Box Score
SCHENECTADY, NY – Sophomore goaltender
Corey Milan turned aside 21 saves and added an assist, helping the Union College men's ice hockey team to a 2-1 victory against Brown (2-19-4, 2-13-3) on Friday afternoon at Messa Rink. The Dutchmen (15-13-2, 8-9-1) earned its 15th victory of the season – a feat that has only been accomplished three other times in program history.
The Dutchmen killed off two 5-on-3 penalties in the third period. The first lasted 1:41, while the second went for 1:36. Milan, who extended his scoring streak to two games, earned his 21st career victory.
Union's offense was powered by its top two scorers with sophomore forward
Adam Presizniuk and junior forward
Jason Walters each potting goals. Presizniuk's goal was his 13th of the season and 20th of his career. He moves his season point total to 29 points.
Walters scored for the second consecutive game and now has 10 goals on the season and 24 points. His career marks move to 23 goals and 72 points.
Senior forward
Chris Potts wrapped things up with his fourth goal of the season, an empty netter, with just three ticks remaining.
Sophomore defender
Brock Matheson and sophomore forward
Stéphane Boileau earned assists on Union's first goal, while senior defenseman
Lane Caffaro and Milan picked up helpers on Walter's tally.
Union's power play converted on one of its two chances, giving it its seventh power-play goal in five outings. The penalty kill fought off all eight Brown man advantages. The unit has not allowed a power-play goal in four outings and has killed 24 straight.
Presizniuk capped a first period, which was mostly dominated by the home team, with a goal 1:33 before the break with a deflection off a Matheson shot. Boileau earned the second assist by finding Matheson at the point.
The Dutchmen outshot the Bears 16-5 in the first and didn't allow a shot until the 8:34 mark when Brown was on the power play.
Walters made it 2-0 after 19:55 of scoreless hockey in the second period. The play started with Milan behind his goal and proceeded to Caffaro and Walters, who banked a shot off a Brown defenseman.
Brown's goal came at 18:43 of the third with freshman goaltender Michael Clemente on the bench. Freshman Bobby Farnham connected off a pass from freshmen Jack MaClellan and Jeff Buvinow.
Clemente finished the game with 41 saves.
Union outshot Brown 44-22, marking the fifth time the Dutchmen have outshot its opponents by 20 or more shots. Union is 4-1-1 in those games.
Staring the Dutchmen in the face is its last regular season road trip, which begins with a 7 p.m. contest at Colgate on Friday, Feb. 20. The team than travels to Cornell for a 7 p.m. start on Saturday, Feb. 21
