Waltham, Mass. – Visiting AIC improved to 4-0 on the season with a 4-1 victory over the Bentley University hockey team on Friday night. Senior Brendan Hamblet (Hopkinton, Mass.) scored a power play goal for the Falcons.

Bentley outshot AIC 28-27 on the night, but fell to the rival Yellow Jackets in the first meeting between the two programs since January, earlier this year.

Hamblet's power play goal with 13:00 minutes remaining in the game got the Falcons to within 3-1. The goal was started by defenseman Luke Orysiuk (Edmonton, Alberta) on the point finding sophomore forward Joe Winkelmann (St. Louis, Mo.) down low. Winkelmann then fed a quick pass to Hamblet across the crease to beat AIC goalie Stefano Durante for the goal.

Bentley though couldn't close that two goal margin during the rest of the 3^rd period, and an empty net goal by AIC's Chris Dodero with 1:34 left sealed the game.

AIC got its first goal from left wing Luka Maver 5:52 in the opening period, after he finished off a rebound in front of the net. The Yellow Jackets then added to their lead at the 16:14 mark of the 1^st when left wing Aaron Grounds scored on a second chance opportunity after an initial save.

The only goal of the 2^nd period went to AIC, off the stick of defenseman Sam Miller at the 9:35 mark.

Bentley's junior goalie Fraser Kirk (Burlington, Ontario) stopped all 14 shots he faced in 28 minutes of action.

The Falcons will try to gain a series split with a quick turnaround, with Saturday's game at Springfield's Mass Mutual Center at 1:05 pm.