Friday's game didn't start out well for the Plattsburgh State men's hockey team.
But it quickly took a positive turn.
The Cardinals got their act together after falling behind by two goals for a 7-3 win over Fredonia in SUNY Athletic Conference action.
Goals by Bryan Ross and Brian Doust gave the Blue Devils (3-2-1) a 2-0 lead with 11 minutes gone in the first period.
But Alex Jensen answered with a power-play goal, his first Cardinal goal, at 13:41. And then Kyle Kudroch scored shortly after, at 14:05, to pull the Cardinals even after one.
Nick Jensen's power-play goal with 2:33 gone in the second then sent the Cardinals on their way.
"We came out flat and didn't get good leadership," Plattsburgh State coach Bob Emery said. "But when they scored the two goals, that woke us up. We were able to respond.
"We kind of dominated at times, even though they hemmed us in a couple of times in the second period. But we were able to play good team defense."
Plattsburgh State (3-0) then broke it open quickly in the third when Nick Jensen scored his second goal of the game, at 0:51, and Mark Constantine at 1:33 for a 5-2 lead.
"Those two quick ones in the third put it away," Emery said. "After that, we were looking to run time off the clock."
Jake Mooney gave the Cardinals a 6-2 advantage with his first-career Plattsburgh State goal, a power-play marker, at the 3:53 mark.
Mat Hehr tallied a power-play goal for Fredonia at 14:07, but Jordan Gidaro scored his first Plattsburgh State goal, another power-play goal, with 30 seconds left.
"We were able to get some real good opportunities, especially to start the third period," Emery said.
Plattsburgh State held a 33-25 advantage in shots, including an 18-4 edge in the second period. Josh Leis turned aside 22 of the 25 shots sent his way in net for the victory.
"It was good to get our players — Kyle Taylor, Ryan Farnan and Patrick Jobb — back," Emery said. "Taylor was great on defense and all three figured in the scoring."
Taylor and Farnan each had two assists, while Jobb added one.
It was a strange night in the SUNYAC, with Brockport skating to a 6-1 win at Geneseo and Potsdam rallying for a 3-2 victory at Buffalo State. The Cardinals play at Buffalo State tonight at 7 p.m.
"Anyone can beat anyone in the conference and you have to be prepared to play," Emery said. "Buffalo State will be even more ticked off to play us after losing to Potsdam."