EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (January 31, 2025) – The Stonehill College men's hockey team dropped its weekend opener to familiar NCAA Division I Independent foe Long Island University, 4-2, Friday afternoon at the Northwell Health Ice Center. With the loss, the Skyhawks fell to 9-21 overall, while the Sharks improved to 13-10-2 on the year.

Highlights

• Sophomore Anthony Galante lit the lamp on his team-leading 12th goal of the season, while senior Henri Schreifels tallied his fifth.
• Junior Evan Orr and Schreifels each extended their point-scoring streaks to four games after Orr dished out an assist on Galante's power-play goal in the first before Schreifels netted a power-play goal of his own in the third.
• Junior Teddy Lagerbäck registered his first career two-assist game as a member of the Skyhawks.
• Graduate goaltender Connor Androlewicz recorded 16 saves on 20 shots faced in between the pipes for Stonehill.
• Senior classmates Isaiah Fox and Chris Pappas fueled the Sharks offensive effort, each registering multi-point outings throughout the afternoon.
• Fox scored a pair of goals, while Pappas added a pair of helpers to increase his season total to nine assists.
• Junior Josh Zary and freshman Anthony Lucarelli added their respective eighth and sixth goals of the year for the Sharks.
• Junior netminder Tyriq Outen picked up his sixth win of the year after holding the Skyhawks to two goals on 27 shots faced.

How It Happened
LIU came out strong in the opening period, earning two early power-play opportunities and registering 15 shot attempts to Stonehill's five in the first 10 minutes. Despite consistent offensive pressure from the Sharks, the Skyhawks broke the deadlock at the 12:18 mark with a power-play goal. Galante received a pass from Schreifels in the high slot and fired a wrist shot over Outen's blocker, marking his team-leading 12th goal of the season and giving Stonehill a 1-0 lead heading into the first intermission.
 
After the break, LIU regained its momentum from the first period, pressuring Androlewicz and the Stonehill defense with eight shot attempts—four on goal—in the first six minutes of the second period. At 6:14, the Sharks evened the score when Fox netted his first of two goals on the afternoon, bringing the game to 1-1.
 
Midway through the second, junior captain Frank Ireland forced a turnover at the defensive blue line and broke for the net, looking to give Stonehill a 2-1 lead. However, Zary tracked back and poked the puck off Ireland's stick, extinguishing the scoring threat. Moments later, Zary put LIU ahead with an unassisted goal while on the power play, his eighth of the season.
 
With 4:30 left in the second period, and a delayed penalty on the Sharks, sophomore JJ Grainda rang a shot off the crossbar, narrowly missing the chance to tie the game. Following Stonehill's subsequent power play, LIU extended its lead when Fox netted his second goal of the game with 1:45 remaining in the frame.
 
In the third period, Stonehill cut the deficit to one at 9:12 when Schreifels scored the squads second power-play goal of the contest, tying a season-high for the Skyhawks. However, less than a minute later, Lucarelli responded for LIU, scoring his sixth goal of the season to give the Sharks a 4-2 lead with just over 10 minutes left in regulation.
 
Down the stretch, the LIU defense held firm, allowing only one shot on goal in the final 2:30 to secure the 4-2 victory on home ice.
 
Up Next
Stonehill (9-21-0) rounds out its two-game weekend set in East Meadow, New York on Saturday against LIU. Puck drop from inside the Northwell Health Ice Center between the Skyhawks and Sharks is set for 2 PM.
 
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