The ice hockey team kicked off the season on the road against Loyola Marymount University, who boasted a 4-0 record, at the Skating Edge Ice Arena in Torrence, Los Angeles. The game started off fast with LMU on offense taking numerous shots. The Tritons escaped the first period with a score of 0-0 thanks to a stellar performance from the team’s penalty kill and number one penalty killer starting goalie Nolan Karma. The second period came with more penalties for the Tritons, and power-play goals from LMU, which ended the second period at a score of 4-0. By the third period, the Tritons finally got on the board putting up four goals of their own closing the scoring gap to 6-4. After the Tritons pulled their goalie at an attempt to tie the game, LMU scored an empty net goal after numerous shot attempts by the Tritons. The ice hockey team's home opener is against Chapman University at the Kroc center at 10:00pm on 10/27.