PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Fredonia jumped out to a two-goal lead late in the first period, but Chatham scored three unanswered goals to hand the Blue Devils a 3-2 loss on Friday night.
The Blue Devils opened the scoring with 2:11 remaining in the first when Keenan McNeill found the back of the net off an assist from Tony Thomas. Just 51 seconds later, Antoine St. Onge doubled the advantage, finishing a setup from Cameron Przewozny to give Fredonia a 2-0 lead.
Chatham answered with a goal in the final minute of the opening period before tying the game early in the second on a marker by Jake LaRusso.
The score remained tied until 5:18 of the third period, when Tyler DesRochers scored the eventual game winner for the Cougars.
Goaltender Nicolas Morvan finished with 38 saves for Fredonia, while the Blue Devils blocked 20 shots defensively. Ethan Abram-Halerecorded five blocks and Owen Arnold added four.
Luke Morris won 13 faceoffs, and Cash Anderson was successful on seven of nine draws. Fredonia killed all three Chatham power plays but went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
The Blue Devils dropped to 0-3 and will conclude the weekend series against Chatham on Saturday.
