Becker Comes From Behind to Defeat Ice Hockey

Framingham, Mass.- The Becker College men's ice hockey team scored four straight goals, two by Donovan Tehan and two by Luke James, to defeat Framingham State 4-2 in non-conference action Tuesday evening in Framingham.  

THE BASICS:

- Score:  Framingham State 2, Becker College 4

- Records:  Framingham State (1-9-1), Becker College (4-8)

- Location:  Loring Arena - Framingham, Mass. 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Rams got on the board in the opening minutes when Tom Crotty sent a long strike on net that was saved, gathered by Michael Gennello and finished off by Bryan Whelan to give the Rams the 1-0 advantage which would hold through the first period of play. 
• After a flurry of second period penalties the Rams broke through just about halfway through when Matt Seigel finished a give and go with Whelan on the power play to go up 2-0.
• Under a minute later the Hawks answered 4-on-4 with Donovan Tehan connecting on a one-time pass from Colby Audette to make it a 2-1 game. 
• After more failed powerplays on both ends the Hawks squeaked through the equalizer midway through the 3^rd when Luke James snuck a shot past the Rams keeper with assists from Jason Diamond and Phillip Garcia. 
• The Rams had a player on a breakaway while shorthanded with about eight minutes to go but his shot went high of the post. 
• Moments later the Hawks found the back of the net again when Tehan scored again after a great setup but Alex Kielczewski to take a 3-2 lead.
• The Hawks scored again in the final minute when James finished a pass from Jason Diamond to reach the final margin. 
• The Rams outshot the Hawks by a 35-to-32 margin. The game saw a large number of penalties, 19 overall. The Rams were 1-for-8 on the powerplay while Becker was 0-for-11 on the man advantage. 
• Rams keeper Greg Harney made 28 stops in net for the Rams while his counterpart Cody Foster turned away 33 attempts for Becker.

UP NEXT:

The Rams return to action on Saturday when they travel to UMass Dartmouth for a MASCAC clash with the Corsairs starting at 4pm. Becker will travel to Southern New Hampshire on Saturday for a 7:50 puck drop.