Plymouth, N.H. - The Western Connecticut State University Wolves suffered a 4-3 loss to the Plymouth State University Panthers in Little East Conference (LEC) men's ice hockey action this evening at Danbury Ice Arena.  WestConn falls to 1-18 overall and remains without a point in its 12 conference games.  Plymouth State improves to 10-8-1 overall and 7-4-1 in the league.  The Wolves will host LEC rival New England College tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. Freshman Liam Lane (Castle Rock, Colo.) made 40 saves in a losing effort for WestConn.

WestConn jumped ahead right away when Drew Coady (Braintree, Mass.) scored 50 seconds into the game with assists by Francis Rose (Clarkston, Mich.) and Victor-Antoine Fortier (Sherbrooke, Quebec).  Plymouth State answered just over four minutes into the opening period on a goal by Payton Schaly during a 4-on-4 situation.  Will Redick assisted Coady and scored a go-ahead goal moments almost three minutes later on a power play.  Schaly and Rider McCallum assisted on Redick's goal.  WestConn tied the game at 2-all with 10:36 left before the first break on a goal by Scott McNulty (Williamstown, N.J.) with helpers provided by Rose and Tyler Gobel (Lindon, N.J.).

Plymouth State scored the lone goal of the second frame, taking a 3-2 lead midway through the period on a power-play tally by Tucker Shedd.  Wolves sophomore Luca Maiuri (Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario) nearly tied the game again when his shot from the left wing caromed off Panther goalie Connor Strobel and nicked the post before just missing the mark.  Redick scored again thanks to a second Schaly assist 36 seconds into the third period.  WestConn took advantage of a late Panther penalty and cut its deficit to 4-3 with 1:58 remaining when Marshall Curri (New Canaan, Conn.) scored on a one-timer from close off a pass from sophomore Phil Parker and a secondary assist credited to Fortier while Lane was pulled for the extra attacker.  Coady got off a decent look in the final minute but Strobel made the last of his 32 saves to preserve rhe win for the visitors.