PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team dropped a tight 5-4 game to Chatham University on Friday evening in a United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) game.

Justin Sullivan (Laval, Quebec) scored twice for the Falcons, while Eric Chamandy (Montreal, Québec) and Bailey Kirwin (Barrie, Ontario) each added a goal. For Chamandy, it was his first of the season.

Chace Hale (Pittsburgh, Pa.) had 14 saves in net.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Chatham 5 | Albertus 4

RECORDS: Albertus (5-4-0, 1-4-0 UCHC) | Chatham (8-1-0, 4-1-0 UCHC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Chatham struck first as Caden Pendo took a shot and scored, giving the Cougars an early 1–0 advantage at the 2:44 mark of the first period.
• Albertus responded quickly at the 4:00 mark, as Maksim Tsegelnik (Moscow, Russia) won a faceoff for the Falcons, getting the puck to the stick of Sullivan, who fired a shot to equalize the game at 1-1. 
• Chatham was able to score once more in the first period when Nicholas Babbie put one past the Falcons at the 12:04 mark. 
• The Cougars widened the gap to 3-1 as Charlie Smith took a shot and scored at the 3:32 mark in the second period. 
• The Falcons began to chip away at the Cougars' lead as Sullivan and Charles Lavoie (Chicoutimi, Québec) combined to create a turn-around chance that was blocked by Chatham. Chamandy jumped on the loose puck and fed Sullivan once more, and Sullivan buried a shot from the circle to make it 3–2 at 7:41 of the second period, and scoring his second goal of the game.
• Chatham widened their lead once again as Bekk McClaine was able to poke the puck past Falcon defenders for a breakaway finish at the 10:23 mark of the second period, making it a 4-2 game.
• Albertus answered once again as Kirwin won the faceoff and got the puck to Zeth Kindrachuk (Calagry, Alberta), who sent a pass to Chamandy. Scoring his first goal of the season, Chamandy fired the puck through pressure from the blue line, making it a 4-3 game at the 14:16 mark. 
• Chatham netted the game-winning goal on the Cougar power play at the 17:18 mark as the team strung a series of passes together, finding Tyler Samodral in front of the net, who put away the fifth and final goal. 
• The Falcons put one more goal away as Connor Bertamini (Calagry, Alberta) took a shot that went just wide of the net, with the rebound landing on the stick of Kirwin, who netted a buzzer-beater shot that made the final score 5-4 on the evening. 

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus 

Chace Hale (L, 5-4-0) 19 Shots on Goal | 14 Saves | 5 Goals Allowed

Chatham

Cameron Kuntar (W, 6-1-0) 42 Shots on Goal | 38 Saves | 4 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

Penalties/Minutes

Albertus 4/8 | Chatham 6/12

Power-play Goals/Opportunities

Albertus 1/5 | Chatham 1/3

Faceoffs Won

Albertus 44 | Chatham 34

NOTEWORTHY

Sullivan now has seven goals across nine games played. 

Chamandy's goal was the second of his career. 

UP NEXT

The Falcons close the weekend series versus Chatham on Saturday in UCHC action at 1 p.m.