POTSDAM, N.Y. – The Potsdam men's hockey team score the final five goals of the game and earned a 5-2 victory versus Cortland Saturday night in the season finale for both teams. The Red Dragons fell to 9-16 overall and 3-13 in the SUNYAC. The Bears finished at 8-16-1 and 4-11-1.

Junior goalie Nick Modica (Suffern/New Jersey Hitmen) made 36 saves for Cortland, giving him 852 for the season. He eclipsed the program single-season record of 832 previously set by John Larnerd during the 2002-03 campaign.

Junior Stefano Alonzi (King City, ON/Burlington Cougars) netted both of the Red Dragons' goals. Junior Connor Beck (Richmond Hill, ON/Toronto Jr. Canadiens) and freshmen Shane Beaulieu (Brooklin, ON/Powassan VooDoos), Mike Sciore (Syracuse/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) and Ethan Homitz (Allison Park, PA/New Hampshire Monarchs) each registered an assist.

Jack Bloem recorded a hat trick to lead the Bears. Rob Clerc and Nate Zweig each added a goal, Brett Horn contributed three assists, Joseph Richardson had two assists and three others chipped in with one assist apiece. Goalie Nate Skidmore turned aside 21 shots.

After a scoreless first period, Alonzi netted a power-play goal at 7:38 of the second period on a one-time shot from the right side and added his fourth goal of the season from the slot at 14:12 on a one-timer inside the left post. Zweig cut the Cortland lead to 2-1 with a power-play goal at 18:00.

Bloem made it a 2-2 game just 53 seconds into the third period and netted what proved to be the game-winner at 5:24. Clerc put the Bears ahead, 4-2, at the 7:18 mark, and Bloem finished off his hat trick at 13:57 for the 5-2 final.

Potsdam 5, Cortland 2

Score by periods:
Cortland                    0-2-0       2
Potsdam                   0-1-4       5

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Cortland: Stefano Alonzo 2-0, Shane Beaulieu 0-1, Mike Sciore 0-1, Connor Beck 0-1, Ethan Homitz 0-1
Potsdam: Jack Bloem 3-0, Rob Clerc 1-0, Nate Zweig 1-0, Brett Horn 0-3, Joseph Richardson 0-2, Sean Winikates 0-1, Trevor Dennis 0-1, Mike Seeney 0-1

Saves: Nick Modica (Cortland) 36 saves (5 GA in 59:55), Empty Net :05; Nate Skidmore (Potsdam) 21 saves (2 GA in 59:48), Empty Net :12
Shots on Goal: Potsdam 41 (5-24-12), Cortland 23 (5-11-7)
Penalties: Potsdam 6-12:00, Cortland 2-12:00
Power Play: Cortland 1-6, Potsdam 1-2

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 9-16, 3-13 SUNYAC; Potsdam (Bears) 8-16-1, 4-11-1 SUNYAC