Thomas Ivers and Chris Keller each recorded a hat trick and Dylan Bridgwood added five assists as Farmingdale State College (M1) beat Towson University 10-1 on Saturday at Northwell Health Ice Center. Farmingdale scored nine unanswered goals after Towson tied the game late in the first period. The win completed a weekend sweep, one night after Farmingdale beat Towson 6-1.
Brendan Dalton opened the scoring for Farmingdale with 14:59 left in the first period, assisted by Patrick Nulty and John Crowdell. Towson tied it 1-1 when Ali Haan scored with 3:34 left in the period, set up by Tyler Chmiel and Andrew Sinko. Ivers put Farmingdale back ahead with 47 seconds left in the first, on assists from Bridgwood and Joseph LaChase, and that goal stood as the game-winner.
Ivers then scored twice more in the second period for a natural hat trick. He scored on the power play with 7:38 left and again with 4:10 remaining. Ivers entered the night with one assist in one game. Dalton scored his second goal of the night with 1:29 left in the period, and Joseph Castellano added another with 25 seconds remaining, giving Farmingdale a 6-1 lead at the second intermission.
Keller scored twice in the opening minutes of the third period, with 17:18 and 16:23 left. Joe Quigley made it 9-1 with 11:15 remaining, and Keller completed his hat trick with 9:00 left. Gavin Del Grosso assisted on all three of Keller’s goals. Bridgwood came into the game with no points and finished with five assists. LaChase added three assists, and John Leppert had two.
Brian Cronin earned the win for Farmingdale and allowed one goal. Towson’s Sean Knudtson made 35 saves on 45 shots in the loss. Castellano and Towson’s Anthony Cardarelli each finished with 15 penalty minutes, and Haan had six. Farmingdale is unbeaten through two games, and its next M1 broadcast is an Oct. 3 rivalry game against Stony Brook.
