Laker Quick Recap: Men’s hockey at Nazareth College

Ben Grieco January 14, 2020

The Oswego State men’s hockey team took on Nazareth College at the Bill Gray’s Regional Ice Plex in Rochester, New York. The Lakers came away with the non-league win by a score of 3-1.

FIRST PERIOD

With 14:06 left, Mitch Emerson committed the first penalty of the game for either side with a two-minute tripping call. Oswego State killed the penalty.
END 1: Oswego State and Nazareth College tied at zero. The Golden Flyers led the shot total 9-7.

SECOND PERIOD

Seventeen seconds into the period, Zander Pryor received a minor penalty for boarding against Tanner Spink, giving the Lakes their first power play opportunity. The penalty was killed.
Travis Broughman scored his 10th goal of the season off of a Spink rebound. The secondary assist went to Josh Zizek with 14:19 left in the period.
Emerson went to the box for the second time after a boarding call with 12:51 left in the period.
Cole Moore scored on the power play at 8:03 to tie the game at one. Casey Kubara had the lone assist.
Oswego State took the lead again with 7:52 left in the period, after Anthony Passero took a shot and trickled past Michael Tilford. Max Novick and Emerson had the assists.
Zizek added a goal with 1:20 after a pass right in front from Travis Broughman. The captain had a one-timer over the blocker of Tilford. Spink added the secondary assist.
END 2: Oswego State leads Nazareth College 3-1. The Lakers trailed on the shot total, though, 18-17.

THIRD PERIOD

Joseph Molianro got a two-minute minor with 16:16 left in the period goaltender interference. At the same time, Grant Gallo received a two-minute roughing call. It became four-on-four hockey.
Ryan Bunka went off for a tripping call with 14:32 left in the period, giving Nazareth College a four-on-three power play. That penalty was killed.
FINAL: Oswego State defeats Nazareth College 3-1 in Rochester.

POST-GAME

Oswego State (8-7-0, 6-1-0 SUNYAC) is off until Jan. 24 when it returns to league play against SUNY Cortland on the road for its first SUNYAC game since Dec. 7.
Nazareth College (7-5-2, 4-3-0 UCHC) only has a couple days to recover and will face King’s College on Jan. 17 on the road in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.