NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team lost a 4-2 game to No. 7 SUNY Geneseo on Friday evening at Ralph Walker Ice Rink in the team's first United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) game.

Zane Kindrachuk (Calgary, Alberta) scored a goal in his fourth consecutive game while Justin Sullivan (Laval, Quebec) scored in his third straight game.

Chace Hale (Pittsburgh, Pa.) had a season-high 44 saves in net for the Falcons.

THE BASICS

FINAL: SUNY Geneseo 4 | Albertus 2

RECORDS: Albertus 3-1-0, 0-1-0 UCHC) | SUNY Geneseo (3-1-1, 1-0-0 UCHC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two teams exchanged power play goals in the first period as Danny Bagnole got on the board first for Geneseo on the 11:19 mark after firing a shot from just beyond the faceoff circle. Kindrachuk responded with his fifth goal of the season less than three minutes later as he rebounded a shot from William Lavigne just in front of the net and stuffing it home to make it a 1-1 game at the 13:47 mark. Connor Bertamini (Calgary, Alberta) also added an assist.
• A scoreless second period saw Hale stop 15 shots in net for the Falcons.
• The third period saw Geneseo take the lead after two straight goals. At the 5:45 mark as Alex Dameski took a shot from the right faceoff circle after a pass from Carter Diceman. Ten minutes later, the Knights scored on another power-play goal from the left faceoff circle as Ryan Forberg scored.
• Albertus got back within one with 62 seconds left as Sullivan skated the length of the ice with the puck and fired a shot past Geneseo goaltender, Jacob Torgner to make it a 3-2 game. However, Geneseo added an empty net goal with 36 seconds remaining to seal the win.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

Chace Hale (L, 3-1-0) 47 Shots on Goal | 44 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed

Geneseo

Jacob Torgner (W, 2-1-1) 25 Shots on Goal | 23 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

Penalties/Minutes

Albertus 4/8 | Geneseo 3/6

Power-play goals/opportunities

Albertus 1/3 | Geneseo 2/4

Faceoffs Won

Albertus 36 | Geneseo 30

NOTEWORTHY

Kindrachuk is now fifth all-time in goals in program history with 22.

UP NEXT

The two teams will meet again on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Ralph Walker Ice Rink.