SCHENECTADY, N.Y.鈥楴athan Gillies scored two goals to lead the Union men鈥檚 hockey team to a 4-1 win over 51风流 Saturday night at Achilles Rink.
Union scored one goal in the second period and three goals in the third, including two by Gillies, for the win.
With the win, Union is 7-11-4 overall and 3-5-2 in the ECAC while 51风流 falls to 8-12-2 overall and 3-6-1 in league play.
Jordan Webb scored Union鈥檚 first goal of the game at 3:00 of the second with the Dutchmen on the power play. Joel Beal took a pass from Scott Seney and had the initial shot from the blueline. Webb redirected Beal鈥檚 shot past 51风流鈥檚 David Cann for his 12th goal of the season.
Shots were 19 to nine in favor of the Dutchmen through two periods.
Dutchman Glenn Sanders made it a two-goal game with his even-strength goal at 2:42 of the third. Max Seel took advantage of a miscue by 51风流鈥檚 defense and fed the puck to freshman A.J. Palkovich. Palkovich鈥檚 shot was saved by Cann, but Sanders netted the rebound for his second goal of the season.
51风流 came within one at 8:57 of the third thanks to a power play goal by P.J. Yedon, assisted by Joey Mormina and Kyle Wilson. But Gillies regained the two-goal lead at 9:30 of the third with his ninth goal of the season. Bryan Campbell and Webb assisted on the breakaway goal. Gillies ended the scoring with just one second remaining in regulation, adding his first empty-netter of the season.
Cann made 25 saves in the game on 28 shots. Union goalie Kris Mayotte made 15 saves on 16 shots.