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Canisius forward Alton McDermott skates with the puck during game action against Robert Morris at LECOM Harborcenter on Dec. 14, 2024
Lucas Dembski
2
Canisius CAN 8-14-2, 8-6-2
3
Winner American Int'l AIC 8-17-1, 6-12-0
Canisius CAN
8-14-2, 8-6-2
2
Final
3
American Int'l AIC
8-17-1, 6-12-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Canisius CAN 1 1 0 2
American Int'l AIC 1 2 0 3

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Tripped up by AIC Saturday

Dario Beljo scored two goals to lead AIC to a 3-2 victory over Canisius in Atlantic Hockey America action Saturday at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass.
 
Alfred Lindberg accounted for the third goal for the Yellow Jackets (8-17-1, 6-12-0 AHA), netting the eventual game-winning tally late in the second period. Justin Mexico notched two assists while Chase Clark recorded 33 saves between the pipes for the home team.
 
Senior Alton McDermott and junior Trey Funk scored the two goals for the Golden Griffins (8-14-2, 8-6-2 AHA). Sophomore netminder Ethan Robertson made 24 stops in goal for Canisius.
 
Beljo opened the scoring before the midway point of the first period, placing a wrist shot over the glove of Robertson from the left face-off circle.
 
Funk knotted the score at 1-1 with a power-play tally at the 17:17 mark of the first, putting home a rebound after Clark turned aside a pair of Canisius shot attempts from in front of the Yellow Jackets goal. McDermott gave Canisius a 2-1 lead with 8:51 elapsed in the middle frame as he came off the bench and collected a pass from freshman Carter Patterson before putting wrist shot over the glove of Clark for his sixth goal of the season. Beljo tied the game at 2-2 moments after the halfway mark of the second, beating Robertson with a wrist shot from the left face-off circle for his second goal of the contest.
 
Lindberg restored the Yellow Jackets lead with less than two minutes to play in the second, firing a one-timer under the glove of Robertson from the slot on a feed from Lauri Sertti after AIC created a turnover deep in the Canisius zone.
 
Canisius pushed for the equalizer in the third period, out-shooting AIC by a 15-5 margin, but Clark and the Yellow Jackets kept the Griffs off the scoreboard to preserve the one-goal victory.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Canisius outshot AIC by a 35-27 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 15-5 margin in the third period.
• The Griffs were 1-for-2 on the power play while the Yellow Jackets were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
• Canisius played its third game to be decided by a single goal this season. The Griffs moved to 1-2 in those contests.
• Funk recorded his third power-play goal of the season with his first-period tally, putting him in a tie for the team lead in that category with junior Grant Porter.  
• Graduate forward Alec Cicero played in his 150th career collegiate contest on Saturday.
• Sophomore Matteo Giampa increased his team-leading assist goal to 16 with his helper on Funk's first-period goal.
• Junior Robert Kincaid notched his second assist in as many contests with a helper on McDermott's second-period goal.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius continues its seven-game road swing Tuesday with an Atlantic Hockey America contest at Robert Morris.
 
Puck drop for the contest between the Griffs and Colonials is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Clearview Arena in Moon Township, Pa.
 
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