Caleb Warfel scored a shorthanded goal and a power-play goal in the second period, and Penn State Harrisburg beat Farmingdale State College 4-2 on Saturday at Twin Ponds Arena. Warfel had entered the game with four assists and no goals through three games. Both of his goals came in a span of just over six minutes, turning a tie into a two-goal lead.
Blake Hanson opened the scoring with 12:46 left in the first period, converting a feed from Peyton Smith for his third goal of the season. Farmingdale State answered with 17:47 left in the second when Noah Lavoie tied the game 1-1, with Tierny Recenello picking up the assist. Warfel then scored shorthanded off a pass from PJ Marsteller with 8:20 left in the period. He added the game-winner on the power play with 2:15 remaining, assisted by Justin Yothers, to make it 3-1.
Farmingdale State pulled within 3-2 on a power-play goal by Luke Ferazi with 19:00 left in the third. Recenello and Tyler Wodicka assisted, and Recenello finished with two assists. Gavin Tipping restored the two-goal margin with an unassisted goal with 3:11 remaining, his first point of the season.
Penn State Harrisburg outshot Farmingdale State 46-31. Jack Murphy made 29 saves on 31 shots for the win. Braiden Buccino stopped 42 of 46 shots in the loss for Farmingdale State.
Penn State Harrisburg improved to 4-0-0, while Farmingdale State College suffered its first loss of the season and fell to 2-1-0. Farmingdale State will look to rebound in its next outing.
