GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo men's ice hockey team earned a dominant 3-0 victory over Fredonia on Wednesday evening at the Ira S. Wilson arena. The SUNYAC quarterfinal victory improved the Knights to 18-6-2 on the season and they will advance to play at Plattsburgh in the semifinals on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Knights were controlling the action for the majority of the opening period, and eventually broke through with six minutes to go. Bryan Zurowski intercepted a pass and was able to sneak the puck past the goalkeeper for the first goal of the game.
• Later in the first period, Peter Morgan picked up a pass from Domenic Garozzo and fired a shot into the back of the net to make it a 2-0 lead heading into the second period.
• Geneseo out shot the Blue Devils 22-6 in the second period, and were able to tack on a third goal with just over two minutes left to play. Alex Wilkins scored the goal for the Knights with a slick back-handed shot off assists from Justin Cmunt and Zurowski.
• Senior goalkeeper Matt Petizian and the Knights defense continued to stifle Fredonia in the third period, and sealed the shutout victory, 3-0.

QUICK FACTS

• Zurowski and Wilkins netted their third goal of the season, while Morgan's goal marked his 13th.
• Petizian earned his 14th win of the season and fourth shutout performance.
• Geneseo has now won 10 of their last 12 games against Fredonia.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Knights will travel to Plattsburgh on Saturday, Feb. 25 for a 7 p.m. puck drop in the semifinals.