January 9, 2009

Tigers Edged by Visiting Dutchmen

Boxscore

PRINCETON -- Union scored twice in the third period to come from behind and defeat the Princeton men's hockey team 3-2 on Friday night at Hobey Baker Rink. Kevin Lohry and Dan Bartlett scored for Princeton in the loss.

Princeton skated out to leads of 1-0 and 2-1, but Union answered both times and went ahead midway through the final period on Matt Cook's power-play game winner. Off a feed from Lane Caffaro, Cook scored on a backhander to the upper right corner of the net.

Lohry gave Princeton a 1-0 lead at 14:27 of the first period on his goal from the left face off dot. Brandan Kushniruk fed him the puck in the neutral zone and Lohry skated in on the wing and took a shot that beat Union goaltender Corey Milan high. Princeton goalkeeper Zane Kalemba also had an assist on the goal, the third of his career.

Union's Mario Valery-Trabucco evened the score on the power at 13:06 of the second period on the rebound of his own shot high, but the Tigers quickly answered to regain the lead when Bartlett connected on a two-man advantage with his sixth of the year. Jody Pederson fed him the puck on the doorstep and Taylor Fedun also assisted on the goal.

Union went ahead in the third period with two goals. The first came on a turnover as Mike Schreiber held the puck in the offensive zone and fed Adam Presizniuk down low on a 2 on 1. He fed Stephane Boileau for a one-time goal.

Milan made 29 saves for the win while Kalemba stopped 23 in the loss. Princeotn outshot Union 31-26.

The loss drops Princeton to 13-4 overall and 8-3 in the ECAC. The Tigers complete the weekend tomorrow at 4 p.m. against Rensselaer.