Great Neck, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Ice Hockey team advanced to Sunday's Metropolitian Collegiate Hockey Conference Championship Final, for a second straight season, with a 6-1 victory over SUNY Maritime College on Saturday evening at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink.
STAC moves to 16-7 with the semifinal round victory over the Privateers.
James Tremblay, Tim Downs, Jason Desalvo, Andrew Fenninger, Nicholas Delia and Noah Barr tallied a goal apiece for the Spartans in the contest. In net, Michael Pippo (W, 11-5) made 40 stops to help the maroon and gold move on in the postseason.
Game Summary
First Period Scoring Summary
SUNY Maritime College - No Scoring.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - No Scoring.
First Period Penalty Summary
SUNY Maritime College - Mike Korn (Cross-Checking/2:00 Minor) 7:11.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - No Penalties.
Second Period Scoring Summary
SUNY Maritime College - Mike Korn (Joe Barbera & Cody Sousa) 13:20.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - James Tremblay (Sebastiano Vinci & Devin Niccoll) 2:59, Tim Downs (Noah Barr & Anthony Prunty) 7:55.
Second Period Penalty Summary
SUNY Maritime College - Joe Barbera (Roughing/2:00 Minor) 17:36.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Nicholas Delia (Interference/2:00 Minor) 3:12, Kevin Vitiello (Slashing/2:00 Minor) 8:38, Andrew Fenninger (Roughing/2:00 Minor) 17:36.
Third Period Scoring Summary
SUNY Maritime College - No Scoring.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Jason Desalvo (Andrew Fenninger & Nicholas Delia) 2:22/PP, Andrew Fenninger (Nicholas Delia) 7:59/SH, Nicholas Delia (Jason Desalvo & Andrew Fenninger) 11:12/PP, Noah Barr (Patrick Phelan) 17:12/SH.
Third Period Penalty Summary
SUNY Maritime College - Cody Sousa (Interference/2:00 Minor) 1:31, Vincent Parente (Checking from Behind/2:00 Minor) 9:49, David DaSilva (Roughing/2:00 Minor) 15:41.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Patrick Phelan (Kneeing/2:00 Minor) 7:24, John Brennan (Delay of Game/2:00 Minor) 7:31, Jason Desalvo (Unsportsmanlike Conduct/2:00 Minor) 11:12, Joey Camporeale (High-Sticking/2:00 Minor) 15:41, Nicholas Delia (Tripping/2:00 Minor) 16:25.
Goalies
SUNY Maritime College - Ryan Winter (Loss, 60:00), 36 Saves.
St. Thomas Aquinas College - Michael Pippo (Win, 60:00), 40 Saves.
Shots on goal
SUNY Maritime College - 41
St. Thomas Aquinas College - 42
Up Next
No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas College battles top-seed Sacred Heart University for the MCHC Championship on Sunday, February 23. The Spartans and Pioneers will face off beginning at 3:00 p.m. at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink in Great Neck, New York. Sacred Heart beat No. 4 Western Connecticut State University, 4-2, in the other semifinal matchup on Saturday evening.
Sunday's MCHC Championship showdown can be viewed LIVE on the Long Island Sports Network.
2025 METRPOLITAN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS
Semifinals – Saturday, February 22 at Andrew Stergiopoulous Ice Rink (Great Neck, N.Y.)
6:00 PM - No. 4 Western Connecticut State University (2) vs. No. 1 Sacred Heart University (4)
8:30 PM - No. 3 SUNY Maritime College (1) vs. No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas College (6)
Final – Sunday, February 23 at Andrew Stergiopoulous Ice Rink (Great Neck, N.Y.)
3:00 PM - No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas College vs. No. 1 Sacred Heart University
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