The Fairfield Stags ice hockey team has struggled this year to win the close games and last week was no exception as they dropped both games in a home and home series with the Iona College Gaels.
The MAAC conference has not been very good to the Stags’ icers as they dropped to 2-14-2 this season in MAAC play and 4-18-2, overall.
In the first game at the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport, Iona (11-11-2 overall, 10-6-2 MAAC) got the scoring going early as they lit the lamp just five minutes into the game.
The Stags would eventually rally to take a 2-1 lead in the second period. The Gaels were not done scoring as they scored three unanswered goals to go up 4-2.
Fairfield dropped the contest 5-3, despite out shooting Iona 32 to 24. Junior Dan Cotter, the team’s leading scorer provided the offense as he tallied two goals and an assist.
In the rematch, Fairfield traveled to New Rochelle, NY but the result was the same another tough close loss to Iona. Fairfield almost pulled off a miraculous comeback as they scored two goals in the last 2:04, but it was too little to late as Iona won the game 4-3.
The story was the same it was just a different night, as Iona pulled out in front, 2-0, in the first period. The Stags would cut the lead in half in the second period with a goal from freshman Cody Wojdyla.
The Gaels came flying out of the locker room after the second period intermission to pump their lead up to 4-1. The no quit attitude of Stags would shine again as they continued to play hard and would be rewarded with the two late goals. Again the Stags peppered the Iona goaltender, as they out shot Iona 39-33.
Rae Metz played a part in ever goal that the Stags scored on Sunday either registering a goal or assist on all three goals and finished the weekend with one goal and five assists in the two games.
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