BOXSCORE: UTICA 9, FREDONIA 0
UTICA, N.Y. -- Fredonia State's opening weekend started with promise and ended with disappointment with an 9-0 road loss Saturday to Utica.
The Blue Devils were outshot 29-15 on Saturday after opening the season Friday with a 5-2 win over SUNY Canton.
Ridge Garbutt and Eric Peterson had two goals each for Utica, who opened its season with a 6-1 win over another SUNYAC team, the Morrisville State Mustangs.
Mike Taffe made 15 saves for the Pioneers while
Mark Friesen (Calgary, Alberta) and
Jeff Holloway (Red Deer, Alberta) split goaltending duties for the Blue Devils. Friesen made eight saves and allowed four goals in the opening 18 minutes. Holloway played the remaining 42 minutes and was credited with 12 saves and five goals allowed.
The Blue Devils open the SUNYAC portion of the season with two home games next weekend -- Geneseo on Friday, Brockport on Saturday. Faceoff is 7 p.m. both nights at the Steele Hall Ice Arena.
