Skyhawks Downed By Falcons, 5-2

Freshman Todd Shigo recorded his second assist of the season in the 5-2 loss to Bentley.

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Waltham, Mass. - Bentley turned a 2-1 halftime lead into a 5-2 win over visiting Stonehill on Wednesday afternoon.

The Skyhawks got goals from freshman Patrick Noonan (Cheyenne, Wyo.) and sophomore Martin Earley (Winterport, Maine) but the Falcons used a two and a half minute stretch during the middle part of the second half to push a 2-1 lead to 5-1 advantage.

Bentley striker Harris Smirko had four assists and Jared Joaquin recorded a hat trick including two goals less than a minute apart to give the Falcons a comfortable lead.

With Bentley up 2-0, Noonan teamed up with David Pohl (Weymouth, Mass.) for his first collegiate tally to trim the Falcon margin in half. Bentley then record three straight goals, with the final one coming from Michael Delaney on Smirko's fourth helper of the day.

Earley's score, a header from the left side, came courtesy of freshman Todd Shigo (Naples, Maine).

Stonehill netminder Brian Guerrini (Glastonbury, Conn.) played the first 72 minutes making five saves before giving way freshman Brandon McFarlane (Norwich, Conn.) who made one save in his 18 minutes of action.

The Skyhawks, now 4-8-2 overall and 1-7-1 in Northeast-10 action, return to the field on Saturday when they travel to American International for a 3 p.m. start.