Reading, Pa. (Jan. 18, 2026) - Alvernia University (10-6, 8-4) scored three goals in the first ten minutes of the third period to complete a 3-2 comeback win over Arcadia University (5-7-2, 3-7-2) on Sunday evening in MAC Men's Ice Hockey action at Body Zone.

The Knights led 2-0 through the first two periods, but Alvernia came into the third period firing. The Golden Wolves got on the board a minute into the period, and evened the game at 2-2 on a power-play goal five minutes into the period. Alvernia then scored the game-winner with ten minutes to play before holding off the Knights in the final stretch.

After a back-and-forth opening 15 minutes of action, the Knights began to pressure the Golden Wolves through the final minutes of the opening frame. The Knights then were awarded a power-play and broke through 90 seconds into the extra-man opportunity. Russ Tedesco fired a one-time from just inside the blue line to put the Knights on the board, 1-0. Alvernia had three looks in the final minute of the period, but could not convert.

The Knights doubled up on their lead, 2-0, late in the second period. Arcadia scored on another shot fired in from just inside the blueline with 90 seconds to go in the period. The Knights outshot Alvernia 20-14 overall in the period, and 12-5 on net. 

The Golden Wolves came out of the second intermission firing. Edvin Robertsson got Alvernia on the board just a minute into the period, firing in from the faceoff dot off the assists of Anthony Piccininno and Matthew Davies.

Alvernia then evened the game up at 2-2 four minutes later on a power-play as Gabriel Flammia tapped the puck in off the post on a diving attempt off the assists of Piccininno and Joey Arnold.

The Golden Wolves then nearly tied the game at 3-3 a few minutes later as Arnold appeared to get the puck over the goal line. But, the officials called it a no-goal as the game remained tied at 2-2.

Alvernia broke the tie at the midpoint of the period with Leo Cabulis firing in a shot off the assists of Will White and Frazer Dodd to give the Golden Wolves the 3-2 lead. 

Alvernia's defense then got to work to hold off the Knights the rest of the way. Alvernia goalie Connor Graham made eight saves in the final stretch of the game, including a trio of saves with three minutes to play to keep the Knights at bay. Alvernia's defense also made three blocks, including two back-to-back blocks by Robertsson to help secure the 3-2 win.

Anthony Piccininno finished with two saves on the night to complete a five-point series performance after he tallied a hat trick on Friday night. Edvin Robertsson finished with a goal and a team-high four blocks. On top of his game-winning goal, Leo Cabulis led Alvernia on the faceoff with a 10-for-16 performance. Connor Graham made 29 saves in net to pick up his second win of the weekend.

Alvernia is back in action on Friday and Saturday at Wilkes. The Golden Wolves are currently in third place in MAC standings, and are four points ahead of the Colonels.