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Winner American Int'l AIC 2-7-0, 2-7-0 AHA
2
Mercyhurst MC-M 4-5-1, 4-3-0 AHA
Winner
American Int'l AIC
2-7-0, 2-7-0 AHA
5
Final
2
Mercyhurst MC-M
4-5-1, 4-3-0 AHA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
American Int'l AIC 0 1 4 5
Mercyhurst MC-M 1 1 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

AIC Downs Mercyhurst in Men's Ice Hockey Action

Box Score

ERIE, Pa. –Three players registered multi point games as the American International College ice hockey squad won their second contest of the season 5-2 over Mercyhurst Friday evening. The win moves the Yellow Jackets to 2-7-0 overall and 2-7-0 in Atlantic Hockey while the loss drops the Lakers to 4-5-1 overall and 4-3-0 in the conference.

Mercyhurst grabbed the contest's first score 13 minutes into the first-period. Senior forward Steven Cameron (Mission, B.C.), redirected a pass from senior forward Mike Gurtler (Rochester, N.Y.) into the back of the net. Freshman forward Taylor Holstrom (Yorba Linda, Calif.) earned the second assist on the score. The Lakers took the lead into the second-period.

AIC tied the game at one in the second-period at 4:38 when junior forward Michael Penny (Calgary, Alb.) scored on a powerplay off a dish from senior forward Tom Mele (Bronx, N.Y.). Mercyhurst took the 2-1 lead a little over two minutes later when sophomore forward Grant Blakey (Canton, Mich.) found the back of the net. Senior forward Brandon Coccimiglio (Burlington, Ontario) and sophomore defenseman Charlie Carkin (Lowell, Mass.) registered the assists on Blakey's goal.

The Yellow Jacket scored four unanswered goals in the third-period for the 5-2 win over Mercyhurst. Senior defenseman Tomas Benovic (Trencin, Slovakia) tied the game at two when he scored in the 7th minute of the third-period. Sophomore forward Richard Leitner (Los Alamistos, Calif.) registered the assist, while Tom Mele earned his second point of the night and registered the second assist.

Sophomore forward Adam Pleskach (Beausejour, Man.) scored on a powerplay 11 minutes in with an assist from junior forward Nielsson Arcibal (Vista, Cali.). Arcibal scored AIC's fourth goal of the night at 13:05 in the third with an assist from Pleskach. Pleskach then closed the scoring at 19:42, assisted by senior defenseman Mike Little (Enfield, Conn.).

Sophomore goaltender Ben Meisner (Halifax, N.S.) finished the game with 27 saves to earn the victory for the Yellow Jackets, while senior goaltender Ryan Zapolski (Erie, Pa.) had 34 saves in the loss.

AIC outshot the Lakers 39-29.

AIC and Mercyhurst will conclude the weekend match-up tomorrow night with 7:05 pm. in an Atlantic Hockey Contest.

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