Hat-Trick, Shutout Lead KUA to Victory

Junior foward Conal Mulkerrin scored three goals while senior goalie Cam Ingram stopped all 17 shots he faced as the Wildcats rolled to a 4-0 victory over Vermont Academy on Wednesday in Meriden. Mulkerrin opened the scoring just over five minutes into the game when he converted a rebound from teammate Jack Ross, with Lucas Hannay also earning an assist on the play. Four minutes later, Mulkerrin struck again, this time with a wrist shot from the left wing that beat the VA goale. Assists went to Jackson Kimelman and Josh Phillips. Charlie MacLeod extended the lead to 3-0 later in the first when he scored off a pass from Nasean Faria. Ingram, who passed the puck to Faria in the KUA defensive zone, also tallied an assist on the play. In the second period, Mulkerrin scored off another rebound, this time from a Christian Toma point shot, and Phillips earned his second assist of the night on the play. Though KUA held a decisive 59-17 shot advantage, Ingram was strong when called upon, especially during the second period when he stopped all 11 shots VA sent his way.