SUNY Potsdam Men Fall To Buffalo State 4-3 in Playoff Opener

SUNY Canton’s Rob Liggio (Canton, NY) lays a hit on Canisius’s Alex Baumgardner (11) along the end boards behind the Griffins' net. SUNY Canton outshot the Griffs 58-22 including an 18-6 advantage in the first period as they built a 3-0 lead, en route to a 7-1 win. Freshman Dave Schneider netted three goals.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

The shot by SUNY Canton’s Dave Schneider (14) is turned away by Canisius goaltender Josh LiPuma (30).

February 11: The SUNY Canton men’s ice hockey team closed out the regular season winning their seventh straight game as they rolled over RIT 11-2 Saturday on senior night in Canton. The Roos improved to 27-2-3 overall and 8-2 in the Eastern Collegiate Hockey League and have clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming league tournament in Canton along with a first-round bye.  Prior to the start of the third period the four seniors on this year’s team, forwards Rob Liggio (Canton, N.Y.), Darren Camp (Canton, N.Y.) and Dan Cibelli (Liverpool, N.Y.) and defenseman A.J. Royce (Somers, Conn.) were honored along with their parents.  The four players have amassed incredible four-year careers as they’ve combined to play in 461 games with a record of 97 wins against just 30 losses and three ties.  The four have scored a total of 192 goals with 237 assists for an amazing 429 points.  Liggio (69 goals-74 assists, 143 points), Camp (64 goals-69 assists, 133 points), and Cibelli (52 goals, 61 assists, 113 points) each eclipsed the 100-point mark this season and Royce has scored eight goals with 35 assists for 43 points from the blue line. “These guys have been the foundation of hard work and what SUNY Canton hockey is all about,” said head coach Eric McCambly, who was also honored on Friday for winning his 100th game at SUNY Canton.  “These guys bleed blue and gold.  Rob and Darren have tremendous work ethics and are very talented players.  Dan continuously got better and better over his four years and A.J. made the best of his opportunity here, has been a two-year captain and terrific leader.  These guys have just been invaluable to our program.” Cibelli had two goals and two assists on Saturday, Camp had one goal and two assists and Liggio contributed one goal. Sophomore goalie Michael Pittman (Amarillo, Texas) backstopped the Roos win turning aside 25 of the 27 shots he faced including an RIT breakaway with seconds left in regulation. The Roos jumped out to an early 1-0 advantage when freshman Jake McCombs (Sandwich, Mass.) scored from junior Corey Frizell (Orleans, Ontario) just 2:25 into the contest.  That score would hold until the Roos opened the floodgates pumping in four goals in a six-minute span to lead 5-0 after one. That run extended to 9-0 before the Tigers finally got on the board late in the second period.  The Roos then scored twice in the final stanza and RIT once for the final score. McCombs and freshman Austin Root (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) each finished with two goals.  Sophomore Eric Richard (St-Hubert, Quebec), freshman Dave Schneider (Indianapolis, Ind.), and freshman James Kane (Jamison, Pa.) each scored once.  Frizell, who leads the ACHA in assists, finished with three and freshman Thomas Freeman (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) had two. Dominic Dicioccio scored twice for the Tigers and Ian Harris recorded 37 saves. The ECHL Tournament will be held Friday, Feb. 24 – Sunday, Feb. 26 at Roos House.  As the No. 2 seed the Roos will play the highest remaining seed after Friday’s first-round games at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25.  Mercyhurst University clinched the ECHL regular season championship and the No. 1 seed. The rest of the seedings will be announced early next week.

February 10: The SUNY Canton men’s ice hockey team ran their winning streak to six games as they got by Syracuse University 2-1 Friday night in Canton. The Roos beat the Orangemen for the second time this season and improved to 26-2-3 overall. The game was tied 1-1 with less than five minutes remaining in the second period when the Roos developed a three-on-one break from center ice.  Junior Corey Frizell (Orleans, Ontario) pushed the puck ahead to senior Rob Liggio (Canton, N.Y.) along the right boards.  Liggio drove to the net and slid a beautiful pass across the crease to a charging Eric Richard (St-Hubert, Quebec) who stuffed home the puck for what would turn out to be the game-winning goal. Senior Darren Camp (Canton, N.Y.) scored the Roos other goal at the 7:46 mark of the opening period when he knocked in a rebound off a shot from in close by Frizell.  Liggio picked up the other assist on Camp’s goal. The Orangemen came back and tied the game midway through the second period after the Roos failed to clear their own end while on a power play.  Christian Phelps collected the puck and blasted in a shot for a short-handed goal just inside the blue and line and seconds before being leveled by Roos’ defenseman J.R. Lafferty (Williamstown, N.J.). The Roos outshot Syracuse 36-20 as freshman Morgan Barr (Almonte, Ontario) won his 13th game for SUNY Canton and fourth in his last four starts with a 19 save effort. Austin Lefkowicz made 34 saves for the Orangemen.

