Patrick Burns scored twice for the St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans in a 4-1 victory over the United States Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point) on Saturday night at Sport-O-Rama Ice Rinks.
Carter Taylor and Jason Tom also scored a goal each and Carl Lorenz made 41 saves in net to pick up his fifth win of the season (5-7), as STAC closed out their 2018 fall semester schedule.
Game Summary
First Period Scoring Summary
USMMA Kings Point - No Scoring.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Carter Taylor (Tyler Brooks) 4:18, Jason Tom (Carter Taylor) 7:15.
First Period Penalty Summary
USMMA Kings Point - Preston Ford (Tripping/2:00 minor) 1:59.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Stephen Finkel (Slashing/2:00 minor) 8:36.
Second Period Scoring Summary
USMMA Kings Point - No Scoring.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - No Scoring.
Second Period Penalty Summary
USMMA Kings Point - Preston Ford (Checking from Behind/2:00 minor) 14:42, Harold Mahony (Roughing/2:00 minor) 17:52.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Stephen Finkel (Interference/2:00 minor) 0:27, Giancarlo DiLorenzo (Hooking/2:00 minor) 12:06, Shaun Benson (Holding/2:00 minor) 17:52, Shaun Benson (Roughing/2:00 minor) 17:52, Stephen Finkel (Grabbing the Face Mask/2:00 minor) 17:52.
Third Period Scoring Summary
USMMA Kings Point - Joe Gramegna (Brandon Gyrion, Grey Wilson) 15:34/PP.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Patrick Burns (Shaun Benson, Zachary Teats) 4:24/PP, Patrick Burns (Zachary Teats, Andrew Rafferty) 6:51.
Third Period Penalty Summary
USMMA Kings Point - Jonathan Satanek (Hooking/2:00 minor) 3:43.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Douglas Harrison (Slashing/2:00 minor) 14:35.
Goalies
USMMA Kings Point - Kristof Vitok (Loss, 60:00) 22 Saves.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Carl Lorenz (Win, 60:00) 41 Saves.
Shots on goal
USMMA Kings Point - 42
St. Thomas Aquinas College - 26
St. Thomas Aquinas College (8-7) will now enjoy the semester break and the holiday season (after final exams), before returning to action on Saturday, January 12th when the Spartans face-off against Stevens Institute of Technology in a non-conference showdown at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Puck drop is scheduled for 7am.