ROCHESTER, NY- The third-ranked team in the nation showed its offensive firepower on Friday night, defeating the Nazareth men's hockey team 11-3 in the first UCHC league game of the season. 
 
Nazareth is now 1-1 on the season and the Pioneers move to 2-1-1.
 
The visitors had a rapid start to the game, scoring two goals in the first 2:19.
 
Nazareth was able to hang in after the initial Pioneer surge, and Kai Shen eventually pulled the Purple and Gold to within 1 with six minutes left in the period. Daisuke Egusa fed a long diagonal pass to Shen who beat the goaltender on the blocker side.
 
The second period was a wild one, with seven goals scored in total.
 
Utica made it 3-1 early in the period before Cole Bauman put in a goal to pull within 3-2. 
 
Staring at a 5-2 deficit near the midway point, Anthony Quinlivan got in on the scoring action off assists from Logan Tobias and Blake Frost.
 
The Pioneers responded with two goals to make it 7-3 heading into the second intermission.
 
Three more goals were scored before Nazareth's final goal, a tip-in from Harrison Dumas. Assists were credited to Josh Dressler and Liam Quinlivan.
 
Dylan Wiemer played 29:15, allowing five goals and making 22 saves. Matt Sayles finished the game, allowing six goals and making 15 saves.
 
Nazareth will travel to Utica on Saturday for a 7 p.m. contest.