PORTLAND, Maine – The #4 University of Maine men's ice hockey team fell to Bentley, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
 
It was Maine's first non-conference loss of the season and snaps a seven-game unbeaten streak.
 
The Falcons took a 1-0 lead less than two minutes into the contest and then made it 2-0 early in the second period with a power-play goal. Harrison Scott got Maine on the board with a power-play goal of his own midway through the second before Sam  Duerr restored the two-goal lead late in the frame.
 
Scott would score a short-handed goal to pull Maine within one in the third period but the Falcons iced the game with an empty-net goal in the final minute.

Bentley 4, #4 Maine 2
Dec. 29, 2024 | Cross Insurance Arena
 
NOTABLES

• Maine had the 45-19 lead in shots on goal.
• The Black Bears were 1-for-6 on the power play while Bentley was 1-for-2.
• Albin Boija made 15 saves in moving to 11-3-2 on the year.
• Harrison Scott scored his team-leading 11th and 12th goals of the season.
• Brandon Holt had a game-high six shots on goal.
• The Black Bears are now 2-3-0 in the all-time series with Bentley.

RECORDS

• Maine: 12-3-2
• Bentley: 11-5-2

UP NEXT

• The Black Bears will return to Alfond Arena to host #5 Denver for two games on Jan. 3 and 4, 2025.