BOXSCORE WINCHENDON, Mass. -- Fredonia State completed its two-game New England trip by defeating Franklin Pierce, 3-2, in men's college hockey Wednesday afternoon.
Junior winger
Jared Wynia (Calgary, Alberta) scored twice in the second period -- his team-high eighth and ninth goals -- and junior winger
Stephen Castriota (Bellport, N.Y.) added a short-handed goal midway through the third period. Freshman goaltender
Christopher Eiserman (Newburyport, Mass.) made 24 saves as the Blue Devils improved to 3-8-3 and dropped the Ravens to 2-11-1.
The Blue Devils trailed 1-0 when Wynia scored on a one-timer from the slot early in the second period. His shot was set up following a pass from sophomore winger
John DeFeo (Glen Head, N.Y.) out of the right-wing corner. Junior defenseman
Cory Melkert (Ottawa, Ont.) was also credited with an assist.
Following a shot from the point, Wynia scored on a rebound to make the score 2-1 Fredonia State. Assists went to freshman defenseman Zach Whie (Taberg, N.Y.) and sophomore center
Taylor Bourne (Calgary, Alberta).
Castriota's game-winning goal was his sixth of the season and gave the Blue Devils a 3-1 lead. It came on a breakaway after the Ravens turned over the puck in the neutral zone during a power-play. Castriota deked right, went left, and beat goaltender Dave O'Brien with 6:05 left in the third period.
Franklin Pierce's Tyler Cornele scored off a rebound with 5:01 left and the Blue Devils held on to their 3-2 lead the rest of the way.
The Ravens led once, 1-0, in the first period on a power-play goal by Tim Sullivan. The original shot from defenseman Alex Schleper went wide left. Sullivan collected the rebound, skated behind the net, and connected with a snapshot from the bottom of the right-wing circle..
NOTES: The Blue Devils outshot the Ravens, 35-26 ... former Blue Devil forward
Brett Mueller -- a 2013 Fredonia State graduate -- is a Franklin Pierce assistant coach on the staff of Jaymie Harrington ... next up for the Blue Devils is another New England school, Curry, at 3 p.m. Saturday in Steele Hall. The Colonels of Milton, Mass., are coached by former Blue Devil assistant coach T.J. Manastersky ... Fredonia State went 1-0-1 on its New England trip, including a 3-3 tie Wednesday night at New England College ... Wednesday marked Day 17 in the countdown to Pink The Rink 2014. The Blue Devils meet Morrisville State in the Feb. 1 pink game at Steele Hall.
