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RIT RIT 13-13-4, 9-9-4
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Winner Mercyhurst MER 9-17-4, 7-11-4
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Mercyhurst MER
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Game Recap: Men's Hockey |

Men's Hockey falls short at Mercyhurst, 4-2

ERIE, Pa. – RIT freshmen forwards Tanner Andrew and Grady Hobbs each scored a goal, but it was host Mercyhurst taking a 4-2 victory in Atlantic Hockey action, Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Mercyhurst opened the scoring 16:33 left in the first period at the tail end of an RIT change. Rylee St. Onge finished a rush with a one-timer over Tiger freshman goaltender Tommy Scarfone's glove from the right face-off circle.
  • Mercyhurst tallied twice in the second. Carson Briere scored with 17:24 on the clock before Cade Townend later found the net with under 10 seconds remaining in the period for a 3-0 lead.
  • St. Onge scored his second of the game to push Mercyhurst to a 4-0 lead with 16:37 left in the third period.
  • Andrew roofed a shot from the slot to put RIT on the board with 15:14 left in regulation. Hobbs later cleaned up a loose puck in a crowd in front of the Laker goal with 48 seconds on the clock. 
GAME NOTES
  • Andrew's goal was his first in a Tiger uniform.
  • RIT out-shot Mercyhurst, 44-34, but Laker goaltender Kyle McClellan totaled 42 saves, including 18 in the first period, to earn his second straight win over the Tigers. He also made 34 saves in Friday's 1-0 shutout.
  • The Tigers' finished with their most shots on goal since totaling 40 in the 5-4 victory at Princeton (Nov. 26)
  • Scarfone stopped 30 shots for his fourth appearance of the season with at least 30 saves.
  • RIT senior defenseman Dan Willett tied an Atlantic Hockey record with his 158th game played, moving atop the list with Mercyhurst's Tyler Shiplo (2011-15) and Canisius' Ben Danford (2010-14). Senior forward Jake Hamacher also moved into fourth place in league history with his 157th appearance.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT plays a home-and-home series with Atlantic Hockey-rival Niagara next week, hitting the road for a 7:05 p.m. face-off on Friday (Feb. 18), before returning to the Gene Polisseni Center for the regular-season home finale on Saturday (Feb. 19) at 7:05 p.m.