Brian Callaghan and Drew Lorenz tallied a goal apiece for the St. Thomas Aquinas College Ice Hockey team in a 5-2 loss to Columbia University on Saturday night at the Ice Hutch Ice Rink in Mount Vernon, NY. The match-up was a battle for first place in the MCHC with #1 Columbia holding a slim 1-point lead in the standings over #2 STAC.

On the evening, Goalie Carl Lorenz (9-4-1) made 33 stops in the team's 2020 Spring Semester opener.

Game Summary

First Period Scoring Summary

Columbia University - Andrew Dunn (Dean Foskett & Dennis Franklin) 4:27.

St. Thomas Aquinas College - Brian Callaghan (Douglas Harrison & Luke Broderick) 15:43.

First Period Penalty Summary

Columbia University - Weston Goodman (Cross-Checking/5:00 major) 7:16, Weston Goodman (Roughing/2:00 minor) 19:11.

St. Thomas Aquinas College - Patrick Burns (Tripping/2:00 minor) 4:47, CJ Reissner (Holding/2:00 minor) 12:31.

Second Period Scoring Summary

Columbia University - Dean Foskett (Dennis Franklin) 12:25.

St. Thomas Aquinas College - No Scoring.

Second Period Penalty Summary

Columba University - Dean Foskett (Slashing/2:00 minor) 5:46, Dean Foskett (Slashing/2:00 minor) 8:11, Andy Baran (Checking from Behind) 15:05.

St. Thomas Aquinas College - No Penalties.

Third Period Scoring Summary

Columbia University - Andrew Dunn (Dennis Franklin & Weston Goodman) 14:39, Kyle Lopes (Michael Casserly & Alex Killips) 14:58, Andrew Dunn (Benjamin Vermette & Weston Goodman) 17:03.

St. Thomas Aquinas College - Drew Lorenz (Brian Callaghan & Shaun Benson) 9:48/PP.

Third Period Penalty Summary

Columbia University - Arieh Soferr (Interference/2:00 minor) 4:46, Weston Goodman (Roughing/2:00 minor) 8:25, Benjamin Vermette (Tripping/2:00 minor) 8:44.

St. Thomas Aquinas College - Tyler Peterson (Rouging/2:00 minor) 8:25, Shaun Benson (Rouging/2:00 minor) 17:36, Patrick Burns (Checking from Behind/2:00 minor) 19:00.

Goalies

Columbia University - Alex Killips (Win, 60:00), 29 Saves

St. Thomas Aquinas College - Carl Lorenz (Loss, 60:00), 33 Saves

Shots on goal 

Columbia University - 38

St. Thomas Aquinas College - 31

St. Thomas Aquinas College (9-5-1) will have a quick turnaround, as the maroon and gold will host Stevens Institute of Technology on Sunday, January 26th. Puck drop is set for 8pm at Sport-O-Rama Ice Rinks in Monsey, NY.