CORTLAND, N.Y. - The Cortland men's hockey team scored two short-handed goals and one power-play goal and defeated Fredonia St., 4-2, Friday night in the home opener for the Red Dragons. Cortland improved to 2-4 overall and 2-3 in the SUNYAC with the win, while the Blue Devils fell to 4-4 and 3-3.

Seniors Chris Kaleta (Hamburg/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) and Michael Lysyj (Hillsborough, NJ/South Shore Kings) led the Red Dragons with one goal and one assist each. Juniors Adam Bevilacqua (Toronto, ON/St. Norbert) and A.J. Moyer (Perkasie, PA/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) added one goal apiece, and freshman Adam Diorio (Staten Island/NY Bobcats) collected an assist. Junior goalie Lyle Rocker (Buffalo/Wisconsin-River Falls) made 32 saves.

Senior Mat Hehr (Sherwood Park, AB/Sherwood Park) and sophomore Stephen Castriota (Bellport/NY Bobcats) netted Fredonia's goals with senior Brett Mueller (Queensbury/Sequin), sophomore Brian Doust (Calgary, AB/Canmore) and freshman Taylor Bourne (Calgary, AB/Olds) recording assists. Junior goalie Mark Friesen (Calgary, AB/Langley) turned aside 19 shots.

After a scoreless first period, the Red Dragons tallied two short-handed goals to open up a 2-0 lead. Down two skaters, Moyer forced a turnover and beat Friesen with a move on his backhand at 14 minutes, 40 seconds of the second period. Just under four minutes later, Bevilacqua picked up a loose puck and skated in with Lysyj after a Blue Devil defenseman fell. Bevilacqua deked Friesen and tucked a shot under the crossbar.

Kaleta pushed the lead to 3-0 just 29 seconds into the third period when he one-timed a shot from the slot on the power play for his team-high seventh goal of the season. Fredonia answered quickly to make it a 3-2 game. At 1:41, Hehr scored on a deflection in front with the man advantage, and Castriota knocked a loose puck into an empty net at 2:06. Late in the game, the Blue Devils pulled Friesen for an extra skater, Kaleta knocked down the puck in the neutral zone and Lysyj buried a shot into the open goal with 17 seconds remaining to seal the win.  
       
Cortland 4, Fredonia St. 2

Fredonia St.              0-0-2       2
Cortland                    0-2-2       4

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Fredonia St.: Mat Hehr 1-0, Stephen Castriota 1-0, Brian Doust 0-1, Brett Mueller 0-1, Taylor Bourne  0-1  
Cortland: Chris Kaleta 1-1, Michael Lysyj 1-1, A.J. Moyer 1-0, Adam Bevilacqua 1-0, Ryan Wagner 0-1    

Saves: Mark Friesen (Fredonia St.) 19 (3 GA in 58:57), Empty Net 1 GA in 1:03; Lyle Rocker (Cortland) 32 (2 GA in 60:00)
Shots on Goal: Fredonia St. 34 (8-11-15), Cortland 23 (14-4-5)
Penalties: Cortland 8-16:00, Fredonia St. 7-14:00
Power Play: Fredonia St. 1-6, Cortland 1-5
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 2-4, 2-3 SUNYAC; Fredonia St. (Blue Devils) 4-4, 3-3 SUNYAC