Freesport, NY. – The Bryn Athyn College #8 men's ice hockey team fell #2 Farmingdale State 5-3 on the road in non-conference, regional action.
Scott Witymer led the Lions with two goals and one assist. Blake McCurdy scored one goal. Terence Johnson and Dave DalCortivo notched an assist each.
The Lions got on the board 12:19 into the first period on a power-play. Witmyer toe dragged through a sliding defenseman and scored from the slot to beat the goalie glove side high. The Rams tied the game, 1-1 after a defensive man blocked a shot and scored off the rebound. Bryn Athyn would end the first period on the power-play, crashing shots on net, but couldn't get any to go in.
Bryn Athyn would keep their intensity into the second period. Witymer would score his second goal on a penalty kill, after intercepting a Ram's defensive pass in the offensive zone. He would deke the goalie and backhand in the puck. Bryn Athyn would build their lead at 9:46, after McCurdy deflected in the puck. After Witmyer brought the puck from the back-door and passed it to DalCortivo, who took a shot from the right circle and got deflected in by McCurdy's skate to build the Bryn Athyn lead to 3-1.
With a 1:47 left in the second period, Farmingdale State would score on the power play to bring the game within one going into the break.
The Rams came out in the third, scoring seven minutes into the period. The Rams picked up a rebound in front of the slot and back-handed in the puck to tie game 3-3. They kept on the pressure, scoring with a 8:22 left in the game on a Bryn Athyn penalty from top of the point. A minute later, they would score an insurance goal to build their lead to 5-3.
In a last ditch effort, Bryn Athyn took a time out with 3:56 left. They tried to capitalize on a 5-3-man advantage, but would fall short and drop the game.
Kyle Watters made 35 saves in net for the Lions.
Bryn Athyn would return to the ice next week to play in the Empire Classic at Warick Ice Arena.