SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Union College men's hockey team dropped a 2-0 decision to Yale on Saturday night at Messa Rink.
 
With the loss, the Dutchmen drop to 4-12-0 on the season with a 3-5-0 mark in ECAC Hockey play, while the Bulldogs improve to 4-7-0 (4-6-0 ECACH).
 
Arguably, the biggest turning point of the contest came in the first when Union was denied on a two-on-one chance. Facing a 1-0 deficit, Anthony Rinaldi entered the zone with Dylan Anhorn on the odd-man rush. Rinaldi got the puck to Anhorn who got the shot off, but Yale goaltender Corbin Kaczperski made a sprawling blocker save to keep Union from tying the game up.
 
Yale would make it 2-0 late in the second period and hold on for the 2-0 win.
 
Summary

• Union out-shot Yale 26-23, but Kaczperski stopped all 26 saves he faced in net for the Bulldogs.
• Darion Hanson made 21 saves on the night, including seven during the penalty kill.
• The Dutchmen killed off a major penalty in the second period, and were a perfect 3-for-3 on the PK.
• Yale won 64 percent of the face offs against Union.

Up Next for the Dutchmen
Union returns home next Friday, Dec. 13, to host Merrimack for a lone non-conference game over the weekend. Face off against the Warriors is scheduled for 7 p.m. (ET).