Monday, January 16, 2023

Brockport beats Franklin Pierce

The SUNY Brockport Men's Ice Hockey team move to 6-9 overall this season after a dominant 8-4 win over Franklin Pierce University.
 
Connor Galloway wasted no time, finding the back of the net 32 seconds into the game. Manny Sanchez won the first face off, sending the puck across the ice to Andrew Harley who sauced it to Galloway to lock it away. 
 
At 4:16 in the first, Harley scored Brockport's second goal of the night. Galloway and Cam Barbagallo were credited with assists. Franklin Pierce clapped back with a goal at 11:10.
 
Harley put away his second goal of the night late in the first period, assisted by Galloway and Sanchez. The Golden Eagles entered the first intermission up ,3-1.
 
Chase Maxwell put the fourth goal on the board for Brockport at 5:19 into the second. He was assisted by Ryan Brow and Adam Beauvais on the score that put the squad up, 4-1.
 
Josh Grund scored the fifth goal of the night later in the second period assisted by Beauvais and Maxwell.
 
Brockport's sixth goal of the night slid behind the goalie's skate at 19:41 in the second. Matt Anastasio was the goal scorer, assisted by Chris Aarons and Sanchez. The team led, 6-1, heading into the final period.

Maxwell scored once again for the Golden Eagles in the third period, assisted by Beauvais and Grund, about a minute in. Franklin Pierce capitalized on their second power play opportunity of the day, with a goal to make it a 7-2 game.

Grund scored Brockport's eighth and final goal of the night at 8:49 in the third, assisted by Maxwell and Barbagallo.
 
Franklin Pierce scored twice more in the third, but did not have enough time to mount a comeback. The Green and Gold leave New Hampshire with the 8-4 victory.

Dylan Wiemer was between the pipes for 60 minutes tonight, making a total of 20 saves to earn the first collegiate victory of his career.