Box Score
 
        GREAT NECK, N.Y. (Oct. 6, 2012) – Coming off an 8-5 loss to the Junior Aviators last Sunday, the Maritime hockey team rebounded with a 6-3 victory over MCHC-foe Fordham on Saturday night at the Parkwood Sports Complex in the first conference game of the year for both teams. The Privateers move to 2-1 (1-0 MCHC) on the season, while the Rams fall to 2-3 (0-1 MCHC).
 
        Junior Jeff Dolan (Floral Park, N.Y./St. Mary's) (Floral Park, N.Y./St. Mary's) opened the scoring in the first period with a power play goal. Senior captain Dan Tyx (Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville East) provided a nice screen in front of Fordham goalie Matt Perrotta. The Rams tied the game at 1-1 at 6:42 of the second period on a power play goal, but Maritime responded just under four minutes later when Tyx lit the lamp. Freshman Kelly Paseka (Weston, Fla./Northfield-Mount Hermon) and junior Ross Freund (Westbury, N.Y./Chaminade) (Westbury, N.Y./Chaminade) earned the assists on the even-strength tally.
 
        Junior Steven Vietri (Bronx, N.Y./Fortress Christian Academy) gave the Privateers a 3-1 lead with a goal from the top of the point late in the second with 17 seconds remaining. Tyx and Paseka got the assists on that goal. Fordham cut the lead to 3-2 with a goal at 10:30 of the third period, but once again, the Privateers were quick to respond with two goals just 1:23 apart by Dillon Dolansky (Monroe, N.Y./John S. Burke Catholic) (Monroe, N.Y./John S. Burke Catholic) on a length-of-the-ice breakaway, assisted by Freund, and junior Josh Hempel (Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch) (Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch) who put the puck, a Fordham defender and Perrotta into the back of the net on a rebound off a shot by junior Paul Grubb (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun) (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun).
 
        Each team scored twice more, as the Rams tallied an even-strength goal at 5:35 and the Privateers rounded out the goals on the day when sophomore Vinny Monfredo (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) scored a shorthanded goal assisted by freshman Louis Eiler (Merrick, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial), who caused a Fordham turnover.
 
        In net, sophomore Harris Burger (Davie, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) (Davie, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) earned the victory after making 18 saves. Perrotta ended the night with 20 saves in the losing effort.
 
        The Privateers hit the ice again on Friday night, Oct. 12, when they travel up to Delmar, N.Y., to take on non-conference opponent Albany. The puck drops at 7 p.m. at the Bethlehem Area YMCA.