SUNY Canton’s Rob Liggio (11) of Canton, NY protects the puck from SUNY Oswego’s Dillon Tamer (9).  The Canton Kangaroos whipped Oswego 14-2 to claim the 2011 Terry Martin-Alumni Classic in convincing fashion.  Senior forward Darren Camp of Canton, N.Y. was named the Most Valuable Player.
(Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

SUNY Canton’s hometown leader Rob Liggio (11) gets tripped up as he bulls his way into the offensive zone.  The SUNY Canton men’s hockey team skated to 1-1 tie against Southern New Hampshire Penmen. (Taylor Caswell photo)  Game Gallery

SUNY Canton’s Darren Camp (10) comes up short on a scoring chance as a Lebanon Valley defender clears him out from in front of the net. Camp, a Canton native, capitalized later in the period to score the Kangaroos' first goal as well as first-ever goal in SUNY Canton's new hockey facilities. The Roos won the game 8-0.  (Ryan Bercume photo)  Game Gallery

Clarkson’s James Howden (23) carries the puck across the blue line and rips a shot toward the Princeton goal with a teammate crashing the net. Sophomore Allan McPherson netted the game-winning goal midway through the third period as Clarkson opened up a four-game home stand with a hard fought 3-2 victory.  (Taylor Caswell photo)  Game Gallery

Clarkson’s forecheck pays off as Patrick Marsh (8) hustles to get a stick lift, allowing is teammate to take the puck away.

February 11: In an offensive slugfest in Potsdam, NY on Saturday night, Quinnipiac University came out on top to defeat the Clarkson University Hockey team 7-6 in ECAC Hockey action before 2,203 fans at Cheel Arena. Seniors Jake Morley (Ogdensburg, NY) and Louke Oakley (Whitby, ONT) scored two goals apiece and classmate Nick Tremblay (Candiac, QUE) tallied three assists in the Golden Knights’ most productive offensive outing of the season, but the Bobcats’ Kellen Jones put up a hat trick to highlight the road win for Quinnipiac. With the loss Clarkson drops to 14-13-5 overall and to 8-7-3 in ECAC Hockey. Quinnipiac improves to 15-10-5 overall and to 7-7-4 in the conference. Audio Casey Jones Postgame In a fast-paced first period, Clarkson jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, but Quinnipiac came back with a pair of tallies to make it 2-2 through the opening 20 minutes. Moments after killing off a Quinnipiac power play, Clarkson got on the scoreboard first. Morley started the scoring at 6:44 when he knocked in a pass from Tremblay for his sixth goal of the season. Freshman defenseman James Howden (Edgeley, SASK) also assisted. Audio Morley's First Goal  Just over two minutes later the Knights’ Sophomore Line continued its scoring pace as Allan McPherson (Kinburn, ONT) took a pass at the bottom of the left circle from classmate Ben Sexton (Kanata, ONT) and wristed in his second goal of the weekend and ninth of the season at 8:48. Freshman Patrick Marsh (Oakville, ONT) also assisted. McPherson has scored a goal in each of the last three games, Sexton has an assist in each of the past five games and Marsh extended his point-scoring streak to four games. Audio McPherson's Goal The Bobcats, who held a 19-8 shot advantage in the period, came back with goals by Jeremy Langlois, at 11:36, and Matthew Peca, at 18:09, to force the 2-2 tie. After a wild second period, Clarkson skated away with a 6-5 lead through 40 minutes. The middle frame started out with a flurry of goals as the teams combined for five in the opening seven minutes of the stanza. After a brief break from the scoring barrage, the Knights and Bobcats added one goal each in the middle of the stanza to complete a seven-goal period. Spencer Heichman put Quinnipiac on top for the first time in the game at 1:40 of the second, but Morley evened the game at 3-3 with shot from the top of the left circle at 2:04. Sophomore defenseman Chase Fuchs (Severna Park, MD) assisted. Just 16 seconds later the Bobcats went back on top with Kellen Jones’s first goal of the game. Audio Morley's Second Goal Clarkson then rattled off three straight scores to grab a 6-4 four lead before the period was 10 minutes old. The Knights’ leading scorer, Oakley tallied back-to-back goals giving him 14 on the season. Oakley’s first of the game was deflected in by a Bobcat defenseman at 4:41 with Tremblay and freshman defenseman Kevin Tansey (Hammond, ONT) assisting. Oakley connected again at 6:50, knocking in a rebound off a shot by Tremblay. Senior linemate Julien Cayer (Longueil, QUE) also assisted. Audio Oakley's First Goal Audio Oakley's Second Goal Sexton made it 6-4 with his seventh goal of the season at 9:35 when he scored on a rebound off a shot by sophomore defenseman Andrew Himelson (Monroe, NY). Audio Sexton's Goal Quinnipiac’s Kellen Jones started the comeback for the visitors when he closed out the scoring in the period with his second goal of the game at 11:56. For the first time this season, the Knights suffered a loss when leading after two periods as the Bobcats added two more goals in the third period to complete a three-goal run. Jones complete his hat trick at 14:31 of the final frame to tie the game 6-6 and then Loren Barron connected on the power play for the game-winner at 15:17. The Knights had an excellent opportunity to send the game in overtime when Quinnipiac was called for a five-minute major penalty with 3:46 left in regulation. Clarkson, however, could not convert and lost at Cheel for only the third time this season. Clarkson went 0-of-4 on the power play, while the Bobcats were 1-of-5. Quinnipiac outshot the Knights 36-27. Senior Paul Karpowich (Thunder Bay, ONT) made 29 saves. Eric Hartzell picked up the win for the Bobcats with 18 saves on 21 shots through 52:29 of play. Dan Clark posted three stops on six shot in 7:30 of play during the second period.

