REISTERSTOWN, Md. – The Stevenson men's ice hockey team (11-5 overall, 10-2 MAC) earned a 5-2 victory over Lebanon Valley (5-11-1 overall, 5-7-1 MAC) on Friday night.

Gage Parillo opened the scoring five and a half minutes into the contest off a feed from Keenan Schneider. Blake Benson added a second goal five minutes later, with assists from Caden Smith and John Musella, giving the Mustangs a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period.

Parillo struck again less than two minutes into the second period, assisted by Keenan Schneider and Connor MacDonell. Jack Karlsson followed at the 7:24 mark with a goal of his own, set up by Morris Schneider and Steve Li, to extend the lead to 4-0.

Lebanon Valley got on the board eight minutes into the third period, but Greg Spitznagel quickly answered for Stevenson with a goal off feeds from Jack Meloff and Lucas Karlsson. The Flying Dutchmen added a late power-play goal with 11:52 remaining, but the Mustangs secured the 5-2 win.

Stevenson outshot Lebanon Valley 36-26 and controlled the faceoff circle, winning 40 of 69 draws. Parillo and Keenan Schneider each recorded two points, while eight different Mustangs tallied at least one point. Ford DeLoss earned the win in goal with 24 saves.

The Mustangs will face the Flying Dutchmen again on Saturday in the second game of the weekend series. Puck drop is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the Reisterstown Sportsplex.