FREDONIA, N.Y. -- The Fredonia State hockey team withstood a three-goal third period, hanging on to beat Oswego, 5-4, on Friday. The Lakers pulled the goalie in favor of an extra skater twice in the final three minutes, resulting in a pair of scores, but the Devils held on to defeat the SUNYAC-leading squad.

Fredonia State found its first goal of the game after a shot from the point that was tipped by Ethan Kirbis to go up 1-0.

Fredonia State's second goal was a repeat of the first as Parker Brakebill was able to tip in the shot by Anders Johnson from the point. This goal came on the powerplay, and put the Devils up 2-0.

Oswego answered back quickly with a goal of their own, only 37 seconds later. Oswego was able to find the back of the net after Fredonia State's Cam Birkeland was sent to the box for tripping.

The Blue Devils weren't finished, as they found their third goal of the game at the 9:58 mark of the second period. Craig McCabe scored his third goal of the season with assists from Ryan Bailey and Matt Letmanski.

Fredonia State scored its fourth goal of the game after a Letmanski shot found its way under the goaltenders glove, pushing the lead to 4-1.

Fredonia States offense was firing on all cylinders, leading to Oswego changing its goalie with 4:11 left in the second.

Oswego came out hot in the third, scoring its second goal of the game 1:59 into the period. Fredonia State was able to answer back after David Sudbrink found Bryce Witman on the back door, to give the Devils a 5-2 lead.

Late in the game the Lakers pulled the goalie. In combination with a penalty, they used a 6-4 skater advantage to score with 1:57 left to play. The Lakers scored another goal after pulling the goalie with 54 seconds left to creep within a score, 5-4. The Devils controlled the puck the final minute and took home the victory.

Goaltending was the story of the game. Logan Dyck made 34 saves and gave up four goals. Two were power plays, and one with a man advantage to the Lakers. Oswego's Eric Green made just four saves, giving up one goal while playing 20:49 in the net. Steven Kozikoski made four saves in 35:50 of play and gave up four scores. For the game Fredonia State scored five goals on 13 shots.

Oswego State falls to 16-6-1 overall and 11-3-1 in the SUNYAC.

Fredonia State improves to 10-9-1 overall and 8-7 in the SUNYAC.

The Blue Devils look to continue their hot streak against Cortland in their last home game of the regular season on Saturday. Puck drops at 7:00 p.m.

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1st - 13:23 - FRE Kirbis,Ethan (EVEN STRENGTH); Assist by Malandruccolo,Johnny.
2nd - 3:15 - FRE Brakebill,Parker (POWER-PLAY); Assist by Johnson,Anders and Judd,Chandler.
2nd - 3:52 - OSW Cahill,Tommy (POWER-PLAY); Assist by Sleeth,Connor and Broughman,Travis
2nd - 9:58 - FRE McCabe,Craig (EVEN STRENGTH); Assist by Bailey,Ryan and Letmanski,Matt
2nd - 15:50 - FRE Letmanski,Matt (EVEN STRENGTH); Assist by Bailey,Ryan and Blackwell,Jake
3rd - 1:58 - OSW Arcan,Jackson (EVEN STRENGTH); Assist by Cahill,Tommy and Clegg,Garrett
3rd - 6:32 - FRE Witman,Bryce (EVEN STRENGTH); Assist by Sudbrink,David
3rd - 18:03 - OSW Cahill,Tommy (POWER-PLAY); Assist by DiCarlo,Alex and Addison,Ben
3rd - 19:07 - OSW LeBlanc,Josh (EVEN STRENGTH); Assist by Bunka,Ryan