Weekend Update: Four Teams In Action

ALBANY, N.Y. - Close calls and shutouts were the theme of the evening in the four non-conference games involving ECAC Hockey men’s teams Friday evening. Clarkson posted a 3-0 shutout win over visiting Sacred Heart, while Rensselaer suffered a 4-0 setback at Ferris State, spoiling the homecoming of head coach Seth Appert. In a battle of nationally ranked teams, Union and Western Michigan skated to a 2-2 overtime tie, while Colgate was edged 4-3 by visiting top five Miami.

At Clarkson 3, Sacred Heart 0
*Friday’s blanking of Sacred Heart marked the second consecutive season, the Golden Knights recorded a shutout in their home opener. Last season Clarkson shutout visiting Bowling Green in its first game a Cheel Arena to kick off the 2010-11 campaign.
*Clarkson scored three times in the first period and made the lead hold up behind Paul Karpowich’s third career shutout.
*The Golden Knights outshot Sacred Heart 31-23. Clarkson was 1-of-4 on the power-play and killed off six Pioneer man-advantage opportunities while also scoring a shorthanded goal.
*Sacred Heart is now 0-3-0 in its first three contests and has been outscored 0-18.

At Ferris State 4, No. 20 Rensselaer 0
*With the win, Ferris State remained unbeaten at 3-0-0 overall this campaign. The Engineers, who are guided by former Ferris player Seth Appert, fell to 1-2-0 this season. All three Bulldogs’ wins this season have come at the hands of ECAC Hockey foes, as Ferris State swept St. Lawrence last weekend in Canton.
*Ferris State, which outshot the Engineers 30-17 for the night, had eight shots apiece in both the first and second period before tallying a game-high 14 in the third period. The Bulldogs went 1-of-7 on the power-play and the penalty kill unit stopped all five of RPI's power-play chances.
*Last night’s game for Ferris State against RPI marks the first of six straight games against nationally ranked opponents. Upon conclusion of this weekend’s series the Engineers next two opponents (Notre Dame and Colorado College) are ranked in the top 10 in the national polls.

No. 4/5 Miami 4 at Colgate 3
*Colgate scored two power play goals after not scoring on the man advantage last weekend.
*Colgate outshot the RedHawks 23-15 and went 2-for-9 on the power-play. Miami took advantage of its limited time on the power-play with two goals on four chances.
*Junior Reilly Smith had a hand in all four RedHawk goals Friday night, including his second career hat trick.
*Twelve different Raiders players have points in the first three games and the rookies have accounted for eight points on two goals and six goals.

At No. 11/11 Union 2, No. 12/12 Western Michigan 2 (ot)
*Sophomore goaltender Troy Grosenick stopped 32 of 34 shots for Union, while Western Michigan goaltender Nick Pisellini made 30 saves in net for the Broncos.
*Senior forward Greg Squires netted two goals in a game for the first time in his career to tie the game twice for the Broncos.
*Union went 0-for-4 on the power-play for the evening, while Western Michigan was 0-for-3 with the man advantage on the night.

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