Box Score RYE, N.Y. -- Stevenson men's hockey junior goalie Ryan Kenny became the program's all-time saves leader in a 2-0 shutout road win against Manhattanville on Saturday afternoon.
Stevenson (13-5-1, 9-3) capped an unbeaten week and avenged an earlier loss against Manhattanville (8-9-3) in a key UCHC contest. It was fitting that Kenny earned a shutout in the process of setting the program's all-time saves mark, previously 1436 held by Jacob Caffrey.
Kenny helped keep the Mustangs in the game before the offense took over with a goal late in the second from Frank Vitucci and an insurance marker from Chad Watt in the third sealed the victory.
- Despite multiple man advantages for each squad, neither side could light the lamp in the opening period.
- Vitucci and Seth Bergeron had scoring looks about midway through the period, while Kenny kept the game scoreless with his efforts between the pipes.
- Kenny and the Mustangs were tested early in the period as Manhattanville came out of the gates with momentum.
- The junior goalie set the program saves mark with his 12th stop of the afternoon, coming on an Alex Rowella chance at 2:22 in the stanza.
- Stevenson countered with possession and chances of its own as Nick Dineen and Malcolm Palmer had shot attempts saved from the point about five minutes in.
- The Mustangs persisted with a flurry of chances before Manhattanville was awarded a power play.
- Vitucci broke the scoreless tie with a marker at 19:39, finishing off a shot with an assist to Brendan Rylott for a 1-0 edge.
- The Mustangs netted a big insurance marker just over five minutes into the period as Watt posted his third goal in two games with a short-handed marker. Luke Benitez and Blake Colman were credited with assists on the play as the Mustangs doubled their lead at 2-0.
- Manhattanville continued ripping chances toward the Stevenson cage, but could not connect as the period melted away.
- Stevenson killed off all three Manhattanville man advantages to preserve the shuout.
- Shots were level at 12 for both sides in the period.
- Kenny now holds the all-time career saves mark at 1458 and counting. He has 542 saves on the season, within striking distance of the all-time mark of 762 set back in 2017-18.
- The Mustangs shot up the UCHC standings to third place with 21 points, overtaking Nazareth and Manhattanville with two weeks left in the regular season.
- Vitucci increased his goal total to a team-high eight on the season, finding the back of the net for the first time since December 11.
- The Mustangs posted their second short-handed goal of the season with Watt's third-period tally.
- Watt has produced a point in three straight contests, notching four goals in that span.
- Manhattanville held a slight edge in shots on goal, but could not solve Kenny.
- Stevenson posted its third shutout victory of the season.
- Stevenson had played in back-to-back overtime contests prior to the win on Saturday.
- Stevenson: The Mustangs visit King's (Pa.) on Tuesday, February 8 at 7:00 p.m.
- Manhattanville: The Valiants host Neumann on Friday, February 11.
