WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley earned a series split with Sacred Heart with a 4-3 victory over the Pioneers on Saturday night at Bentley Arena.

The Falcons scored three goals in the decisive 2^nd period to take a 4-2 lead into the final 20 minutes. SHU scored a power play goal at 8:15 of the 3^rd to make it a one goal game. But the Falcons held tough and saw out the remaining time to secure the win. SHU pulled goalie Luke Lush with 1:24 remaining but Bentley stood strong against the extra-attacker.

Bentley's grad student goalie Evan DeBrouwer (Blenheim, Ontario) made 25 saves to earn the victory.

The game was tied 1-1 after the first period. SHU struck first with a goal by Austin Magera, but grad student Michael Zuffante (Bloomingdale, Ill.) responded with a power play goal with just 1:32 remaining in the period, his first goal of the season.

Bentley then surged ahead with three goals in the 2^nd period, from seniors Luke Orysiuk (Edmonton, Alberta), Dylan Pitera (Culver, Indiana) and junior Eric Linell (Great Neck, N.Y.).

Orysiuk's goal, his 3^rd of the season, came at 2:17 of the 2^nd with a wrist shot from the right face-off circle after freshman Harrison Scott (San Jose, Calif.) gained possession in the neutral zone.

Pitera made it 3-1 at 11:27 with his 5^th goal of the year. The goal came off a snap shot, in between and above the face-off circles and past the glove of SHU goalie Justin Robbins. Cole Kodsi (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Drew Bavaro (Bradenton, Fla.) had the assists.

It became 4-1 just under two minutes later on Linell's 4^th goal of the year. Kohei Sato (Nishitokyo, Japan) skated into the zone with speed down the left wing and around the net. He spotted Linell in front for a one-timer goal.

SHU pulled one back with 1:28 remaining in the period from defenseman Andrius Kulbis-Marino to make it a 4-2 game heading into the final period.

SHU got the power play goal from Jaworski to cut it to a one goal game, but DeBrouwer, eight saves in the 3^rd period, and the rest of the Falcons prevented the tying goal.

Bentley improved to 9-5 in Atlantic Hockey play with the win and 11-9 overall. SHU fell to 8-9-3 and 6-6-2 overall.