Charlie Cinquina scored twice and added three assists for a five-point night, and Lehigh University (M2) answered an early deficit with eight unanswered goals to beat The College of New Jersey (M3) 8-1 on Friday night. It was the season opener for both clubs.
The College of New Jersey struck first when Joseph Donofrio scored a power-play goal with 1:04 left in the first period, assisted by Nate Kocheran and Brandon Kindler. The lead did not last long into the second. Gunnar Lauder tied it with 18:24 remaining in the period on a feed from Nathan Wolk and Cinquina. Luke Macanka put Lehigh ahead for good with 15:05 left, converting Cinquina’s helper for the game-winning goal.
Valentyn Kurylko made it 3-1 with an unassisted goal with 2:37 left in the second. Cinquina then took over in the third, scoring unassisted with 17:52 remaining to make it 4-1. Julian Toth and Thomas White scored next, with White assisting on Toth’s goal and Cinquina and Macanka setting up White’s. Tobin Tracy added a goal with 3:34 left, and Cinquina capped the scoring with 2:01 remaining, assisted by Aiden Eisenberg and Jim Rosenblum.
Lehigh outshot The College of New Jersey 46-19. Will Cariveau made 18 saves on 19 shots to earn the win. Matthew Gamboa stopped 38 of 46 shots in the loss. Kurylko, Macanka, White and Eisenberg each finished with two points for Lehigh.
Lehigh starts its season with a lopsided win, while The College of New Jersey will look to regroup after its opening loss.
