MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – Morrisville hosted Potsdam Saturday afternoon, but despite a late push in the fourth quarter, fell to the Bears by a final score of 13-9.
THE BASICS:

• Team Scores: Morrisville 9, Potsdam 13 (halftime: Potsdam 9-6)
• Location: Drake Field, Morrisville, N.Y.
• Records: Morrisville 7-6, 1-4 SUNYAC, Potsdam 8-4, 3-2 SUNYAC

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Morrisville jumped out to an early lead with goals from Noah Taylor (East Syracuse, N.Y.) and Dean Mohammed (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), but Potsdam responded with a strong offensive push, scoring five of the final six goals of the quarter.
• After John Blair (Honeoye, N.Y.) briefly gave the Mustangs a 3-1 advantage, the Bears surged ahead late to take a 5-3 lead in the second quarter.
• Potsdam extended its lead early in the second quarter, capitalizing on turnovers and faceoff wins to build a 6-3 advantage.
• Morrisville responded with a strong push behind a hat trick from Kyan Dohn (East Brunswick, N.J.), cutting the deficit to one, but Potsdam closed the half on a 3-0 run to take a 9-6 lead into the break.
• The third quarter was a defensive battle, with both teams struggling to find offensive rhythm as turnovers and strong goalkeeping highlighted the period.
• Potsdam capitalized late with two goals, including a man-up opportunity, to extend its lead to 11-6 heading into the final frame.
• The Bears added an early goal to extend its lead, but Morrisville responded with a 3-0 run, capitalizing on multiple man-up opportunities to cut the deficit to 12-9 midway through the quarter.
• Potsdam would answer with a late goal to halt the momentum, and despite continued pressure from the Mustangs, Morrisville was unable to complete the comeback, falling 13-9.
• Dohn's four goals led the Mustangs in scoring, followed by two tallies from Mohammed.
• Three other Mustangs found the back of the net in the contest.
• Jack Pendergrass (Syosset, N.Y.) led the Mustang defense with four ground balls and four caused turnovers.
• In goal, Blake Dunton (Middlesex, N.Y.) saved 14 shots in the loss.
• Potsdam's scoring came from all across the board with 11 different scorers, including two from Alex Farben-Griggs and Rowisonkies Barnes.
• Saka Thompson earned the win in the net for the Bears after saving seven shots across sixty minutes of action.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• The Mustangs will return next Wednesday night at 7 PM, where they will face the Cortland Red Dragons in their final home contest of the regular season.

 
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