Justin Dade – Sports Information
OSWEGO, New York (Blugolds.com) – The No. 4 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's hockey team fell to the No. 5 Oswego State Lakers 3-2 on Friday night at the Marano Campus Center in the first installment of the 2017 Pathfinder Tournament.
The Blugolds were defeated for the first time since Nov. 5 as the Lakers dominated early using the power play to their advantage, scoring two of their three goals with a man advantage.
Oswego State started strong in this one on home ice after losing their last three games. Andrew Barton put the Lakers up 1-0 at the 7:33 mark of the first period.
The Lakers would add two more goals in the second period with both coming on the power play to make it 3-0 heading to the second intermission in a game where the Blugolds struggled to stay out of the sin bin committing seven total penalties.
The Blugolds found life early in the third period on a goal from the slot from Todd Koritzinsky (Jr. - Verona, WI) assisted by Alex Strand (Fr. - Roseau, MN) and David Henry (Sr. - Foster City, CA) to make it 3-1.
Patrick Moore made it a one goal game with 6:33 left in the period as he found the back of the net to make it 3-2 with assists coming from Lucas Kohls (Jr. - Forest Lake, MN) and Tyler Hart (So. - Woodbury, MN).
Despite the strong comeback effort, the Blugolds were unable to find the tying goal in this one, failing to deliver Oswego State their fourth consecutive loss.
Goaltender Jay Deo (Sr. - Langley, British Columbia) made his 15th straight start and saved 25 of the 28 shots he faced in the loss to fall to 10-2-3 on the season.
The Blugolds (10-2-3) will look to rebound in their second game of the Pathfinder Tournament tomorrow against Curry College at 3:00 p.m.
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