Garnet Hockey Report: Union tops #17 Clarkson, 4-1

Box Score

by Ryan Fay

Union handed 17th-ranked Clarkson its first home ice loss of the season with a 4-1 victory Saturday at Cheel Arena.

Union celebrates after Jeff Taylor's first period goal
Saturday at Clarkson.

With the win, the Dutchmen picked up their first ECAC Hockey victory of the season and snapped a five game winless streak.

The loss was Clarkson's (0-1-1 ECACH, 5-2-1 overall) sixth straight against Union dating back to 2013.

The Dutchmen (1-3-0, 3-4-3) picked up all the offense they needed in the opening period. Eli Lichtenwald put Union ahead 1-0 at 14:14 when he scored from the slot after getting a pass from Brett Supinski. Just over three minutes later, Jeff Taylor's blast from just inside the blueline doubled Union's advantage.

Spencer Foo padded the lead with two goals, including a highlight reel tally at 16:56 of the second that made it 3-0. He took a pass from Sebastien Gingras in Union's end, and then skated along the left boards before streaking across the slot and sending a low shot past Clarkson goalie Steve Perry.

Foo tacked on an empty-netter at 17:44 of the third.

Union goalie Alex Sakellaropoulos looked set to pick up his first shutout of the season, but Clarkson's Perry D'Arrisso broke it up at 18:28.

Sakellaropoulos finished with 27 saves in a strong effort. He was nearly perfect over the weekend, having also stopped 13-of-13 shots in relief work in Friday's 6-3 loss at 15th-ranked St. Lawrence.

Ryan Scarfo chipped in two assists for the Dutchmen, who return to Messa Rink next weekend to face Brown on Friday and Yale on Saturday.