FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Brockport scored the last three goals Saturday to claim a 4-3 SUNYAC men's hockey victory over Fredonia at the Steele Hall Ice Arena.
The comback by the Golden Eagles, who are bound for the SUNYAC Tournament, ruined the natural hattrick by Fredonia senior
Stephen Castriota (Bellport, N.Y.). He scored twice in the first period and once more in the second as the Blue Devils built leads of 2-0 and 3-1.
Troy Polino scored a power-play goal for Brockport in the midst of Catriota's outburst. Chase Nieuwendyk added a pair of power-play goals to pull the Golden Eagles even before Jake Taylor tallied the game-winner with 5:15 left in the third period.
Jared Lockhurst made 24 saves in the Brockport net while
Jeff Flagler (Owen Sound, Ont.) made 42 stops for Fredonia.
While the Golden Eagles improved to 12-11-2 overall and 6-8-2 in the SUNYAC, the Blue Devils finished their season at 4-16-5 overall and 0-13-3 in the conference.
In addition to Castriota, four other Blue Devils were appearing in their final collegiate game. The others were seniors
Brian Doust (Calgary, Alberta),
Cory Melkert (North Bay, Ont.), and
Jared Wynia (Calgary, Alberta), as well as sophomore
Darrin Trebes (Williamsville, N.Y.), who has earned enough college credits to graduate in May.
Wynia had two assists and Doust had one in their final game.
Also making his final collegiate on-ice appearance was referee Brian Panek, who is retiring after 24 years as a college hockey official. His officiated his first game in 1991 at Steele Hall.
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