Brockport falls to St. John Fisher

 The Brockport Ice Hockey team came up short against St. John Fisher, 4-2, on Friday, November 28th. The Golden Eagles fell to 2-7 on the season following the non-conference loss.

Brockport wasted no time recording the game's opening goal, taking a 1-0 lead less than two minutes into the opening period. Nick Reif continued his excellent freshman season, scoring his team-leading fifth goal 1:54 into the first to put the Golden Eagles ahead early.

The Cardinals would net the equalizer less than seven minutes later, seeing Kenneth Brodie tie the contest at 1-1 with 11:30 left in the period. Despite creating several scoring chances, 11 first-period saves from Trevor Joule would keep Brockport tied entering the second period.

Both teams would trade scoring opportunities across the first 11 minutes of the second, seeing the Cardinals jump ahead 2-1 7:35 into the period. Needing a spark with less than a minute left in the period, Aidan Taylor would change the momentum. Kyle Kussmann would provide the assist for Taylor's second goal of the season, tying the game at 2-2 entering the final frame.    

Despite scoring chances from Victor Malzahn, Ethan Seibert, Brody Seitz, and Michael Kull, the Cardinals would record the final two goals of the contest. A power play and an empty net goal would secure the 4-2 win for St. John Fisher. 

The Golden Eagles were effective in the face-off circle, winning 39 of 58 draws. Sacha Trudel (12-3), Joshua Przstal (9-3), and Brody Seitz (5-1) were excellent on face-offs for Brockport.

Jackson Faughnan led the Golden Eagles with two blocked shots, adding two faceoff wins.

Aidan Taylor led the Golden Eagles with four shots, finishing with a +1 rating and lighting the lamp in back-to-back games.

Trevor Joule picked up the start between the pipes for Brockport, making 32 saves on 35 shots faced.