Brockport beats #15 Chatham

The Brockport Ice Hockey team secured a signature conference win, downing nationally ranked Chatham University, 2-1, on Saturday, November 22nd. The Golden Eagles improved to 2-6 on the season, securing their first UCHC win of the year.

The Golden Eagles jumped ahead in a hurry, with Josh Grund providing the assist to Kaleb Miller's opening tally just 3:10 into the opening period. Brockport would stay on the attack, creating a plethora of scoring chances in the first. Cameron Kuntar of Chatham would make 14 first-period saves to keep the Brockport lead at 1-0 entering the second period.

A physical second period would stall both offenses, with the Golden Eagles taking a 1-0 edge into the third period. Kyle Kussmann, Michael Kull, Jacob Gates, Dominic Chirico, and others would provide scoring chances, but the Golden Eagles would be unable to build on their lead.      

In the third period, the Golden Eagles would capitalize on a Chatham penalty, lighting the lamp on the power play. Excellent puck movement from Matthew Lee and Nick Reif would lead to Aidan Taylor's man-up goal, putting Brockport ahead 2-0 with less than 10 minutes to go. 

Despite a late Cougar's goal to jump within one, Filak and the Brockport defense would come through down the stretch. Filak would make 12 third-period saves, with Jackson Faughnan providing a blocked shot with less than five seconds left to secure the victory.

Andrew Haugh led the Green and Gold in blocked shots once again, stopping a team-high three shots. 

Sacha Trudel (8-13) and Manny Sanchez (11-17) led the way in the face-off circle, winning over 55% of their face-offs.  

David Filak (W, 2-2) was strong throughout for Brockport, allowing just one goal with 25 saves on the afternoon.