WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University men's ice hockey team powered past Neumann University by a 4-1 final in United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) play Friday evening at the Toyota SportsPlex. The Colonels got goals from four different players in the game.

Wilkes improved to 5-3-0 on the season and in UCHC play while Neumann fell to 1-4-2 overall and in the league.

The Colonels struck early on at the 3:42 mark of the first period when Tyler Dill (South Lake Tahoe, CA) stole the puck at the blueline as the Knights attempted to breakout of their zone, forcing the puck to Donald Flynn (Randolph, NJ) who did the rest by skating into the zone and ripping the puck past the goaltender from the right side of goal for the 1-0 lead.

Nick Fea (Oak Ridge, NJ) scored next at the 9:42 mark of the second period on the power play. Flynn and Tyler Barrow (Massapequa, NY/Saint Anthony's) picked up assists on the play to put Wilkes ahead 2-0.

Two goals within 36 seconds of each other in the third period put the game squarely in the Colonels corner. Barrow scored first at the 9:32 mark off assists from Phil Erickson (Eau Claire, WI) and Devon Schell (Scarsdale, NY). Billy Berry (Redding, CT) then followed with a wraparound goal as Ben Stefanini (Framingham, MA) and Dylan Kuipers (Andover, NJ) were credited with the helpers to make the score 4-0.

Danny Cangelosi broke up the Colonels shutout attempt after he stole the puck at the top of the Knights zone and took it in on a breakaway to make the score 4-1 at the 17:21 mark of the third. The Colonels were able to kill off a penalty to close the game as Neumann skated 6-on-4 with the goalie pulled as well. Wilkes was strong on the penalty kill all game, forcing Neumann to go 0-for-6. Wilkes was 1-for-4 on its power play chances.

Michael Paterson-Jones (Baldwinsville, NY) made 28 saves on 29 shots to earn the victory for Wilkes. Kyle Pantalone made 38 saves on 42 shots in the crease for Neumann.

Flynn and Barrow each finished with one goal and one assist to lead the Wilkes offense. Michael Gurska (Revere, MA) led the Colonels with six shots on goal while Charlie Spetz (Oak Ridge, NJ) finished at plus-2. Spetz and Gurska each blocked two shots to lead Wilkes.

Wilkes also won the faceoff battle 41-30 with Flynn leading the way winning 13-of-22 times at the dot.

The Colonels return to the ice tomorrow for Senior Night at the Toyota SportsPlex with puck drop scheduled for 7:00 p.m. against Chatham University. UCHC playoff position is on the line in the final regular season contest as both teams look to secure a quarterfinal home game.