The host Green Terror (4-2) grabbed a 6-5 lead with eight seconds remaining in the third and, after scoring a pair of goals early in the fourth, held off a late surge from the Eagles to hold onto the win.

In contrast to Eastern's wild win on Wednesday in Virginia Beach, this afternoon's game had only three penalties. McDaniel scored the first two goals of the game. Eastern bounced back with three straight goals to grab a short-lived lead midway through the second period. Andrew Travers scored his third of the year to get the Eagles on the board. Eastern then took advantage of its only man up opportunity of the game when Grant Ferguson fed fellow New Yorker Will Johnson on the crease in the opening seconds  of the second period. Ron Johnson scored his second goal of the year to give the Eagles the lead.

McDaniel answered with a goal from Ben Yancheski with three minutes left in the half to tie the game. McDaniel had a slight 15-12 edge in shots at the half, but both goalies had four saves in the opening thirty minutes. 

Yancheski added his second of three on the day with just under twelve minutes remaining in the third. 

With three minutes left in the third, the game broke open. Kyle Gillam scored from Chris Farrar to level the score at 4-4. Just over a minute later, the Green Terror reclaimed the lead on a JS Duke goal. Eastern tied the game with 20 seconds left in the period on Eric Waibel's second career goal, but McDaniel controlled the ensuing face-off and Duke gave the hosts the lead for good with his second of the day.

Will Johnson scored his second goal of the afternoon with seven minutes to play to renew Eastern hopes, but McDaniel goalie Christian Dallmus was up to the challenge with three of his eight saves in the final two minutes to earn the win.

The Eagles open their home schedule against Utica College on Tuesday afternoon.

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