Cortland, NY – The SUNY Brockport men's ice hockey team fell, 3-2, on the road at SUNY Cortland on Friday night. After going down 3-0, Brockport nearly completed the comeback in the third before running out of time.
Both
Josh Grund and
Connor Galloway scored goals for the Green and Gold, with Galloway,
Jake Mendeszoon, and
Scott Ramaekers all getting assists. Galloway extends his point streak to eight games after the contest.
After a first period with nothing on the board for either team, the conference opponents entered the first intermission tied at 0-0.
Cortland owned the second period, taking advantage of Brockport penalties with three power play goals. Nick Grupp struck first at 1:16 in the second. Johnny Facchini was close behind with a goal at 3:32. Trevor Veneklse scored Cortland's final goal of the night at 8:11 in the second.
The Golden Eagles entered the final period, trailing the Red Dragons 3-0.
Brockport turned up the intensity in the third period with a pair of goals, looking to mount a comeback.
Josh Grund scored at 6:06 in the third after receiving the puck from
Connor Galloway and
Jake Mendeszoon.
Galloway scored the final goal of the night on a power play at 11:47 in the third. He was assisted by fellow captain
Scott Ramaekers. The squad had a few more chances down the stretch to tie the game up, but Cortland held off the comeback attempt for the 3-2 win.
Aidan Curry played between the pipes tonight for the Green and Gold. Curry made a total of 32 saves in 59:14 minutes of action, allowing three goals.
The Golden Eagles will return to the Wegmans Ice Arena Saturday night to host Oswego State in another SUNYAC matchup at 7pm.