Bentley Returns Home to Face Lindenwood for Two This Weekend
The Matchup: Bentley returns home to Bentley Arena to take on Lindenwood this weekend for two games. On Friday the game begins at 7:05 PM and on Saturday puck drop is set for 4:05 PM.
This will be the first ever games between Bentley and Lindenwood. This weekend will also mark the sixth and seven straight non-conference games the Falcons have played to start the season. After this weekend, they will be the only team in Atlantic Hockey to have not played a conference game yet. That will change next weekend, however, when they host Niagara for two games.
On Saturday, the team will celebrate Senior Day before the game and honor its Class of 2023. Marcus Walter, Hunter Toale, Matt Gosiewski, Lucas Vanroboys, Joe Winkelmann and Eric Linell will be celebrated before the game.
Follow the Games: Both games this weekend can be seen on FloHockey.TV. A subscription is required.
Tickets can be purchased at the following link: https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/12892?cobrand=BentleyHockey
Last Time Out: Bentley dropped a pair of games at Ohio State last weekend. In Friday's game, goaltender Nicholas Grabko made 35 saves and had a .921 save percentage. Dylan Pitera had a goal in each game for the Falcons.
In the series opener on Thursday, senior center Lucas Vanroboys had a short-handed goal, the first of his career.
Where They Rank: Through the first four weeks of the season, Bentley's Harrison Scott is tied for 7th in Atlantic Hockey with three goals. He scored twice in the 5-1 win over Maine on Oct. 15. Junior defenseman Nick Bochen is tied for 10th in assists with three.
Bochen has points in three games so far, most on the team.
Scott ranks third in the AHA in most faceoffs won with 57
Looking at Lindenwood: Lindenwood will come into the weekend with a 1-7 record. They are an independent. They began the season with two tough series against Minnesota and Michigan. The last two weekends they have played Atlantic Hockey teams. They hosted Air Force and split the series, and were swept at AIC last weekend.
The leading scorer is sophomore David Gagnon with six points, on two goals and four assists. Grad student Ryan Finnegan is the leading goal scorer with three. Four other players have two goals on the season.
In net, four different goalies have started games. Graduate student Matt Ladd has started three of eight, and grad student Roni Salmenkangas and sophomore Trent Burnham have each started two.
Up Next: Bentley is back at home next weekend to host Niagara for its first AHA games of the season. The series opener on Nov. 4 is at 7:05 PM and the second game on Nov. 5 is at 5:05 PM.