REISTERSTOWN, Md. - For the second straight season, the Stevenson men's ice hockey team defeated Neumann in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) quarterfinals as the second-seeded Mustangs downed sixth-seeded Neumann, 3-2, Friday afternoon at Reisterstown Sportsplex.

• The Mustangs (11-2-1) were whistled for a penalty just 22 seconds into the contest but the Knights (1-6-2) did not record a shot on net.
• After Neumann recorded the first shot of the game, the hosts had the next three, including a pair by first year, Seth Bergeron.
• At the 9:13 mark, the Knights were sent to the penalty box for a tripping call, giving Stevenson its first power play opportunity of the game.
• Both junior Chad Watt and first year Mac Lowry fired shots on net but both knocked aside by Kyle Pantalone.
• With 3:28 remaining in the opening period, Evan Hoey gave the visitors the lead as he redirected a shot from the point by Nick Cramer.

• Early in the period, Watt nearly tied the game as he shot in transition fired off the post.
• The Mustangs went back on the penalty kill early in the period but sophomore Ryan Kenny stopped the lone shot he faced while Bergeron recorded a pair of blocked shots.
• At the midway point, Stevenson earned a power play, and with four seconds remaining, knotted the game at, 1-1, on a blast by first year, Blake Colman.
• Senior Aaron Murray passed the puck up to Colman at the point for the primary assist while junior Ryan Patrick was credited with the secondary assist.
• At the 16:01 mark, the Knights were called for a major penalty and a game misconduct, giving the hosts a five-minute power play.
• The Mustangs recorded seven shots during the major penalty but all were stopped by Pantalone.

• Eleven seconds after the major penalty expired, first year Anthony Starzi gave the Mustangs the lead, scoring at the 1:12 mark.
• Murray found sophomore Austin Master in the neutral zone before passing the puck across the blue line to Starzi who beat Pantalone to the top right corner over his glove.
• For the second time in the contest, the Mustangs fired a shot off the pipe as sophomore Chris Lee saw his shot just miss.
• Bergeron hit the pipe just passed the midway point while Joe Verboys did the same down the other end five minutes later.
• With 3:33 remaining, Master forced a turnover in the Mustangs offensive zone before scoring unassisted to give the hosts a two-goal lead.
• Stevenson took a penalty with 1:30 remaining and with Pantalone on the bench in favor of an extra skater, the Knights had a six-on-four advantage.
• With 1:07 left in regulation, Clay Boyd got the visitors within one.
• The Knights pulled Pantalone once again but Neumann was whistled for a penalty with 34.4 seconds remaining.

• Stevenson outshot Neumann, 38-23, including 25-13 through the first two periods of play.
• The Mustangs finished 1-for-4 on the power play while the Knights went 1-for-3.
• The win is the sixth straight for Stevenson in the series, including the second consecutive UCHC quarterfinals victory.
• Stevenson is unbeaten in its last nine games, setting a new program record for longest unbeaten streak.
• Colman extended his point streak to six games, including three straight games with a goal.
• Meanwhile, Master set a new career-best with a six-game point streak.
• Murray finished with a pair of assists for his 12th career multi-point game and fifth career game with at least two assists.
• In net, Kenny finished with 21 saves, including nine in the third period.