HOWELL, Mich.- The Calvin Knights Division 1 hockey team defeated Cleary University on the road to start the season 2-0. Calvin defeated Cleary 4-2 on Saturday night. 
 
Joel Fonovic scored the 1st goal of the game on a power play with an assist from Marshall Beaker. There was just under 5 minutes to play in the 1st period which ran out with Calvin ahead 1-0.
 
Cleary tied the game up at 1 goal apiece with 15:03 remaining in the 2nd period. Tommy Madden scored from Blair Krawchyk, and Steven Miller. Calvin regained its lead with 11:28 to go in the period with a shot from Dominc Mufarreh, who was assisted by Zachary Cline, and Steven Ickes.
 
Cleary was again able to tie the game, this time at 2-2. Dylan Tammage scored an unassisted goal just over a minute into the final period. Calvin fought back and scored 2 short handed goals to finish out the 3rd period. Steven Ickes scored unassisted with 6:24 to play, and Owen Schrader followed shortly after scoring with 5:44 to play off the pass from Tony Eaton.
 
In goal for the Knights was Aiden Feddema who stopped 25 of 27 shots on goal, and in net for Cleary was Mavric Welk, who stopped 32 of 36 shots on goal. 
 
COACHES COMMENT: Head Coach Josh Petrusma, "I thought we were better tonight than last night. More consistent and responsible through all three zones. I'm happy with the effort all around but still a lot to clean up. Once again, Cleary is a strong team and a tough opponent to open the season.  They battled hard and gave us a great test. Proud of our response in the third period, especially the kill on the five-minute penalty. We'll get back to work this week and prepare for another tough opponent in Indiana Tech."
 
NEXT UP: Calvin Hosts Indiana Tech on Friday, October 9th, at 7:30 pm.