Result: #2 NCC (1-0, 1-0) 21, Sussex (0-2, 0-1) 3
When: Feb. 29, 2024
Where: Garden City, N.Y.

Top performers

• Freshman Jack Lepore scored a game-high four goals and added an assist for five points.
• Freshman Brady Dolan went for two goals and a game-high three assists. 
• Freshman AJ Molinari took a game-best 10 shots and had three goals and one assist.
• Freshman Tyler Kuprianchik won 14 of 17 face-offs and scooped up a game-high 11 ground balls.
• Sophomore goalie Colin Hamilton made three saves in 43:16 of game time and claimed the victory.

How it happened

• Up 4-1 after the first quarter, NCC blew the game wide open in the second quarter, outscoring the guests 10-1.
• After carrying a 14-2 lead into halftime, the Lions cruised to a 21-3 win.

Notes

• Karl Hedstrom earns his first victory as newly-appointed head coach. 
• Eleven different players scored for NCC and seven tallied multiple times. 
• Nassau out-shot Sussex 61-17. 
• Freshman goalie Michael Tittman made four saves and allowed no goals in 15:23 of action. 
• Sophomore Salvatore D'Amico won eight of 10 face-offs. 

Up next: The Lions return to action on Wednesday, March 6, when they visit Mercer County Community College in Trenton, N.J. (6 p.m.).