ORONO, Maine - The #5 University of Maine men's ice hockey team completed a sweep of the Stonehill Skyhawks with a 4-2 win on Sunday afternoon at Alfond Arena.
Four different Black Bears scored in the non-conference win, including Thomas Pichette with the first of his career.
Pichette opened the scoring under three minutes into the contest. Stonehill responded two minutes later but Thomas Freel put Maine back up, 2-1, in the final minute of the opening stanza. A Josh Nadeau power-play goal early in the second period and a Frank Djurasevic strike seven minutes into the third period would be the insurance the Black Bears needed. Stonehill put one more goal in but the Black Bears held on for the 4-2 win.
#5 Maine 4, Stonehill 2
Dec. 8, 2024 | Alfond Arena
NOTABLES
- Maine had the 34-16 lead in shots on goal.
- Maine went 1-for-4 on the power play while Stonehill was 0-for-1.
- Patriks Berzins made his first career start, making 14 saves for his first career win.
- The Black Bears are now 2-0-0 in the all-time series with Stonehill.
- Thomas Pichette scored his first career goal.
- Sully Scholle recorded two assists for his fourth career multi-point game.
- Josh Nadeau scored a goal for the third consecutive game ... it marks a career-long goal-scoring streak for the sophomore.
- Thomas Freel scoring his eighth goal of the season ... it was his third career game-winning goal.
RECORDS
Maine: 12-2-2
Stonehill: 6-14-0
UP NEXT
- Maine will return to action after the Christmas break, hosting Bentley on Dec. 29 at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
