POTSDAM, N.Y.—SUNY Cortland (11-6-1, 6-3 SUNYAC) scored four third period goals to pull away for a 7-3 victory over the SUNY Potsdam men's hockey team (4-13-1, 2-7 SUNYAC) on Friday evening. Freshman forward Mason Hoehn (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Richmond Generals), graduate student forward Jack Bloem (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Connecticut Rangers) and freshman forward Jeremy Quesnel (Alexandria, Ontario/Hawksbury Hawks) each scored for the Bears.
 
The Red Dragons pressured the Bears from the outset of the first period. Sophomore forward Andrew Clifford (Gloversville, N.Y./New Hampshire Avalanche) opened the scoring at 5:28. Junior forward Cameron Knowlton (Kenai, Ark./Charlotte Rush) made it 2-0 at 9:30. Cortland outshot Potsdam 18-8 in the first period.
 
The play evened out in the middle stanza. Hoehn got the Bears on the board at 2:20. Sophomore defenseman Drew Rose (Brasher Falls, N.Y./Utica Jr. Comets) and freshman forward Max Klanow (Holly, Mich./Hawkesbury Hawks) assisted on the goal. Potsdam generated good pressure for several minutes after the marker, but was unable to score. At 15:30, sophomore forward Domenic Settimo (East Meadow, N.Y./P.A.L. Junior Islanders) halted Potsdam's momentum with a shorthanded goal off of a turnover. The Red Dragons edged the Bears in shots 15-14 and led 3-1 after 40 minutes.
 
Just 1:34 into the third period, Bloem scored an unassisted goal and the Potsdam was on the brink of getting even. However, two Cortland goals in a 23-second span ended the Bears' hopes of completing the comeback. Senior defenseman Nick Grupp (Depew, N.Y./Brantford 99ers) buried a power-play goal at 8:21. Sophomore forward Anthony Bernardo (Hauppauge, N.Y./P.A.L. Junior Islanders) struck at 8:44 and it was a 5-2 game. At 16:36, Knowlton notched his second of the contest to extend the lead to four. Quesnel answered 21 seconds later to make it 6-3 with helpers from sophomore defenseman Carter Lennon (Kitchener, Ontario/Georgetown Raiders) and freshman forward Mathieu Parent (Kapuskasing, Ontario/Renfrew Wolves). Cortland junior defenseman Nate Berke (Buffalo, N.Y./Buffalo Jr. Sabres) closed the scoring with a power-play goal with 16 seconds on the clock.
 
Senior goalie Connor Green (New Port Richey, Fla./Tampa Bay Juniors) was a tough luck loser with 45 saves, including several spectacular efforts. Senior goalie Luca Durante (Brampton, Ontario/Aurora Tigers) made 36 stops for the win.
 
The Red Dragons were 2-for-2 on the power play and Potsdam was 0-for-4.
 
The Bears are back in action tomorrow night when they host No. 6 Oswego State at 7 p.m.