SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – RIT junior
Kaden Brunson was one of three Tigers to score two goals to lead No. 3 RIT to a 13-10 win at No. 9 Union, Saturday.
Senior
Sean Traynor and senior
Zeb Hollinger each scored two goals, while senior
John Mozrall had a goal and two assists. Senior
Luke Pilcher and sophomore
Clifford Gaston each scored goal and added an assist. Senior
Joe Camp caused three turnovers and senior
Will Sterrett made a season-high 15 saves in net.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Gaston scored with 12:36 to play in the first quarter to give the Tigers the lead.
- Hazen Pike capped off a three-goal run by Union with his goal with 8:33 remaining in the quarter to give Union a 3-1 lead.
- Sophomore Sam Bennett, junior Seth Grottenthaler, Brunson and Hollinger all scored in a four-goal run late in the quarter to give the Tigers a 5-3 lead.
- Hollinger, Brunson and Traynor each scored in a three-goal RIT run to begin the second quarter. Brunson scored off an assist from Bennett with 11:23 remaining to give the Tigers a five-goal lead.
- Union scored two straight goals, cutting the RIT to 8-5 on Zach Davis' goal with 8:10 to play.
- Mozrall gave the Tigers a 9-5 lead on his goal with 2:54 remaining, while Davis scored with 1:13 to play to cut the RIT lead to 9-6 at halftime.
- Senior TJ Hendricks and Pilcher scored back-to-back goals to increase the RIT lead to 11-6 midway through the third quarter.
- Jake Mabardy scored with 6:35 to play in the quarter to cut the RIT lead to 11-7.
- Traynor scored a man-down goal early in the fourth quarter to give the Tigers a 12-7 lead.
- Davis and Mabardy scored back-to-back goals to cut the lead to 12-9 on Mabardy's man-up goal with 10:38 to play.
- Gaston scored off an assist from Mozrall with 9:25 to play to give the Tigers a 13-9 lead.
- Justin Greene cut the Tigers' lead to 13-10 on his goal with 4:54 to play to make it a 13-10 final.
GAME NOTES
- Union outshot RIT, 45-44.
- The Tigers won 12 face-offs and had 31 ground balls.
- RIT went 1-for-2 on man-up.
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Wednesday (April 12) against Ithaca at 5:00 p.m.