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Men's Ice Hockey

No. 12/14 Ice Hockey Slips To Nazareth, 4-1

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GENESEO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo senor forward Zachary Vit tallied his team-leading 13th goal of the season in the sixth minute of the first period, but visiting Nazareth would score four unanswered goals to earn a 4-1 victory over the Knights, Saturday night.

Despite out-shooting Nazareth, 47-19, the Knights could only get one past Nazareth's Ed Zdolshk who finished the night with 46 saves. 

"I think we definitely have seen some things about our team that we need to take a closer look at and adjust as we begin the the final stretch of the regular season," said head coach Chris Schultz. "We had a lot of opportunities tonight, but we obviously have to do a better job converting those opportunites when it counts."

The Knights seemed to have gotten off on the right foot as first-year forward Jack Ceglarski won a faceoff to the right of th Nazareth goal directly back to Vit, who scored on a hard shot 5;41 into the period. 

The Golden Flyers rebounded quickly with the first of three power-play goals on the evening. as Don Olivieri found the net less than four minutes later as the teams were tied, 1-1, after

Nazareth would tally a pair of goals in the final five minutes of the second period, including the first of two goals by David Seward, to take a 3-1 lead into the second intermission.

The Knights would put 20 shot on goal during the third period, but were denied any type of comeback bid as Nazareth avenged their 3-2 setback to Geneseo on Dec. 15 in a game played outside at Frontier Field in Rochester, N.Y. Seward would find the net one more time with 1:05 to play in the game to seal Nazareth's second-straight victory over a nationally-ranked team after also taking down No. 10 Utica, 2-1, at home on Friday night.

Geneseo (13-4-0) looks to get back on track Friday night, hosting Plattsburgh at 7:00 p.m. in a crucial State University of New York Athletic Conference showdown.

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Players Mentioned

Jack Ceglarski

#26 Jack Ceglarski

F
6' 1"
Freshman
Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights
Zachary Vit

#12 Zachary Vit

F
6' 3"
Senior
Green Mountain Glades

Players Mentioned

Jack Ceglarski

#26 Jack Ceglarski

6' 1"
Freshman
Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights
F
Zachary Vit

#12 Zachary Vit

6' 3"
Senior
Green Mountain Glades
F