Box Score REISTERSTOWN, Md. -- Stevenson men's hockey rolled its winning streak to seven games with a 6-3 victory over Arcadia on Saturday night at the Reisterstown Sportsplex.
Stevenson (16-5-1, 12-3-0) honored seniors Luke Benitez, Chad Watt and Ryan Patrick prior to the game and all three figured into the scoring in the victory. With a goal and two assists, captain Ryan Patrick tied the program's all-time career points mark at 84. Patrick is now just one assist shy from tying the program's all-time assist mark.
Frank Vitucci also found the net twice for the Mustangs, which posted a pair of goals in each period. Ryan Kenny made 25 saves in goal, while Arcadia (4-19-0. 2-14-0) received 32 stops from Jeb Lindy.
Stevenson got on the board first just under eight minutes into the period with Graeme McCrory posting his first collegiate goal with assists to Nick Dineen and Watt. Arcadia responded back with a pair of goals to take a 2-1 lead. Chad Watt concluded the first period with a wrister, tying the score up at two with assists from Malcolm Palmer and Luke Benitez.
Special teams figured into all three of the goals in the second, with Stevenson scoring twice and Arcadia striking once with the man advantage. Aidan Graham recorded his first collegiate goal from the point at 5:17, with assists going to Liam McCanney and Patrick for a 3-2 edge. McCanney and Patrick combined for the assists yet again on the Mustangs' second power-play marker of the stanza, with Vitucci firing home his team-leading 10th goal of the season at 10:17.
Stevenson added two more insurance markers in the third with Kenny assisting a Patrick goal at 13:03. Just over four minutes later, Vitucci hammered home his 11th of the season on an empty netter for the 6-3 final.
GAME NOTES
- While the seniors led the way in the victory, Stevenson also received some key goals from first-year players McCrory and Graham.
- McCrory also won seven of 10 draws for the Mustangs.
- Patrick is now tied for the all-time points mark with 84 and sits one assist shy of the career assist total of 63.
- Stevenson has scored five or more goals six times this season.
- Vitucci now has a point in four consecutive games, notching four goals in that stretch.
- There were six combined penalties in the second period of the game as each side cashed in with the man advantage.
- Stevenson is keeping itself alive for a potential MAC Championship. If the Mustangs knock off King's, Stevenson would then have a chance to clinch the conference crown on Saturday, February 19 against Wilkes.
UP NEXT
- Stevenson is back home for a rescheduled game with Chatham on Tuesday, February 15 at 1:00 p.m.