February 10: Sophomore Allan McPherson (Kinburn, ONT) came through with the game-winning goal midway through the third period as the Clarkson University Hockey team opened up a four-game home stand with a hard fought 3-2 victory over Princeton in ECAC Hockey action before 2,191 fans at Cheel Arena on Friday night. The Golden Knights, who have gone 5-2-1 in conference play during the New Year, improved their record to 8-6-3 in ECAC Hockey and to 14-12-5 overall. Clarkson, which holds fifth place in the league standings, one-point behind Harvard, host Quinnipiac on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Audio Head Coach Casey Jones Postgame McPherson, who broke out of a lengthy scoring drought with a goal at Yale last Saturday, took a pass in the slot from sophomore linemate Ben Sexton (Kanata, ONT) and buried his eighth goal of the season at 8:04 of the third period for the game-winner, putting an end to Princeton’s four-game unbeaten streak (2-0-2). Sexton, who recorded two assists in the win has a four-game point-scoring streak with seven assists during that span. Freshman Patrick Marsh (Oakville, ONT) also assisted to extend his point-scoring streak to three games. Audio McPherson's GWG Goal Clarkson outshot the Tigers 28-26. Senior Paul Karpowich (Thunder Bay, ONT) posted 24 saves, including 13 in the third period, as the Knights snapped a two-game losing skid in the series. Audio Karpowich Third-Period Save  The Knights twice overcame one-goal deficits to force a 2-2 tie through 40 minutes. Princeton (7-11-6, 5-9-3) took advantage of early Clarkson penalty trouble to take the early lead. With four seconds left in a 5-on-3 advantage Princeton defenseman Michael Sdao fired in a power-play blast from the blueline to give the Tigers the initial lead at 10:01 of the first. Andrew Calof and Derrick Pallis earned the assists. Clarkson’s top two scorers teamed up to tie the game late in the stanza. Grad student Nick Tremblay (Candiac, QUE) stole the puck at the top of the left circle in the Princeton zone and fed a pass to senior linemate Louke Oakley (Whitby, ONT), who connected at the side of the net at 16:01 for his 12th goal of the season. Audio Oakley Goal In a wide open second period, which saw each team skate on three power plays, the Knights and Tigers both scored to make it a 2-2 contest through 40 minutes. Princeton regained the lead at 3:36 of the middle frame with a goal by Kevin Ross on a shot from the top of the right circle that found its way through traffic past Karpowich, who was playing with a forward’s stick after losing his during a scrum in front. Once again, however, Clarkson came back to tie with a power-play marker from freshman defenseman Sam Labrecque (Granby, QUE). At 5:23, Labrecque one-timed a pass from Sexton, scoring from the point for his fourth goal of the year. Oakley also set up the goal for his team-high 17th assist of the season. Audio Labrecque Goal Clarkson went 1-of-5 on the power play, and after allowing the Tigers to score the opening goal on a two-man advantage, killed off six straight Princeton power plays.
 

