Sam Christiano, MICE, Rookie, Cortland

Christiano had a strong final weekend of the regular season for Cortland, scoring four points on three goals and one assist in two games, while also recording an on-ice rating of (+3) and scoring one game-winning goal. The freshman netted two goals and providing one assist in a 10-2 victory over Morrisville on Friday to help Cortland clinch the #1 seed in the SUNYAC Tournament. In the first period, Christiano scored the game-winning goal with a wrist shot, and finished off a 2-on-1 opportunity for his second goal of the night just two minutes later. In the second period, Christiano provided the primary assist on Cortland's fifth goal to help secure the victory. In a 2-1 win at Oswego on Saturday, Christiano also scored the opening goal of the game in the first minute of play.