PURCHASE, N.Y. – After registering three points and scoring the game-winning goal in his team’s only game of the week, sophomore Stephen Gaul (Downers Grove, Ill./Springfield Pics (USPHL)) of the Manhattanville College men’s hockey team was named to the D3hockey.com Men’s Team of the Week for the week ending November 15, the website announced on Tuesday.
Gaul led Manhattanville to an upset of D3hockey.com #14 Neumann University on Saturday night, scoring twice and an assist for three points in a 5-4 (OT) victory. After giving the Valiants a 3-2 lead early in the second period with his first of the game, he gave the home team the lead for good by potting the game-winning goal with less than 10 seconds remaining in overtime.
A member of the ECAC West Conference All-Rookie Team last year, Gaul is averaging well over a point per game to start his sophomore campaign, scoring a team-best four goals with four assists for a team-leading eight points. He is currently tied for third in the conference in goals and tied for fourth in points after five games.
In 31 games as a Valiant, Gaul has scored 12 goals with 11 assists for 23 points, ranking him third among active Valiants in both goals and points.
Manhattanville (4-1-0, 2-1-0 ECAC West), which is the top team also receiving votes in this week’s D3hockey.com Div. III National Poll, will look to keep its good start going on Friday night when the Valiants host Nazareth College in ECAC West Conference action at Playland Ice Casino starting at 7 p.m.
