October 3, 2010
Golden Knights Claim Win Over Carleton
POTSDAM, NY -- A reliable veteran and a promising newcomer
enjoyed a productive start to the 2010-11 campaign for the Clarkson
University Hockey team with four points apiece in the Golden
Knights ’ 5-2
victory in exhibition action against Carleton University before
1,919 fans at Cheel Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Senior Scott Freeman (Whitby, ONT) recorded a hat trick and added one assist, while freshman linemate Allan McPherson (Kinburn, ONT) recorded three assists and came through with the winning score to lead the Green and Gold to the win in their first action of the season.
Senior Scott Freeman (Whitby, ONT) recorded a hat trick and added one assist, while freshman linemate Allan McPherson (Kinburn, ONT) recorded three assists and came through with the winning score to lead the Green and Gold to the win in their first action of the season.
McPherson connected on a shot from below the left circle,
finishing off assists from Freeman and sophomore Adam Pawlick
(Utica, NY) for the Knights’
third and deciding goal at 13:23 of the third.
Junior assistant captain Jake Morley (Ogdensburg, NY) and
Freeman sealed the win with an empty-net tallies at 18:58
and 19:21,
respectively.
Freeman
opened the scoring at 4:26 of the first period, flipping in a
backhand shot off a perfect cross-crease feed from McPherson.
Rookie defenseman David Pratt (Napanee, ONT) started the play with
a long pass out of the Clarkson zone.
Carleton made quick work on its first power play of the
contest, tying the game at 7:59 of the second period when Joey
Manley’s shot found its way through a screen just 10 seconds
into the man advantage. The Knights came right back 25 seconds
later when Freeman
tallied his second of the game, knocking in a shot at the
doorstep at 8:24. Freshmen Mike Garlasco (Mahwah, NJ) and McPherson
recorded the assists.
The Ravens had an excellent opportunity to get back on the
scoreboard in the second half of the period as Clarkson was called
for four consecutive penalties. The Knights, however behind strong
play in the crease from junior Paul Karpowich (Thunder Bay, ONT),
killed off the Carleton attack, which included a lengthy two-man
advantage, to take a 2-1 lead into the third frame.
Penalty trouble finally caught up with the Green and Gold
midway through the third period when Jeff Hayes tallied a
power-play goal at 7:58 to tie the game at 2-2.
Clarkson out shot the Ravens 33-27. Karpowich finished with 25
saves, including 11 in the middle frame. Carleton was 2-of-8 on the
power play while the Knights were held scoreless in four
man-advantage opportunities.
Clarkson officially opens the season at the Omaha Stampede in
Nebraska this coming weekend. The Knights battle the hosts
Nebraska-Omaha on Friday and St. Cloud State on Saturday.












