Sunday, November 4, 2018

Brockport bedeviled by Fredonia in home opener

The College at Brockport men's ice hockey team fell to Fredonia Saturday night, by a score of 3-1. With the loss, the Golden Eagles move to (3-1) on the season and (1-1) in the SUNYAC, while the Blue Devils improve to (2-1) overall and (1-1) in conference.

The Blue Devils were the first team on the board with five minutes to go in the first but the Golden Eagles dominated the play for the majority of the first 20 minutes. The Golden Eagles outshot the Blue Devils 10-8 in the first period. Fredonia took a five-minute major for boarding with 3:58 remaining in the period, sending the Green and Gold to the powerplay. Brockport couldn't capitalize on the PP chance before time expired, sending them to the locker room down, 1-0.

The Golden Eagles started the second period with a minute and some change left on the PP opportunity. The Green and Gold would waste very little time as Jordan Renaud scored his first collegiate goal 21 seconds into the frame with assists from Ryan Romeo and Mitchell Parsons. The Blue Devils would not be tied for long as they scored their second of the night two minutes later on the power play, taking back the lead, 2-1. The Golden Eagles would go back to the power play at the end of the period but the Fredonia penalty killers stayed strong.

Brockport came out hungry in the third, firing early and often on the Fredonia netminder. While the Golden Eagles outshot the Blue Devils in the third, Fredonia scored their third and final goal of the night with three minutes to go, solidifying the win, 3-1.