ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Nazareth University's Logan Tobias scored twice and the Golden Flyers posted a 4-2 non-conference win against the Hamilton College Continentals inside Nazareth's Tim Hortons Iceplex on Friday, Dec. 13.
Season Update
- Hamilton (6-3-0 overall) is ranked 12th in the USCHO.com Division III Top 15 poll.
- Nazareth, which is 2-4-2 in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference, improved to 5-4-2 overall.
How It Happened
- Josh Dressler gave the Golden Flyers a 1-0 lead with 8:53 left in the opening period.
- Nazareth doubled its lead on a goal by Tobias with 4:58 remaining in the first.
- Luke Tchor '27 sliced Hamilton's deficit in half 3:33 into the second period. Tchor claimed possession of a loose puck near center ice, skated into the attacking zone and released a strong wrist shot from the left faceoff circle that zipped past goaltender Lincoln Crosby.
- The Golden Flyers regained their two-goal advantage on a power-play goal by Tobias with 13:16 left in the second.
- Will Halecki extended Nazareth's lead with a goal less than two minutes later for a 4-1 cushion.
- Tchor made the connection again for the Continentals – this time on a power-play goal with 12:31 left in the third period. Hamilton was able to keep the puck onside after a missed shot attempt and Devon de Vries '27 gained control along the far-side boards. James Philpott '25 fed it to Tchor at the top of the right faceoff circle, and with a generous amount of space, Tchor settled the puck and fired a shot through traffic into the net.
- Hamilton traded goaltender Aksel Reid '27 for an extra skater with 1:46 left. The Continentals gathered three shot attempts, but none on target.
Notes
- Tchor leads Hamilton with seven goals and 14 points.
- William Neault '25 chipped in his first helper of the season.
- Philpott handed out his third assist of the season while de Vries dished out his fourth.
- Philpott recorded his 55th career point.
- Ryan Sordillo '27 won 14-of-19 faceoffs.
- Reid made a season-high 27 saves for the Continentals.
- Nazareth's Blake Frost finished with two assists.
- Jeremy Swartz, Ethan Louisos and Daisuke Egusa contributed assists for the Golden Flyers.
- Crosby stopped 36 shots for Nazareth.
- Hamilton owned a 38-31 shot advantage.
- The Golden Flyers were 2-for-5 on the power play while the Continentals were 1-for-3.
- Friday's game was the first-ever meeting between the teams.
Next Game
After a break for finals and the holidays, Hamilton will play Plymouth State University (7-3-0) in Norwich University's NSB Holiday Tournament on Friday, Jan. 3 at 4 p.m.