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Winner LIU LIU 2-1-0
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RIT RIT 2-2-1
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LIU LIU
2-1-0
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RIT RIT
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LIU LIU 0 3 1 4
RIT RIT 1 1 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Hockey |

Men's Ice Hockey falls to visiting LIU, 4-3

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Rochester Institute of Technology junior forward Will Calverley (Scarborough, Ontario) had a goal and an assist, but it was visiting Long Island University earning a 4-3 victory, Friday, at the Polisseni Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Calverley scored on his own rebound from close range to open the scoring with 7:14 left in the first period.
  • Freshman forward Cody Laskosky (New Norway, Alberta) caused a turnover on the forecheck during a Shark power-play opportunity and scored a short-handed goal to make it a 2-0 Tiger lead with 16:42 left in the second.
  • LIU scored the next four goals, including three unanswered in the second period, to build a 4-2 lead early in the third period.
  • Senior forward Zack Bross scored on a clean wrist shot in the middle of the slot with 15:13 on the second-period clock. Freshman forward Gustav Miller put back his own rebound with 10:24 on the clock before senior defeneseman Mitch Meek put the Shark on top with a wrist shot from the top of the zone with 6:47 left in the period.
  • Bross finished a two-on-one rush off a feed from freshman forward Zach Quinn 1:33 into the third period for a 4-2 Shark lead. 
  • RIT senior forward Nick Bruce (Fall River, Nova Scotia/Johnstown Tomahawks) made it a one-goal game off a feed across the crease from Calverley, but the Tigers couldn't find the equalizer over the final 12:03 of regulation in the loss.
GAME NOTES
  • Calverley's team-leading fifth goal of the season was also the 25th of his career in 75 appearances in a Tiger sweater. 
  • Senior goalie Logan Drackett (Calgary, Alberta) made 22 saves in his 90th career start.
  • RIT finished with a 36-26 shot advantage. 
  • Junior forward Kobe Walker (Lloydminster, Alberta) played his 70th career game while sophomore forward Elijah Gonsalves (Scarborough, Ontario) made his 40th appearance for RIT.
  • Freshman defenseman Dimitri Mikrogiannakis (Aurora, Ontario) notched his first career point with an assist on Laskosky's goal.

WHAT'S NEXT
RIT (2-2-1) will look to bounce back in a rematch with the visiting Sharks on Saturday (Dec. 12) at 5:05 p.m.