UNE improves to 2-1 in the CCC and 7-5 overall this season. Gordon could not build off of Saturday's thrilling victory and falls to 1-2 in conference. The Fighting Scots currently sit 1-9 through 10 games in 2016.
Goalkeepers on both sides had their work cut out for them in the early going with several good
possessions on each end of the field. Cody Greenwald (Albany, N.Y.) kept the Nor'easters out of the goal for the first 11 minutes, but UNE's Dan Auger (Nashua, N.H.) capitalized on a man-up advantage off a feed from Philip Young (Unionville, Pa.).
Sophomore Nico Manganiello (Peabody, Mass.) got the Scots on the scoreboard with just 48 ticks in the first quarter by putting home a Roger Evans (Oxford, Pa.) pass.
Gordon took its first lead in the 20th minute when the red-hot Evans quickly scored an unassisted goal right off of a defensive clear.
However, the Fighting Scots would not find the net again in almost 41 minutes of play. UNE tied the game with seven minutes left in the first half and twice more in the final three minutes to take a 4-2 lead at the break.
Gordon outshot the Nor'easters in the second half and had the same number of attempts on frame, but UNE finished 7-of-12 attempts compared to a 0-for-12 mark for the Scots.
Auger and Young both registered hat tricks.
Greenwald attempted to keep Gordon within striking distance with an impressive 14 saves, but UNE's duo in goal combined to make 17 to silence the Scots.
Gordon is off this weekend and will look to break back into the win column next Tuesday at home against Roger Williams.
This game marks the first time the two schools have not played to a one-goal differential since Gordon beat the Nor'easters 10-2 during the 2011 season. The previous five meetings, including a playoff win for Gordon, were all one-goal games.
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