PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Chatham Men's Hockey (4-0-0) erased a two goal deficit to defeat Fredonia (0-3-0) 3-2 in Friday evening's Faceoff Against Cancer game at Alpha Ice Complex.
The Cougars held a 14-7 advantage in shots during the opening period, but Fredonia struck twice late in the frame. Keenan McNeill opened the scoring at 17:49 before Antoine St. Onge doubled the Blue Devils' lead 51 seconds later.
Kadsen Johnson answered with his first goal of the season with 32 seconds remaining, assisted by
Jake LaRusso and
Michael Roby, to bring Chatham within 2-1 entering intermission.
Chatham tied the game at 4:25 of the second period when LaRusso scored his third goal of the season off an assist from Roby. The Cougars outshot Fredonia 15-7 during the frame, while
Nikolas Trakakis stopped all seven shots he faced to keep the score tied at two.
Tyler DesRochers gave Chatham its first lead at 5:18 of the third period, scoring his first goal of the season off another Roby assist. Trakakis turned aside all nine Fredonia shots in the final period, and the Cougars kept the Blue Devils off the scoreboard to secure their fourth consecutive victory.
Roby assisted on all three Chatham goals and led the Cougars with eight shots on goal. LaRusso finished with one goal and one assist, while Trakakis made 21 saves in the victory. Chatham held a 41-23 advantage in shots and killed all three Fredonia power plays.
The Cougars return to action on Saturday, November 7th when they travel to Fredonia for a rematch with the Blue Devils at 4PM.
