Coming into Tuesday morning’s contest, Philadelphia had lost ten straight games overall against the Maryland Black Bears and hadn’t won a game at Piney Orchard Ice Arena since December 8th, 2023. That changed with the Rebels’ 2-0 win over the Black Bears.

Philadelphia opened the scoring with a late first period power play goal from forward Emmet McClaine, who chopped a rebound past Maryland goaltender Cole Werthman for a 1-0 lead. The Black Bears picked up the pace in the second period, outshooting the Rebels 19-7 in the second frame but could not beat Philadelphia goaltender Jeremy Lowe, who held the score at 1-0 through 40 minutes. Maryland continued to put pressure on in the third, but could not convert. Rebels’ forward Cam Wilson iced the game with an empty net goal for a 2-0 win. Werthman made 16 saves for the Black Bears while Lowe made 45 saves in his first shutout of the season.

Maryland returns to action on Friday, November 13th, at 7:30 p.m. ET against the New Hampshire Mountain Kings. All games can be streamed on NATV.