Knights Shocked in Overtime by Princeton
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Princeton, NJ - Just a few minutes away from the
first scoreless tie in Clarkson University Women's Hockey history,
Princeton scored with 2:34 remaining to steal an extra point and
defeat the Golden Knights 1-0
in ECAC Hockey action Friday night.
The Golden Knights, ranked fourth in the country, fell to 20-8-3
overall and 14-4-1 in league play. Clarkson still holds first place
in the conference, but the gap between first place and the rest of
the league is narrowing as the team is far from guaranteed home-ice
advantage throughout the conference playoffs. Princeton, sitting in
seventh place overall, improved to 11-11-4 overall and 9-6-4 in
ECAC Hockey.
Three straight scoreless periods didn't see much offensive action
for either team, as Clarkson held a 21-12 edge in shots through the
first 60 minutes, limiting the Tigers' chances on the power
play as well as 5-on-5 play. In the overtime period, Princeton was
quickly awarded a power play when Juana Baribeau (Amos, QUE) was
whistled for hooking only 12 seconds into the extra session.
Clarkson was able to hold off Princeton during that time, allowing
just one shot on goal in two minutes, but the Tigers regrouped 14
seconds after the penalty elapsed as Danielle DiCesare scored her
10th goal of the season at 2:26 with assists going to Melanie
Wallace and Paula Romanchuk.
Cassie Seguin made 21 saves for the shutout for the Tigers, while
junior goalkeeper Lauren Dahm (Baldwinsville, NY) made 13 saves in
the loss. Clarkson out shot Princeton 21-14.
