Box Score GENESEO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo first-year forward Peter Morgan scored his first career hat trick to lead the Knights to an 8-1 victory over visiting Lebanon Valley on Friday afternoon at the Ira S. Wilson Arena.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Geneseo opened the scoring in the first period when sophomore defenseman Bryce DeFazio tallied his first-career goal, beating the goaltender with a wrister from the left side to make it 1-0. Just over three minutes later, Morgan scored his first of the game on a power play to give the Knights a 2-0 lead.
- Lebanon Valley responded with a power play goal to cut the Geneseo advantage in half, but junior forward Justin Cmunt scored his team-high 13th goal of the season to make it 3-1 before the first intermission.
- Morgan tallied two goals in the second period, extending the Knights' lead to 5-1 with just under 10:00 to play in the frame.
- Seniro forward Brendan Miller, sophomore forward Greg Koutsomitis and first-year forward Andrew Bruno each tallied goals in the final period to extend the Geneseo lead. For Bruno, the goal marked his first career tally.
QUICK FACTS
- Junior goaltender Matt Petizian earned the win in net with 14 saves over two periods while junior goalie Christian Roth made a career-high eight saves and kept a spotless net in the third period.
- Morgan finished with a career-high five points, tallying three goals and two assists. It marked his third-career multi-goal game and fifth-career multi-assist contest.
- Senior defenseman Matthew Doran finished with a team-high three assists while senior forward Levi Wunder and senior defenseman Chris Perna tallied two assists apiece.
- Head Coach Chris Schultz '97 earned his 250th career coaching win. At 250-119-28, Schultz is 12th among active men's ice hockey coaches across all NCAA divisions in winning percentage (.665).
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Knights (14-1-1) will immediately board a bus and travel to Williamstown, Mass. to take on the Williams Ephs on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
