2016-17 Game Results

The way 2015/16 ended it left a bitter taste in the team’s mouth but they did not get off to a great start. They would drop their first three games to IUP, University of Penn and Rowan. They would then win their next seven games and go on a 12-2-1 streak but would drop their last three games of the first semester to finish 12-8-1. The team came back from the holiday break on a mission and they would win their last 9 games of the regular season to finish 21-8-1 and second place in the CSCHC, one point behind Princeton but they still got the first round bye. The Lions would face University of Penn in the semifinals and although the game was tight early senior Cody Reiber would score the first goal and the Lions would runaway with it winning 5-0 behind a shutout from Mickey Avenoso, this would setup a rematch with Princeton in the finals. TCNJ came out hungry for payback and would jump up 3-0 in the first period, in the second period they would get into penalty trouble but the defense and goaltending would stand tall to preserve the lead. In the third period the Lions would pull away and win 5-0, Mickey Avenoso would have another shutout and the Lions won their first Colonial Cup. With the win the Lions clinched the club’s first ever trip the the ACHA Southeast Regionals at Liberty University. TCNJ would make the long bus ride down to Liberty to face Rowan, a team that won both regular season matchups in one goal games. The Lions would have a case of bus legs early and the Profs would make them pay, jumping up 4-0 in the first period. The Lions would never get back into the game and their season would come to an end with a 6-2 defeat, their final record finished up at 23-9-1.