SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Freshman Brendan Doyle scored his first two collegiate goals in Johnson & Wales (RI) University's 4-3 loss at Western New England University Saturday evening in non-conference men's ice hockey action at Amerlia Park Arena.

Junior Brent Rickett also found the back of the net for the Wildcats (0-2-0), who open the home portion of the schedule this Friday against Norwich at 7 p.m. at New England Sports Village. Juniors Brendan Shandley, Ryo Namiki, Noel Parker, along with sophomore Connor Blanchard and freshman Brendan Doyle, registered assists for JWU.

Trailing 2-0 midway through the second, Doyle got the Wildcats on the board at 11:01 with assists going to Shadley and Namiki. Less than four minutes later, he converted a feed from Parker into the tying goal.  

In the third, Rickett connected for the first JWU PP goal of 2022-23 off a feed from Blanchard at 14:17.

Sophomore Jacob Perrin stopped 24 shots for the Wildcats. JWU outshot the Golden Bears 44-28 and went 1-for-6 with the man advantage.