LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Ryan Davis and Matthew Spano each recorded a hat trick, and Sacred Heart University (M3) beat the University of New Haven 12-2 on Friday night at USA Rink. Seven different Sacred Heart players scored as the team improved to 2-0-1 in ACHA M3 play.
Davis entered the night without a point in two games and finished with three goals and an assist. He opened the scoring with 19:27 left in the first period, finishing a feed from Collin Roulston and Brady Marszalek. New Haven’s Michael Madera answered with 17:43 left, assisted by Mark Rosa and Anthony Rosa, to tie it 1-1. Davis restored the lead with 15:59 left on a setup from Zach MacLeod.
Roulston’s power-play goal with 12:14 left in the first, assisted by Davis and Brandon Pers, made it 3-1 and stood as the game-winner. Conall Gately and Ryan Conroy added goals later in the period for a 5-1 Sacred Heart lead after one. The second period opened with goals from Marszalek and Jeremiah Ryan, and Davis completed his hat trick with 14:21 left to make it 8-1. Ryan scored again moments later.
Spano then took over. He scored with 10:06 left in the second, assisted by Thomas Doyle. After Cameron Goodwin scored for New Haven with 0:52 left in the period, with an assist from Evan Fassett, Spano answered with an unassisted goal with 0:18 remaining. He finished his hat trick with 12:55 left in the third, set up by Ryan, for the final 12-2 margin. Ryan (two goals, one assist), Roulston (one goal, two assists) and Marszalek (one goal, two assists) each had three points.
Christian Gonsalves made 21 saves on 23 shots for the win. For New Haven, Logan Toussaint took the loss after allowing nine goals on 30 shots, and Javed Ullah allowed three goals on 23 shots. New Haven fell to 0-1-0 in its season opener and will look to regroup, while Sacred Heart extends its unbeaten start.
