Devin Gosciak scored twice, including the game-winning goal, and Lehigh University beat Sacred Heart University 5-1 on Friday night at Steel Ice Center in the ACHA M1 season opener for both teams. Connor Wohlfahrt added a goal and two assists, and Lehigh outshot Sacred Heart 50-25.
Gosciak opened the scoring on a power play with 15:49 left in the first period, about a minute after Sacred Heart’s Alexander Krish was called for hooking. Morgan Waddell and Wohlfahrt assisted. Gosciak struck again with 15:41 remaining in the second, finishing a play set up by Matthew Nacinovich and Wohlfahrt to make it 2-0. That goal stood as the winner.
Sacred Heart cut the deficit to 2-1 with 10:24 left in the second when Mac Goggin scored, with assists from Dylan Stiles and Joseph Barroqueiro. Lehigh restored its two-goal lead early in the third. Wohlfahrt scored with 18:20 remaining, assisted by Nacinovich and Gosciak, and that gave Gosciak a three-point night. Max Toomey made it 4-1 with 6:30 left, from Ryan Carr and Dominic Wojtecki. Jesse Heinberg closed the scoring with 1:01 to go, set up by Zach Gruber and Max Myagkov.
Demetri Condolios earned the win for Lehigh, making 24 saves on 25 shots. Matthew Dworkowitz took the loss for Sacred Heart after stopping 45 of 50 shots. Nacinovich finished with two assists.
Lehigh starts the season 1-0-0, while Sacred Heart opens at 0-1-0 and will look for its first win in its next outing.
