Men's Ice Hockey Wins First Home DVCHC Game of the New Year

Bryn Athyn, Pa.- The Bryn Athyn College men's ice hockey team defeated Centenary 13-0 in conference play Monday night.

Danny Triesler and Jordan Roth led the Lions with 3 goals each. Johnny Walker and Todd Hirsch each recorded their first collegiate goals, while Terrence Johnson recorded two goals and an assist. Blake McCurdy contributed one goal and four assists.

Six minutes into the first period, Walker got Bryn Athyn on the board off a pass from Triesler. Two minutes later, Nick Tate and McCurdy connected with Johnson, who top shelved the puck into the net.
During the second period of play, goalie Matthew Bartalini connected with Johnson, who recorded another top shelf goal on a breakaway.  

Roth scored the lone goal of the third period off a pass from McCurdy and Matthew Sertic.

Bartalini recorded 14 saves between the pipes, for his first career shutout at Bryn Athyn.

Assistant captain Triesler stated "I was excited to have my first hat-trick. Not just me, but the rest of the team knows that persistence is key at this point for the success of the rest of our season. And if we play like we did tonight for the duration of our games, we will have no problem placing up top in our division."

Coach Puscian expressed "I am more satisfied with the zero goals against than the goals we scored. The guys showed discipline in our own zone and patience throughout the game. Bartalini recorded the 1st shutout of the season and of my tenure as coach. We need to take this momentum into next weekend as we face rival Rowan University."

The Lions return to the ice Friday, January 20th against Rowan University. The game is slated for 8:00pm.