READING, Pa. – The Neumann University Men's Hockey team picked up a 5-2 win on Saturday against their Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) rivals, Alvernia University.
 
At the 9:44 mark in the first period, the Knights got on the board as Tyler Ray wristed it through the goalie. Chase Cochran and Dexton Mozell earned assists as Neumann took a 1-0 lead. Three minutes later, Matt Dimaline found the puck in the slot and deposited it in the back of the net to make it a two-goal lead. Alvernia responded with 1:29 left in the first to make it 2-1 after the first 20 minutes.
 
Just 18 seconds into the second, Neumann got the two-goal lead back as Max Donohoe found a rebound while the teams were 4-on-4. He slipped it to Dimaline behind the net who scored on a wraparound for his second of the game and fifth of the year. At 9:55, Ray notched his season of the game and seventh of the season as he took a wrist shot from the left point. Zack Smith and PJ Demitrio got the assists as the Knights made it 4-1.
 
With five minutes left in the period, Lucas Culhane intercepted a pass and slipped it to Donohoe who lifted in his sixth of the year to extend the lead to four heading into the final stanza. Alvernia picked up a goal five minutes into the third but couldn't get any closer.
 
Dimaline, along with his two-goal game, took five shots on goal to lead the Knights. Tony Andrews, Donohoe, and Cameron Hatziioannou, followed with three shots each. Cole DeFazio made 23 saves for the win in goal.
 
Neumann (11-6-2, 8-5-2 MAC) will return to action on Friday night when they visit Arcadia University for a 7:30 PM start.