FREDONIA, N.Y. – Charlie Manley recorded a hat trick to lead the Fredonia men's hockey team to a 3-2 victory in SUNYAC action Friday night. The Red Dragons dropped to 3-7 overall and 2-6 in the conference with the loss. The Blue Devils improved to 2-5-3 and 1-5-1.

Seniors Douglas Elgstam (Stockholm, Sweden/New Jersey Rockets) and Sean Perichak (Oakville, ON/Markham Royals) scored Cortland's goals. Junior Logan Blaser (Aurora, ON/Brockville Braves) and sophomore Oliver Lester (Calgary, AB/Prince George Spruce Kings) each recorded an assist. Senior goalie Nick Modica (Suffern/New Jersey Hitmen) made 30 saves.

Jacob Haynes collected two assists, and Malcolm Arseneau, Ethan Kirbis and Victor Tracy each picked one assist for Fredonia. Goalie Anton Rosen stopped 34 shots.

Elgstam gave Cortland a 1-0 lead just 38 seconds into the game with an unassisted goal. Manley scored twice in the second period to give the Blue Devils a 2-0 lead. Manley made it a 3-1 score with a power-play goal at 7:57 of the third period. Cortland pulled Modica for an extra skater late in the third period, which led to Perichak's goal at 18:56. After the score, the Red Dragons again pulled Modica with one minute remaining but could not net the equalizer. 

Fredonia 3, Cortland 2

Score by periods:
Cortland                    1-0-1       2
Fredonia                    0-2-1      3

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Cortland: Douglas Elgstam 1-0, Sean Perichak 1-0, Oliver Lester 0-1, Logan Blaser 0-1
Fredonia: Charlie Manley 3-0, Jacob Haynes 0-2, Malcolm Arseneau 0-1, Ethan Kirbis 0-1, Victor Tracy 0-1

Saves: Nick Modica (Cortland) 30 saves (3 GA in 58:44), Empty Net 1:16; Anton Rosen (Fredonia) 34 saves (2 GA in 60:00)

Shots on Goal: Cortland 36 (15-7-14), Fredonia 33 (11-12-10)
Penalties: Cortland 3-6:00, Fredonia 0-0:00
Power Play: Fredonia 2-3, Cortland 0-0

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 3-7, 2-6 SUNYAC; Fredonia (Blue Devils) 2-5-3, 1-5-1 SUNYAC