BROCKPORT, N.Y. – The Morrisville State Men's Ice Hockey team rebounded from a tough loss on Friday night, to defeat the Golden Eagles from the College at Brockport 4-1 to split their State Universities of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) series.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Morrisville 4, Brockport 1 (by period:  Morrisville 2-1-1, Brockport 1-0-0)
• Location: Brockport, N.Y.
• Records: Morrisville (3-1-0, 3-1-0 SUNYAC), Brockport (3-1-0, 3-1-0 SUNYAC)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Mustangs put up the first two tallies in the back half of the first period to take the 2-0 lead.
• Jestin Somero (New Ipswich, N.H.) notched the first goal at 14:26.  James Boisvert (Mansfield, Tx.) and Aidan Conolly (Rochester, N.Y.) picked up the assists.
• Just over two minutes later, Jesse Anderson (Wasaga Beach, Ont.) found the back off the net with an assist from Rich Hart (Liverpool, N.Y.)
• Brockport was able to cut the lead in half just over two minutes after that as they capitalized on a Morrisville slashing penalty to pick up the power play tally.
• Morrisville went back to work in the second, capitalizing on their own power play opportunity at the 17:16 mark.  Nick DeVito (Averill Park, N.Y.) picked up his fourth goal of the season to give the Mustangs the 3-1 advantage.  Eric Melso (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Somero were credited with the assists.
• Up by two heading into the third, the Mustangs wasted little time in securing some insurance for the rest of the game as they took advantage of another Golden Eagles penalty.  Melso picked up the tally off of assists from Somero and Boisvert for the 4-1 lead.
• Morrisville weathered storms late, having to kill off two penalties, one at the 4:07 mark and another at the 14:11 mark to keep the 4-1 win intact.
• Jared Young (Pueblo West, Colo.) picked up the win, picking up 25 stops in the crease.

WHAT'S NEXT

• Morrisville will take a brief break from SUNYAC action as they host Stevenson University on Sunday, November 17 at home.  Puck is set to drop at the IcePlex at 3 PM.

 
SUNY Morrisville's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
 
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2019 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2019 Best Colleges rankings. For more information about SUNY Morrisville, visit www.morrisville.edu.
 
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