Knights Stay Alive with Overtime Victory Against St. Lawrence
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkson (9-23-4) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| St. Lawrence (16-14-7) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 05:19 | PP - BOROWIECKI, Mark (Clarkson) |
| 2nd - 03:25 | PP - BOGOSIAN, Aaron (St. Lawrence) |
| 2nd - 04:50 | DREWISKE, Jacob (St. Lawrence) |
| 3rd - 08:21 | BECA, Matt (Clarkson) |
| 3rd - 12:47 | McKENZIE, Mike (St. Lawrence) |
| 3rd - 16:28 | TREMBLAY, Nick (Clarkson) |
| OT - 06:48 | MORLEY, Jake (Clarkson) |
| Clarkson | St. Lawrence |
|---|---|
|
G:
4 Players (#8, #12, #14, #55 - 1)
A: Corey Tamblyn - 2 Sh: 3 Players (#8, #9, #12 - 5) Sv: Paul Karpowich - 31 |
G:
3 Players (#11, #13, #32 - 1)
A: 5 Players (#14, #16, #26, #28, #95 - 1) Sh: 2 Players (#7, #11 - 5) Sv: Alex Petizian - 24 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Clarkson | St. Lawrence |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 6 | 1 for 5 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 7 (14) | 9 (18) |
| Shots on Goal | 28 | 34 |
| Face Offs Won | 35 | 47 |
Sophomore Jake Morley scored on a breakaway 6:48 into overtime to lift the Clarkson University Hockey team to a 4-3 triumph over archrival St. Lawrence University in Game 2 of the ECAC Hockey first-round series at Appleton Arena in Canton.
Playing in a do-or-die situation, the Golden Knights kept their season alive with a gutsy, hard-working effort, twice overcoming deficits to defeat their North Country foe. Clarkson, which stands at 9-23-4 overall, will battle the Saints (16-14-7) one more time in Sunday's deciding third game, faceoff at 7:00 p.m. St. Lawrence (16-14-7) won Game 1 of the series on Friday 3-2 in overtime.
Morley, a native of nearby Ogdensburg, NY,
connected for his first career game-winning goal on a beautiful
play. Junior assistant captain Brandon DeFazio (Oakville, ONT)
fired a hard pass out of the Clarkson zone, hitting Morley at the
St. Lawrence blueline. Morley made a great play to catch the puck,
skated in alone and lifted a backhand shot over the shoulder of
Saints' goaltender Alex Petizian, sending the Knights' bench over
the boards and on to the ice for a celebration. Freshman defenseman
Andrew Himelson (Monroe, NY) also assisted on Morley's fifth goal
of the season.
Trailing 2-1 after 40 minutes, Clarkson out scored the Saints
2-to-1 in the third period to force their school-record fifth
straight overtime contest. Showing great patience with the puck,
senior Matt Beca (Mississauga, ONT) tied the game 2-2 at 8:21 of
the third. Beca took a pass from sophomore Nick Tremblay (Candiac,
QUE) at the left side of the St. Lawrence net during a scramble in
front, held his shot and skated to the bottom of the right circle
where he wristed in his team-high 20th goal of the season and 51st
career marker.
At 12:47, the Saints regain the lead when Mike McKenzie scored off
a faceoff, giving the home team a 3-2 advantage. With 3:32
remaining in regulation, the Knights tied the game once again.
Positioned at the top of the crease, Tremblay knocked in a rebound
off of sophomore defenseman Mark Borowiecki's (Kanata, ONT) shot
for his third goal of the year. Junior Corey Tamblyn (Bobcaygeon,
ONT) also assisted.
Clarkson started Game 2 of the first-round series with one of its
best periods of the season and jumped out to a 1-0 lead. The Golden
Knights, whose strong play frustrated the Saints into committing
five penalties in the opening 20 minutes, outshot St. Lawrence 9-6
in the frame while skating on three power-plays.
Just four seconds into the first man-advantage
of the game, Clarkson took the lead as Borowiecki finished
off a pass from Beca in front at 5:19 for his second goal of the
weekend and eighth of the season. Tamblyn started the play by
winning the faceoff back to Beca.
St. Lawrence took the lead in the second period with a pair of goal
1:25 early in the stanza. With five seconds left in a Saint power
play, Aaron Bogosian knocked in his own rebound at 3:35 to tie the
game. Jacob Drewiske followed at 4:50 with a quick shot from the
bottom of the right circle.
Sophomore Paul Karpowich (Thunder Bay, ONT) was strong once again in the Clarkson crease with a 31-save effort as St. Lawrence out shot the Green and Gold 34-28.
The Knights went 1-of-6 on the power play while the Saints were 1-of-4 on the man advantage.
