POTSDAM, N.Y.—The SUNY Potsdam men's hockey team (3-2, 0-1 SUNYAC) jumped out to a 2-0 lead before the College at Brockport (4-1, 2-1) rallied for a 4-2 victory. Freshman forward Jack Bloem (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Connecticut Rangers) scored his first collegiate goal for the Bears and freshman forward Devin Panzeca (Lake Zurich, Ill./East Coast Wizards) netted the second goal. Senior assistant captain Nate Skidmore (Syracuse, N.Y./Buffalo Jr. Sabres) made a career-high 39 stops for Potsdam.
 
The Golden Eagles were aggressive out of the gate, pressuring the Bears early, but it was Potsdam striking first. At the 11:01 mark, Bloem banged the puck off Brockport senior goalie Jake Moore (Arcade, N.Y./Springfield Pics) and into the goal for a 1-0 lead. Junior forwards Bryce Ferrell (Buffalo, N.Y./Buffalo Sabres) and Tyler Young (Massena, N.Y./Kanata Lasers) assisted on the goal. Just 1:37 later, Panzeca finished a pass from junior forward Vinny Guimond (Sorel-Tracy, Quebec/Gloucester Rangers) with a high wrist shot to double the advantage. Sophomore defenseman Joseph Richardson (Palm Beach, Fla./PAL Islanders) collected the second assist. The Golden Eagles continued to press, but Skidmore stopped all 16 shots that came his way in the period to preserve the two-goal lead.
 
Brockport exploded for three goals in the second period to grab the advantage for good. Freshman forward Mitchell Parsons (Grandville, Mich./Connecticut Rough Riders) buried a shot in the slot at 3:06 to get the Golden Eagles on the board. Minutes later Brockport went on a 5-on-3 power play. Potsdam managed to kill the first penalty, but couldn't withstand the Eagles pressure on the second. After Skidmore stopped consecutive shots, freshman forward Jake Colosanti (Buffalo, N.Y./Gilmour Academy) jammed home a rebound for a power-play goal at 5:27. Nearly 10 minutes later, freshman forward Jordan Renaud (Rusell, Ontario/Amherst Ramblers) caught a long pass in stride, split two defensemen and beat Skidmore with a high shot. Potsdam's goaltender made 15 more saves in the second period, but the Bears trailed 3-2 after 40 minutes.
 
The teams combined for 12 penalties in the third period and Brockport took advantage of its second 5-on-3 power play to get some insurance. Junior forward Connor Hutchins (North Richland Hills, Texas/Brookings Blizzard) tipped a shot from the left point past Skidmore to make it 4-2 at 8:59. Penalty after penalty upset the flow of the game after the goal and neither team seemed able to add to its total as the contest ended with Brockport's two-goal win.
 
Moore stopped 17 shots for the victory. Brockport outshot the Bears 43-19 and was 2-for-7 on the power play. Potsdam was 0-for-3.
 
The Bears are back in action tomorrow night when No. 2 SUNY Geneseo comes to Maxcy Ice Arena fresh off a 3-2 loss at Plattsburgh State.