Allison scores four as Huskies defeat X-Men 5-3, remain undefeated
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Saint Mary's (5-0-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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StFX (2-2-0-1) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
ANTIGONISH, NS - Saint Mary's forward Ben Allison scored four goals - including the game winner with 52 seconds remaining - and added an assist, leading the Huskies to a 5-3 win over the STFX X-Men in Atlantic University Sport men's hockey action on Wednesday night at the Charles V Keating Centre in Antigonish, N.S.
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What a night for Ben Allison! His hat trick goal gives the Huskies a 4-3 lead with under a minute remaining!
?B. Allison (5)
?M. MacDonald
?C. Trenholm pic.twitter.com/t4cXJdohB5
The X-Men got on the board first, with Matt Cato lifting one high from in close off a behind the net pass from captain Logan Chisholm 10 minutes into the game.
The Huskies replied 30 seconds later, with Allison capitalizing on a breakaway pass from Ethan Ritchie.
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A powerplay marker by Ben Allison, his second of the night, gives the Huskies a 2-1 lead late in the second period!
?B. Allison (4)
?R. Valade
?C. Da Fonseca pic.twitter.com/uzRL8v7UVA
Saint Mary's pulled ahead with two minutes to go before intermission, as Allison fired home his second of the night on the powerplay.
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A powerplay marker by Ben Allison, his second of the night, gives the Huskies a 2-1 lead late in the second period!
?B. Allison (4)
?R. Valade
?C. Da Fonseca pic.twitter.com/uzRL8v7UVA
Reid Valade made it 3-1 for the Huskies early in the second period, going bar-down with a wrister. Cato rang one off the crossbar halfway through the period, but STFX went to the second intermission still 2 goals down.
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Reid Valade continues his outstanding play with an absolute snipe to put the Huskies ahead 3-1 in the second period!
?R. Valade (7)
?B. Allison
?C. Da Fonseca pic.twitter.com/aDwDdIdqtw
STFX freshman defenseman Drew Maddigan made it 3-2 halfway through the third, firing a wrister to the top corner from the top of the faceoff circle while on the powerplay.
X-Men defender Mark Woolley tied it up two minutes later, with a shot from the faceoff circle.
But the last goal went to the Huskies, with Allison picking up the hat trick with under a minute to go, and a fourth with an empty netter with a second left on the clock. Allison picked up first star honors while Maddigan was named second star and Gabriel Pizza Player of the Game for STFX.
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— Saint Mary's Huskies (@SMUHuskies) October 16, 2025
That's four goals on the night! Ben Allison adds an empty netter to ice the Huskies 5-3 win over STFX!
?B. Allison (6) pic.twitter.com/w2kFeX3yaW
The X-Men (2-2-0-1) return to action on Saturday, October 18, when they host the Acadia Axemen (3-2-0-0) at 7 p.m.
With the win, the U SPORTS #9 ranked Huskies improved to an undefeated 5-0-0-0 start to open the season. The Huskies will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 15, as they take on crosstown rival Dalhousie Tigers (0-3-1-1) at 7 p.m. at the Halifax Forum.
Recap courtesy Matt Draper
Photos by Bryan Kennedy / STFX Athletics
