Engineers Edged in Overtime
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse (2-4-1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rensselaer (2-3-2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 09:55 | PP - Allysen Weidner (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 16:10 | Jessica Sorensen (Syracuse) |
| 3rd - 06:23 | Lisa Mullan (Syracuse) |
| 3rd - 18:00 | PP - Whitney Naslund (Rensselaer) |
| OT - 02:00 | Janelle Malcolm (Syracuse) |
| Syracuse | Rensselaer |
|---|---|
|
G:
3 Players (#13, #17, #20 - 1)
A: 2 Players (#3, #13 - 1) Sh: Janelle Malcolm - 5 Sv: Lucy Schoedel - 24 |
G:
2 Players (#8, #10 - 1)
A: 3 Players (#6, #13, #20 - 1) Sh: Whitney Naslund - 5 Sv: Sonja Van der bliek - 24 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Syracuse | Rensselaer |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 7 | 2 for 6 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 6 (12) | 8 (16) |
| Shots on Goal | 27 | 26 |
| Face Offs Won | 30 | 36 |
TROY, N.Y. - Sophomore Janelle Malcolm scored at the two-minute
mark of overtime to lift Syracuse University to a 3-2 victory over
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) at the Houston Field House
on Friday. The Orange improve to 2-4-1 overall, while the Engineers
drop to 2-3-2 on the season.
Trailing 2-1 in the third period, senior Whitney Naslund
(Bloomington, MN/Bloomington Jefferson) pulled the homestanding
Engineers even at the 18:00 mark. Classmate Laura Gersten
(Queensbury, NY/Troy-Albany Ice Cats) brought the puck into the
zone and wound up for a shot, which was blocked by Syracuse's Lisa
Mullan (Victoria, BC/South Island Breakers). The puck slid out to
Naslund in the near circle, who sent a wrister over the shoulder of
the Orange goalie.
The overtime saw both teams come out strong, but Malcolm (Edmonton,
AB/Edmonton Chinos) sealed the victory after she collected a pass
from Taylor Metcalfe (Oakville, ON/St. Thomas Aquinas) and slid it
under the RPI netminder Sonja van der Bliek's (Toronto, ON/Toronto
Jr. Aeros) glove.
Rensselaer got things going mid-way through the opening stanza on
the first tally of the season by senior winger Allysen Weidner
(Wichita, KS/Shattuck St. Mary's). Off the face-off in the far
circle, sophomore Alisa Harrison (Vienna, VA/Washington Pride)
dropped a pass back to rookie Janessa Haller (Anoka, MN/Anoka) in
the high slot. Her shot through traffic was saved by the goalie,
but the rebound went out to Weidner in the near circle for the goal
at 9:55.
The Orange evened things up in the second period, capitalizing at
the end of their own penalty kill at 16:10. Released from the
penalty box after serving two minutes for hooking, Malcolm crossed
ice to the bench, but ended up collecting a pass just inside the
far circle from Holly Carrie-Mattimoe (Sherwood Park, ON/Sherwood
Park Fury). Malcolm's shot was saved, but rebounded out in traffic
to Jessica Sorensen (Ingersoll, ON/KW Rangers) for the score.
Syracuse built up a 2-1 lead at 6:23 of the third period after
Mullan corralled a pass from the far boards from Kelly Dimmen
(Colorado Springs, CO/Dougherty) and sent a shot 5-hole on van der
Bliek, who had lost her stick moments before.
The Engineers, which scored both tallies on the power play, saw van
der Bliek stop 24 shots in the loss. RPI kept its solid power play
intact as the Orange went 0 for 8 on their power play.
Both squads return to action tomorrow afternoon in a 2pm match at
the Houston Field House.
