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St. John Fisher University Athletics

MHKY vs. Morrisville
Abel Austin
2
SUNY Morrisville MOR 1-2-0
6
Winner St. John Fisher SJF 2-1-0
SUNY Morrisville MOR
1-2-0
2
Final
6
St. John Fisher SJF
2-1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
SUNY Morrisville MOR 0 1 1 2
St. John Fisher SJF 1 3 2 6

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey | | Mike Hogan, Athletics Communications Coordinator

Men's Ice Hockey Crosses Off Another Inaugural-Season Milestone With 6-2 Win Over Morrisville In Home Opener

FAIRPORT, N.Y. – Freshman forward Sam Ciappa tallied three points with two goals and an assist as the St. John Fisher men's ice hockey team crossed off another inaugural-season milestone on Friday night – its first game and victory at the Rochester Ice Center.

The Cardinals jumped out to a 3-0 lead, with Ciappa scoring the first two goals, and never looked back en route to a 6-2 victory over visiting SUNY Morrisville in front of a packed crowd of students, alumni and plenty of other Fisher supporters who'd been eagerly awaiting this night for months. The Cardinals improved to 2-1 overall on the young season with the victory, while Morrisville dropped to 1-2. 

How It Happened 

Ciappa put the Cardinals ahead with an unassisted tally six minutes into the opening period and added his second goal just over five minutes into the second on an assist from freshman forward Mitchell Ferras.

Ciappa and senior forward Elijah Devereaux set up freshman defender Carter Cwiklinski for a shorthanded goal that put the Cardinals ahead 3-0 at the 7:32 mark in the second period. 

The Mustangs got on the board on Logan Robins' goal less than a minute later, but the Cardinals went back ahead by three before the period ended on junior forward Brendan Merriman's power-play goal at 15:20. Freshman forward Ian Emery and freshman defenseman Lucas Di Chiara had the assists on that tally. 

Emery, freshman forward Gavin Brandon, and freshman defender Wyatt Swonger extended the Cardinals' lead to 6-1 with third-period goals. 

Morrisville added one for the road before time ran out, making it 6-2 on Maxim Maziarchuk's goal with less than five minutes to go. 

St. John Fisher senior goalkeeper Sebastian Woods played all 60 minutes between the pipes and made 22 saves, including 10 in the second period. 

Game Notes

  • Ciappa, Emery, Merriman and Swonger tallied their first collegiate goals. 

  • Ciappa became the first player in program history to score multiple goals in a game. 

  • Freshman forward Kenneth Brodie led the Cardinals with nine face-off wins on 15 attempts. 

Up Next

The Cardinals hit the road to face SUNY Cortland at 5 p.m. on Saturday. 


 
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