BROCKPORT, NY - The Brockport men's ice hockey team secured a 6-4 Senior Night victory over Neumann University, using a strong offensive start and timely scoring to earn the win. The Golden Eagles scored three times in the opening period and added two more goals in the second before sealing the victory with a third-period tally.

Before the start of the contest, the Golden Eagles honored seniors Spencer Flansburg, David Filak, Jacob Gates, Schuyler Flansburg, and Trevor Joule for their dedication and contributions to the Brockport Ice Hockey Program. 

Brockport wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, with Nick Reif opening the scoring at 7:37 of the first period with a power-play goal assisted by Matthew Lee and Michael Kull. Lee doubled the lead at 10:21, scoring an unassisted shorthanded goal to give the Golden Eagles a 2-0 advantage.

Manny Sanchez extended Brockport's lead to 3-0 at 13:04 with another power-play goal, assisted by Brody Seitz and Reif. Neumann responded with two goals late in the period, including a power-play tally from Ryder Nienhuis at 15:40 and an unassisted goal from Nikolai Tishkevich at 17:25, cutting Brockport's lead to 3-2.

Neumann tied the game at 3-3 just 51 seconds into the second period when Nienhuis scored his second power-play goal of the night. Brockport answered at 8:15, with Jackson Faughnan finding the back of the net off an assist from Spencer Flansburg to put the Golden Eagles back in front.

Sacha Trudel added to the lead at 10:50, finishing a play assisted by Joshua Przystal and Faughnan to make it 5-3. Neumann responded with a shorthanded goal from Dustin Patterson at 11:52, bringing the score to 5-4 heading into the third period.

The Golden Eagles maintained their one-goal advantage through the remainder of the period before Nicolas Maria delivered an insurance goal at 14:29 of the third. Lee and Kyle Kussmann assisted on the goal, securing Brockport's 6-4 victory. 

Brockport Standouts

Matthew Lee led the Golden Eagles offensively with one goal and two assists, including a shorthanded goal in the first period. Jackson Faughnan contributed a goal and an assist, while Nick Reif recorded a goal and an assist. Sanchez, Trudel and Maria also scored for Brockport, with Faughnan and Lee each contributing to multiple scoring plays.

Faughnan led the squad with three blocked shots in an excellent effort. Aidan Taylor, Andrew Haugh, and Nick Reif blocked two shots each in strong all-around efforts.

In goal, David Filak (W, 1-1) delivered a strong performance, stopping 36 of 40 shots to help the Golden Eagles secure the 6-4 win on senior night. 

Up Next: Brockport will head to Cortland for non-conference play on Friday, November 6th at 7 pm.