Brockport 7, Lebanon Valley 3

LVC Starters
Tino Alunni (LW), Felix Takacsi-Nagy (C), Adam Canepa (RW), Mike Straub (D), Zach Yingst (D), Matt Forslund (G)
 
Brockport Starters
Ethan Solat (LW), Connor Hutchins (C), Jeremy Solat (RW), Chris Pollini (D), Ryan Romeo (D), Matthew Schneider (G)
 
How It Happened
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Lebanon Valley fell to the Brockport Golden Eagles in tonight's non-conference contest by a 4-1 margin in Tuttle North Ice Arena. The Flying Dutchmen dropped to 6-6-2, while the Golden Eagles improved to 9-5-1.
 
Brockport put the pressure on LVC right away with five shots in the first 3:30. The Golden Eagles were then able to find the back of the net 8:49 into the first period. The Dutchmen answered back with a goal from Brett Johnson with an assist from Zach Balodis and TJ Sneath 17:29 into the period, making the score even 1-1.
 
The second period gave the Eagles a separation that the Dutchmen couldn't come back from. Brockport's Jeremy Solat netted one with an assist from Connor Hutchins and Ethan Solat 4:31 into the second and finished the period with a goal from Hutchins with just over a minute left. Lebanon Valley entered the final period down by two, but not out.
 
With the momentum from the second period, Brockport came out and score 1:26 into the third giving the Eagles a 4-1. The period stayed quiet until Brockport found the back of the net on a power play opportunity 13:46 into the third. The Dutchmen would answer back not even a minute later with a power play goal of their own from Brian Hovanec, assisted by Tyler Romel and TJ Sneath, bringing the score to 5-2. Both teams' offensive game continued to cash in, as the Eagles scored at 17:51 and the Dutchmen's Adam Canepa netted one with an assist from Tino Alunni and Balodis. Brockport wasn't done, however, and with just nine seconds to go in the game, Trevor Pray slipped one past Forslund to make the final score 7-3.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Forslund lead both teams with 34 saves, while Matthew Schnieder had 23.
- Johnson, Hovanec, and Canepa had a goal each.
- Balodis lead the Dutchmen with +1 and had two assists and one shot.
- Sneath lead LVC with four shots with Romel and Zach Yingst right behind with three.
- Lebanon Valley lead face off wins with 33-26.
- The Golden Eagles had 41 shots, while the Dutchmen had 26.
- There were 17 penalties in tonight's contest, 11 coming from LVC.
 
Who's Next?
Lebanon Valley returns to the friendly confines of Hershpark Arena on Wednesday when the Dutchmen host UCHC and MAC foe Wilkes at 7 p.m.
 
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