BOSTON (Oct. 10, 2026) – The Stonehill men's ice hockey team swept Colgate to open the 2026-2027 season following a 4-2 victory on Saturday night.
STONEHILL HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior JJ Grainda scored his second goal of the season and the game-winner at 15:46 and finished the game with a goal and assist.
- Freshman Luke Lepper registered a pair of assists, including on the game-winner as well as the final Skyhawk goal of the game.
- Freshman goalie Mason Vaccari picked up the victory, registering 21 saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Skyhawks struck first three minutes into the contest, capitalizing on the power play. Sophomore
Matthew Rafalski knocked in the game's first goal from seniors
Anthony Galante and
JJ Grainda.
Colgate scored the equalizer midway through the first period. Jake Schneider scored a short-handed goal for the Raiders to tie the contest up at one heading into the first intermission.
However, the second period belonged to the Skyhawks as they outscored the Raiders, 2-0. Junior
Billy Renfrew put Stonehill back on top by a goal halfway into the period before Grainda scored the eventual game-winner with four minutes to play in the contest.
With a two-goal cushion heading into the second intermission, the Skyhawks had all the momentum. But the Raiders were mounting a charge in the third, scoring two minutes into the period to pull them back to within a goal.
It remained a one-goal differential for much of the second half until sophomore
Pat Murphy put the icing on the cake with his first goal of the season at 18:14.
UP NEXT
Stonehill returns to the ice on October 16 when they travel to Northern Michigan. Puck drop at 7 p.m.
