FAIRPORT, NY –  An ice issue at the Rochester Ice Center delayed the inaugural Battle of the Beaks hockey rivalry between Nazareth (10-6-3, 4-5-1) and host St. John Fisher (9-11, 3-9) on Friday night and moved the game to an alternate rink. Following the delay, however, the Golden Flyers outlasted the Cardinals by the score of 4-2 behind a pair of goals apiece from Charles Ross and Kai Shen.

How It Happened:

• Fisher opened the scoring 7:17 into the first period when Mitchell Ferras beat the Golden Flyers' Paul Dalessio. It was Ferras's fourth goal of the season.
• Nazareth answered midway through the second period with a power play goal by Ross.
• After the teams scored a total of two goals in the opening 40 minutes of the contest, each team found the net in the opening eight minutes of the third.
• Less than five minutes into the third period, the Cardinals' James Evans reclaimed Fisher's lead with a power play goal.
• The Cardinals' 2-1 lead was short-lived as the Golden Flyers tied the game a few minutes later on Shen's first goal of the game. 
• Shen gave Nazareth its first lead of the game with 5:24 remaining in regulation when he scored on the power play.
• Ross added an empty net goal with 10 seconds to play to secure the Golden Flyers' victory.

Game Notes:

• Dalessio tallied a game-high 29 saves and recorded a .935 save percentage in the Nazareth goal.
• The Golden Flyers were 2-for-7 on the power play while Fisher finished 1-for-2.
• Nazareth's Owen Heidelberger and Jason Shafer finished with one assist apiece. 
• The Golden Flyers recorded advantages in shots on goal (32-31), penalty minutes (4-14), blocked shots (14-9), and faceoffs (36-32).
• With his goals, Ross has a three-game point streak. His two goals matched his season-high (vs. Manhattanville, 12/6/25).
• Shen's pair of goals tied the season-high that he set vs. Oswego (1/27/26).

What's Next:
Nazareth hosts the Cardinals at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7th at the Tim Horton's Iceplex.