The Hawks lost by a mere goal against conference opponent Quinnipiac of Saturday, April 18. MU senior Ryan Schwartz was the Hawks main scorer contributing two goals and an assist. Sophomore Zack Schliecher also made his presence on the field known with one goal and an assist. A late rally by the Bobcats had the Hawks see a final score as a 9-8 loss. This marks the Hawks fifth goal of the season that has been decided by one goal.
QU outscored MU 6-1 in the second half, who at one point during plays led 7-3 before intermission. The two teams were rather even offensively with QU only outshooting MU by one.
The Hawks appeared well prepared for the match and soon had a 2-0 lead with unassisted goals from Schliecher and Schwartz. The Bobcats then saw an unassisted goal of their own from Steve Bryant to make it a 2-1 game. Sophomore Eric Berger brought the difference back to two by means of unassisted score with 2:55 left in the first quarter. The Bobcats retaliated and got within one, but prior to halftime, the Hawks scored four goals of their own.
During this streak, freshman Bryce Wasserman scored his 21st goal of the year while Schwartz assisted on sophomore Chris Daly’s ninth goal. Sophomore Jayson Bevacqua’s had his second career assist on Kevin Murphy’s goal while Schwartz found the net with 59 seconds remaining to pull the Hawks ahead, 7-3, at the end of the half.
The third quarter saw two goals from QU while the fourth quarter saw four consecutive goals from the Bobcats which was enough to gain the lead. With 27 seconds left to play, sophomore Tyler Keen pulled MU within one to give the game its final score.
Senior Garrett Conoway made 13 saves in the goal for the Hawks. Saturday’s game marks Conoway’s ninth appearance with double-digit stops.
MU’s current record stands at 5-7 (2-3 MAAC). They will return to action on Saturday, April 25 when they host Manhattan at 1 pm for Senior Day. The regular season finale is set to broadcast on ESPN3.
