Home teams went 2-1 Saturday with Binghamton and Hartford picking up home victories, while Albany won on the road during the second-to-last weekend of the regular season. Those results set up a pair of crucial games on the file weekend of the season. Recap the weekend's action:
Saturday, April 19
at Binghamton 14, Stony Brook 11
Box Score | Highlights
- Binghamton (6-6, 4-0 AE) scored a season-high 14 goals to beat Stony Brook (5-9, 1-3 AE) Saturday.
- The win moves the Bearcats to 4-0 in America East play for the first time since 2004 and sets up a showdown with Albany for the league's regular-season title next weekend.
- The Seawolves scored 11 goals against Binghamton, the most by a Bearcat foe this season, but found the back of the cage just once in the final 19:12.
- Binghamton was 5-for-8 in man-up opportunities.
- Brandon Planck scored a game-high tying four times to lead Binghamton.
- Chris Hughes also tied a game high with four scores for the Seawolves, who can earn a bid to the America East tournament with a win over Hartford next weekend.
Albany 18, at UMBC 14
Box Score
- Blaze Riorden tied a career high with 20 saves as Albany (6-6, 4-0 AE) downed UMBC (6-6, 2-2 AE) to stay unbeaten in league play.
- The victory sets up a showdown with Binghamton for the league's regular-season title next weekend.
- Miles Thompson tallied a season-high 10 points, scoring six goals and dishing out four assists, and became Albany's all-time points leader with 244.
- Lyle Thompson scored twice and added five assists, giving him 134 in his career, a new Albany standard.
- Nate Lewnes had five tallies to lead UMBC, which clinched an America East Championship bid despite the loss.
at Hartford 11, Vermont 7
Box Score
- Trailing 3-2 in the second quarter, Hartford (6-8, 1-3 AE) scored eight of the game's next nine goals and held off a Vermont (5-7, 0-4 AE) to pick up its first league win of the season.
- Hartford can earn an America East Championship bid with a win over Stony Brook Saturday.
- The loss eliminates Vermont from tournament contention.
- Hartford won 14-of-21 faceoffs.
- Ten different Hawks scored goals.
- Ian MacKay scored a game-high three goals for Vermont.