gene Polisseni Center in Rochester before shifting to LECOM Harborcenter on Saturday. Puck drop for both games is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
Tickets are available for Saturday's game. They can be purchased by visiting the tickets page on GoGriffs.com or at the LECOM Harborcenter ticket kiosk on gamedays.
 
For complete coverage of the Canisius hockey team, please follow the Griffs on social media at @GriffsHockey on Twitter and Instagram.
 
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