SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt.– The Rivier men's ice hockey fell to Saint Michael's, 6-2, on Saturday afternoon at Cairns Arena.

With the result, the Raiders moved to 1-12-1, while the Purple Knights moved to 7-4-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Saint Michael's set the tone early, scoring twice in the opening period.
• The teams traded chances in the second, each recording 11 shots, before the Purple Knights added a goal at the 17:10 mark to extend the lead, 3-0
• Saint Michael's tacked on three goals in the opening 12 minutes of the third to push the margin to six.
• Rivier got on the board at 1:17 of the third as first-year Aaron Sawicki won the faceoff and fired home a shot set up by senior Ryan Cardow and first-year Jacob Bodin.
• Sophomore Michael Caparco added a late tally at 18:43, finishing a pass from first-year Mason Rudrud to make it 6-2.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

• Saint Michael's outshot Rivier 36-31.
• Junior goaltender Mason Meyer recorded 20 saves. 
• The Purple Knights controlled faceoffs 38-26.

UP NEXT

The Raiders return to action on Friday, January 9, for an intrastate match-up with Southern N.H. Puck drop is set for 7:40 p.m. at the Ice Den Arena.