MIDDLETOWN, CT- Men's hockey comes up short against Salve Regina, 4-1 Sunday afternoon. The Cardinals scored a late 3^rd period goal to avoid being shutout. Wesleyan has now lost three straight games, dropping them to 1-3-1 on the season. Salve Regina improves to 5-4, snapping a two game losing streak.
 
HIGHLIGHTS:

• Salve Regina came out firing, as George Senott found himself open for a shot just a minute into the game that hit the post and went up into the air before it was cleared by the Wesleyan defense
• Wesleyan survived an early power play for the Seahawks, as they only allowed one off-target shot for the entire two minutes. However, less than two minutes later the Seahawks broke the tie when Braenden Young beat Marc Smith '24 to give them a 1^st period lead
• Wesleyan couldn't come through on a 5-minute power play to end the first period, manufacturing only two shots on goal. The game went into the 2^nd period 1-0 in favor of Salve Regina
• After a Wiggle Kerbrat '23 won faceoff, the Seahawks stole the puck and immediately had a two on one scoring chance. Mitch Walinski ripped a shot from the left side, Marc Smith made a kick save, but the rebound went straight to Seth Benson for the goal, 2-0 Salve Regina
• The Wilinski to Benson connection produced another goal late in the second period to extend the Seahawks' lead to 3-0. They connected for a third time with a minute left in the period to give Benson a hat trick and Wilinski his 3^rd assist of the evening  
• Wesleyan showed some fight in the 3^rd period, outshooting the Seahawks 9-2 (on-target). They avoided the shutout halfway through the 3^rd when Wiggle Kerbrat found Colin Cobb '23 to cut the deficit to 4-1

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Wiggle Kerbrat is now tied for the team lead with two assists
• Colin Cobb added his team leading 3^rd goal of the year
• Marc Smith made 12 saves
• Wesleyan out-shot Salve Regina 23-16

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
Wesleyan will have a short break before returning to Spurrier-Snyder Rink to get into NESCAC play. They will start with Hamilton (2-1) on December 3^rd at 7 PM.