BOXSCORE
FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Fredonia State and Cortland played a see-saw affair resulting in a 5-5 tie Saturday in SUNYAC men's hockey.
The teams traded the lead three times with the Blue Devils (4-3-2/2-3-2) leading 1-0 and 5-3 before the Red Dragons (3-3-1/2-3-1) rallied in the third period.
Jared Wynia had three goals for the Blue Devils, all in the second period. A.J. Moyer had two goals for Cortland.
Fredonia State goalkeeper
Mark Friesen made 32 saves, while Brittan Kuhlman made 38 stops for Cortland.
The Blue Devils scored the only goal of the first period when
Billy Sanborn connected from the right face-off circle at 7:25.
The teams erupted for seven goals in the second period.
The Red Dragons took a 3-1 lead on goals by Marcus Ohberg, Matty Davie, and Moyer. A series of Cortland penalties shifted the momentum dramatically.
Skating with a 5-on-3 advantage, Wynia scored his first of three goals in the period at 13:56.
The Red Dragons had just returned to even-strength when Wynia scored again, this time at 15:13. His goal coincided with a five-minute boarding penalty against the Red Dragons.
The protracted power-play opportunity resulted in two Fredonia State goals.
Stephen Castriota put the Blue Devils up 4-3 before Wynia scored for the third time at 17:33.
Momentum swung back toward Cortland early in the third period as Moyer scored a short-handed goal at 1:49, followed by a goal by Joey Christiano to knot the score at 5-5 with 14:20 remaining.
The Blue Devils killed off two penalties for having too many men on the ice later in the third period. They also killed off a cross-checking penalty during the five-minute overtime.
The Blue Devils are idle until they travel to Buffalo State on Dec. 2.
