Clarkson Falls in Dodge Holiday Classic Consolation Game
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkson (4-12-2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bowling Green (3-15-2) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 09:17 | Kantola,Kai (Bowling Green) |
| 1st - 14:43 | Vargas,Brennan (Bowling Green) |
| 2nd - 06:58 | SH - BECA, Matt (Clarkson) |
| 2nd - 13:53 | FREEMAN, Scott (Clarkson) |
| 3rd - 12:26 | PP - Page,Kyle (Bowling Green) |
| 3rd - 18:46 | EN - Boyd,Josh (Bowling Green) |
| 3rd - 19:51 | RUFENACH, Bryan (Clarkson) |
| Clarkson | Bowling Green |
|---|---|
|
G:
3 Players (#8, #9, #89 - 1)
A: Louke Oakley - 2 Sh: Matt Beca - 5 Sv: Richie Laveau - 17 |
G:
4 Players (#4, #14, #22, #26 - 1)
A: 5 Players (#4, #5, #7, #8, #20 - 1) Sh: Kantola,Kai - 5 Sv: Eno,Nick - 23 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Clarkson | Bowling Green |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 4 | 1 for 4 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 4 (8) | 4 (8) |
| Shots on Goal | 26 | 21 |
| Face Offs Won | 29 | 36 |
Despite a solid effort and goals from three different players, the Clarkson University Hockey team came up short in a bid for its first win of the New Year as the Golden Knights were edged by Bowling Green 4-3 in the consolation game of the Dodge Holiday Classic in Minneapolis, MN on Sunday evening.
Clarkson, which lost 4-0 to Northern Michigan in the tournament's first round on Saturday, falls to 4-12-2 overall. The Knights will look to snap a six-game winless drought (0-4-2) when they open a six-game home stand next weekend by hosting Alabama-Huntsville in a two game series at Cheel Arena.
Clarkson fell behind Bowling Green 2-0 in the first period at Mariucci Arena as Kai Kantola and Brennan Vargas scored for the Falcons (3-15-2). The Knights rallied in the second stanza to tie score through 40 minutes.
Senior assistant captain Matt Beca (Mississauga, ONT) started the Green and Gold comeback with a shorthanded tally at 6:58. Beca knocked in a rebound off a shot by sophomore Louke Oakley (Whitby, ONT) for his team-high ninth goal of the season and 40th career marker.
The Knights' captain Scott Freeman (Whitby, ONT)
tied the game when he connected off an assist from Beca at 13:53.
Sophomore Corey Tamblyn (Bobcaygeon, ONT) also assisted.
Bowling Green, which broke out of an eight-game slide (0-7-1),
regained the lead off a power-play marker from Kyle Page at 12:26
of the third. The Falcons went on top 4-2 with an empty-net score
from Josh Boyd at 18:46. Clarkson pulled to within one as junior
defenseman Bryan Rufenach (Cameron, ONT) scored with the extra
attacker with nine seconds remaining, but ran out of time in a bid
to tie.
The Knights out shot the Falcons 26-21. Sophomore Richie LaVeau (Arlington Heights, IL) posted 17 saves. Clarkson went 0-of-4 on the power play, while Bowling Green converted once in four man-advantage opportunities.
