PROVIDENCE, R.I. (October 2, 2026) – The Stonehill College men's hockey team battled No. 9 Providence to a 3-3 tie in an exhibition matchup Friday night at Schneider Arena.
 
Highlights

• Junior Justin Gibson and freshmen Luke Lepper and Ozbej Rep each found the back of the net for the Skyhawks.
• Junior Linards Lipskis stopped all 15 shots he faced during regulation, while freshman Mason Vaccari made 16 saves and allowed just one goal in the shootout.

 
How it Happened
Stonehill struck first at the 16:24 mark of the opening period when Gibson buried a wrist shot off a feed from senior Anthony Galante from below the goal line.

After carrying a one-goal lead into the first intermission, the Skyhawks saw their advantage erased as the Friars scored twice within a 1:25 span. Aleksi Kivioja knotted the game at one before Julius Sumpf gave Providence the lead with a shorthanded tally.

Stonehill pulled even late in the second period when Lepper deked through the defense before beating the Providence goaltender with a backhanded shot.

The Skyhawks regained their one-goal advantage in the third period when Rep fired a shot into the net from the near-side blue line.

However, Ryder Cali redirected a shot past Vaccari with 1:24 remaining in regulation to level the score at three and force overtime.

After the five-minute, three-on-three overtime period went scoreless, the game headed to a shootout, where Providence prevailed, 1-0, following Logan Sawyer's tally.
 
Up Next
Stonehill opens the regular season next weekend, hosting Colgate at Warrior Ice Arena for a two-game series beginning Friday at 7 p.m.

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