GENESEO, N.Y. — With just 41 seconds left in overtime, Geneseo’s Stephen Collins found the back of the net as the Ice Knights claimed a 4-3 victory over the Fredonia men’s hockey team on Saturday.
Fredonia led by scores of 2-1 in the second period, and 3-2 in the third, only to see Geneseo score the equalizer each time.
Geneseo opened the scoring in the first period when Trevor Hills scored his 17th goal of the season. The Devils tied the game on a score by Todd Schauss (Terryville, Conn. / Terryville) 15:53 into the first.
Fredonia’s second goal came courtesy of Marcus Ortiz (Richardson, Tex. / Garland) at 6:29 into the second period. The goal, a power play, was Ortiz’s ninth of the year. He was assisted by Hunter Long (Lebanon, Tenn. / Lebanon).
Geneseo evened the score at 2-2 late in the second on a score by Pat Condon.
At the 14:32 mark of the third, the Devils regained the lead, 3-2, with Samuel Wilber (Saginaw, Mich. / Nouvel Catholic) scoring his seventh goal of the season on an assist from Schauss.
The Devils held the lead into the final minute of regulation. With just 1:46 left, Fredonia was whistled for tripping. Geneseo took advantage of the man advantage, firing off four shots on goal before the fifth shot of the power play resulted in the game-tying goal with 48 seconds left in regulation.
Geneseo out shot the Devils 46-27. Eric Bogart (London, Ont. / Kimball Union Academy) made 42 saves for Fredonia, while Geneseo’s Devin MacDonald made 24 saves.
Geneseo improves to 8-2-4 in the SUNYAC and 14-4-5 overall.
Fredonia (3-9-2 / 7-12-3) will play host to Cortland and Oswego next weekend in Steele Hall to conclude the season.
