MILFORD, Conn. - The Mercyhurst College men's hockey team suffered its first series sweep since mid-November as Atlantic Hockey foe Sacred Heart defeated the Lakers, 3-2, Saturday evening at the Milford Ice Pavilion in Milford, Conn.

With the loss, the Lakers fall to 11-13-2 on the season and 11-7-2 in AHA play. The Pioneers, on the other hand, improve to 9-9-3 overall and 7-6-2 in conference action.

Sophomore Patrick Goebel and junior Jeff Terminesi both found the back of the net while senior Chris Risi, junior Scott Pitt and freshman Paul Chiasson each picked up an assist. Junior Ryan Zapolski suffered the loss with 27 saves.

Sacred Heart extended its unbeaten streak to seven games and erased an early 1-0 deficit with a three-goal run that spanned all three periods.

Both teams traded goals in the first period, with Goebel tallying his fourth of the season at 14:46 and Eric DeLong with his sixth of the year just a minute and 43 seconds later at 16:29.

The Pioneers expanded their lead to 3-1 with a power-play goal by Patrick Knowlton at 9:46 of the second and a strike from Nick Johnson less than two minutes into the third at 1:46.

Terminesi cut the deficit to one with his fourth goal of the season at 13:23.

Mercyhurst outshot Sacred Heart 33-33 and went 0-for-3 on the power play. The Pioneers finished the game 1-for-5 on the man-advantage.

The Lakers return home next weekend to host AHA foe Bentley on Friday, Jan. 22 and Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7:05 p.m. at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.