Pittsburgh, PA – Chatham Men's Hockey (15-4-0, 6-4-0) took on (#13/#13) SUNY Geneseo (13-6-1, 9-3-0) in game two of their conference series on Saturday. The Cougars fell just short, 4-2, as they lost ground to the Knights in the UCHC playoff picture. 

The Cougars would fall quickly in the first period. The Knights scored at 12:30 to jump out to an early 1-0 lead. Five minutes later, at 17:18, the Cougars responded to even the score 1-1. First Year Kowin Belsterling got his 7th of the year from Nick Babbie and Caden Pendo. The score remained tied at one into the first intermission.

The second period was controlled by the Knights. At 7:23, SUNY Geneseo scored on the power play to take the slim 2-1 lead. After another costly Cougars penalty, the Knights extended the lead to 3-1 with another power-play goal at the 15:50 mark. The Cougars faced a daunting two-goal deficit as the teams entered the third, 

In the third period, the Cougars would get within one goal of tying the game. At the 8:33 mark, Michael Roby extended his team lead in goals, putting the 18th goal of the season into the back of the net. Nick Babbie and Kowin Belsterling earned assists on the goal. With the score sitting at 3-2, the Cougars pulled their goalie with a minute and a half left in the game, pushing for the game-tying goal. The Knights, however, would add an empty net goal to put the game out of reach and clinch the 4-2 victory. 

Belsterling and Babbie led the way offensively, each contributing multi-point games. Goaltender Cameron Kuntar made 35 saves, finishing with a .921 save percentage. Kuntar also surpassed the 1,000 save mark in a career, currently sitting second all-time, in Men's Hockey History. 

Men's Hockey hits the road next on Friday, February 6th, taking on Manhattanville in Rye, NY. Puck drop is slated for 7 pm.