UTICA, N.Y. - The No. 9 Oswego State men's ice hockey team took a 3-2 lead into the third period before falling to No. 7 Salve Regina by a 6-3 score on Friday in the opening game of the Delta Hotels by Marriott Thanksgiving Showcase hosted by Utica College.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Salve Regina 6, Oswego 3
• Location:  Memorial Auditorium - Utica, N.Y.
• Records:  Salve Regina 8-0 | Oswego 4-3

HOW IT HAPPENED

• It was a great start for Oswego as senior Michael Gillespie put the team up 1-0 just seven minutes into the contest.
• Gillespie's goal was via the power play and assists went to Max Novick and Anthony Passero.
• Three and a half minutes later, senior Mitch Emerson added a second goal for the Lakers on an assist from Tanner Spink.
• Salve Regina was able to cut into the deficit at the 14-minute mark with their own power play tally.
• Early in the second period, the Seahawks tied it up on their second power play opportunity.
• Oswego got two more power play chances in the period and capitalized on the latter with a goal from Travis Broughman at 17:23.
• His goal was assisted by Emerson and behind 15 saves from Cedric Hansen through the first two periods, had the Lakers primed for the upset.
• After a pair of penalties on both teams early in the third, Salve Regina scored on a 4-on-4 opportunity just 1:26 into the final stanza.
• The Seahawks poured in three more goals in the next 11 minutes to cement the game.
• Oswego won the faceoff battle (31-28) led by Passero (9), Emerson (8) and senior Josh Zizek (8).
• The Lakers outshot Salve Regina by a 41-26 margin led by Broughman's seven chances.
• The game was a rematch of last season's opening game of the Pathfinder Classic, with Oswego prevailing 6-2.

WHAT'S NEXT

Oswego will play either Plymouth St. or Utica tomorrow at 4 p.m. back at the Memorial Auditorium in Utica.