Saturday, December 7, 2013

BROCKPORT TIES FREDONIA

Chris Luker (New Hartford, NY) had a goal and an assists for The College at Brockport men's ice hockey team, but the Golden Eagles had to settle for a 3-3 tie as Fredonia evened things up in the final minute of regulation on Friday evening in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) matchup.

Chris Cangro
(Holbrook, NY) got things started for the Golden Eagles in the first period, scoring just 2:56 into play. Andrew Winsor (Coburg, ONT) came up big for Brockport in the net, making 14 saves and keeping the Blue Devils scoreless for the period.

33 seconds into the second period, Luker notched his goal to put the Golden Eagles up by two.
Fredonia took advantage of a power play halfway through the second period, cutting the Brockport lead back down to one.

With 45 seconds remaining in the period, Bobby Conner (Lititz, PA) ripped a shot off a pass from Luker to put the Golden Eagles up by two again.

Brockport held onto its lead for the majority of the final period. The Blue Devils cut the score to 3-2 under seven minutes to play.

In the final minute, Fredonia scored with an extra attacker on the ice after the Blue Devils pulled their goal keeper to even things up.

Both teams had opportunities in the overtime period to take the lead, but neither could come up with the finish they needed.

Winsor finished the game with a total of 36 saves.

The Golden Eagles return to SUNYAC action again on Saturday evening. Brockport travels to take on Buffalo State for a 7 pm game.