Bison Defeat Vikings 5-0

Dudley, Mass. --  Zachary Lemire (Lowell, Mass.) recorded a hat trick as Nichls College defeated Salem State 5-0 on Wednesday evening. Andrew Hess (Westfield, Mass.) opened up the scoring at 18:58 when senior Tiago Prazeres (West Hartford, Conn.) passed it over the defenders and Hess was able to beat the defense to the ball. He then went one-on-one with sophomore goaltender Greg Enos (Peabody, Mass.) and placed the ball into the lower left corner of the net.

Sophomore Connor Nutt (Easton, Mass.) extended the lead to two goals at 51:16 when he blasted a shot into the back of the net off of a turnover deep in the Vikings zone. The goal was Nutt's first marker of the season. Lemire scored the next three goals ('67, '78, '83) to put the Vikings away. Porpora stopped seven shots on his way to his second-collegiate victory and second shutout.

Enos made four saves in the loss. Junior Tim Kilpatrick (Anaheim, Calif.) paced the Vikings with four shots (three SOG) while Lemire led the Bison with three shots and Hess added two shots.

Nichols (7-6-0) plays again on Saturday, Oct. 10 vs. Wentworth at 2:00 p.m. while Salem St. (0-11-0) entertains  at Bridgewater St., 1:00 p.m.