EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (February 14, 2026) – The Stonehill College men's hockey team suffered a 5-3 setback to NCAA Division I independent rival Long Island University Saturday afternoon at the Northwell Health Ice Center. With the result, the Skyhawks move to 7-21-2 overall on the season, while the Sharks improve to 12-15-1.
 
Highlights

• Junior Joel Lehtinen netted his single-season career-high fourth goal of the season.
• Junior Anthony Galante handed out two assists, while senior Teddy Lagerbäck and graduate student Evan Orr tallied their eighth and 12th assists of the year, respectively.
• Junior Matthew Romer and freshman Pat Murphy each found the back of the net for their 12th and sixth goals of the season.
• Sophomore Billy Renfrew led the Skyhawks at the faceoff dot, winning 10-of-16 draws.
• Graduate goaltender Connor Androlewicz made 28 saves between the pipes for Stonehill.

 
How It Happened
Stonehill struck first early in the contest, as just 3:59 into the opening period Lehtinen ripped a one-timer off a cross-ice feed from Lagerbäck past Daniel Duris for his fourth goal of the season. LIU answered quickly at the 7:26 mark of the first when Brett Rylance buried a power-play tally — the first of his two goals on the afternoon and the first of three special teams goals for the Sharks. After a back-and-forth final 10 minutes in the frame, the sides headed into the first intermission knotted at 1-1.

Midway through the second period, Rylance struck again at 9:24, this time shorthanded off assists from Brennan Nelson and Trevor Griebel to give LIU a 2-1 edge. Stonehill earned its third power-play opportunity moments later at 11:21, but the Sharks' penalty kill stood tall, sending the game into the third period with the Skyhawks trailing by one.

Stonehill responded quickly in the final frame. Just 1:32 into the period, on the power play, Romer finished a cross-crease pass from Orr for his team-leading 12th goal of the season, evening the score at two. At 7:36, Galante set up Murphy, who netted his sixth goal of the year — the most by a freshman Skyhawk against NCAA Division I competition in program history, surpassing Galante's rookie mark of five set during the 2023-24 campaign.

Despite the strong start to the third, LIU answered with three goals in a three-and-a-half-minute span to take a 5-3 lead with 7:23 remaining in regulation. Stonehill was unable to recover from the late surge, ultimately falling by a 5-3 final.
 
Up Next
Stonehill College (7-21-2) returns to action next weekend, hosting Long Island University for a two-game series at Warrior Ice Arena. Puck drop for Friday night's opener between the Skyhawks and Sharks is set for 7 p.m.

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