Clarkson's Will Frederick (37) unsuccessfully attempts to jam the puck under St. Lawrence University goalie Matt Wenninger. Nick Tremblay tallied a career-high four points on a goal and three assists to lead Clarkson to a 4-3 victory over archrival St. Lawrence before 3,899 fans -- fourth largest crowd ever at Cheel Arena.  (Grant Sharlow photo)  Game Gallery

St. Lawrence University's Matt Wenninger (34) makes a save while Clarkson's Will Frederick (37) crashes the net looking for a rebound.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

 Clarkson’s Alex Boak (5) of Norwood, NY steps up at the blueline to lays a hit on St. Lawrence University’s Chris Martin (25).  Clarkson came out strong and dominated the opening 20 minutes, grabbing a 2-0 first-period lead, en route to a 5-3 win. Will Frederick  finished with a three-point game for the Knights. (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

St. Lawrence University’s Greg Carey (10) sends a pass out of the Saints' zone against Quinnipiac. Carey led the Saints, generating two goals and one assist. A big offensive second period staked St. Lawrence to a 4-0 lead, but the Saints had to kill off ten Quinnipiac power plays and fend off a three-goal, third-period rally.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

St. Lawrence University netminder Matt Weninger (34) coves up a loose puck after making one of his 32 saves.

February 11: Former Saint player and coach Bob Prier's return to Appleton Arena as Princeton's head hockey coach was not a happy one as  Saint Junior captain Kyle Flanagan snapped a 1-1 tie with a power play goal early in the second period and sophomore goaltender Matt Weninger stopped 27 of 28 Princeton shots as SLU skated to a 4-1 ECAC Hockey victory over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon, stretching their unbeaten streak to four games. The Saints improved to 12-15-3 overall and 8-9-1 in ECAC play and climbed into seventh in the ECAC standings. Princeton is 7-12-6 overall and 5-10-3 in league play after the Saints swept the season series between the two teams. St. Lawrence, which killed off seven Princeton power plays in Saturday's game including a five-minute major, was perfect in 17 penalty kills in its weekend sweep of the Tigers and Quinnipiac and scored two power play goals of their own in Saturday's win. "That was a good conclusion to a solid weekend," said Saint associate head coach Mike Hurlbut. "Princeton made us work very hard for what we got, but I thought the guys did an excellent job and won a lot of the battles this afternoon. We would have preferred to have spent less time in the penalty box, but the penalty kill was outstanding and Wenny played another very strong game." Sophomore Greg Carey scored the first, his 12th of the year and third of the weekend as he one-timed a shot from the faceoff circle past Princeton goalie Sean Bonar off a George Hughes set-up at 12:46 of the first. Hughes took the puck from defenseman Justin Baker and snapped his stick on the pass, but the puck still had enough on it to get to Carey for the shot. Princeton came back to tie it at 2:40 of the second when Marc Hagel jammed a shot through Weninger's pads from point blank range, but that was the only shot the Tigers could get past the Saint goaltender and SLU took the lead when Flanagan picked the upper corner just under the crossbar from Carey and Chris Martin at 6:23 of the second. Both Weninger and Bonar came through with big saves to keep it a one-goal game after Flanagan's go-ahead goal, his second game-winner of the year. Bonner stopped Rick Carden from right in front with 8:22 gone and Weninger made a save on Marc Hagel's shorthanded breakaway with 9:35 to go in the second. Bonar also came through with a big save as Carey walked in and tried to lift a backhand over the goalie early in the third. SLU wrapped it up with a pair of third period goals. The first came with the teams skating four-on-four after a Princeton penalty negated part of a major power play. Sophomore defenseman Riley Austin made a perfect pass from the left faceoff circle, hitting sophomore center Kyle Essery in stride and Essery redirected the puck past Bonar at 9:48 for his seventh of the year. Freshman Patrick Doherty completed the scoring with a wrister from the right circle at 17:29, scoring his sixth of the season.

February 10: A big second period offensively staked St. Lawrence to a 4-0 lead, but the Saints had to kill off ten Quinnipiac power plays and hold on through a three-goal third period rally for a key 4-3 win over the Bobcats in an ECAC Hockey game at Appleton Arena Friday night.. The Saints won their third straight, swept the season series with the Bobcats and climbed into a three-way tie for seventh in the ECAC standings, just a point behind Quinnipiac with five games left in the regular season. SLU is now 11-15-3 overall and 7-9-1 in league play while Quinnipiac drops to 14-10-5 overall and 6-7-4 in league play. It was the first home league win for the Saints since a Nov. 19 4-3 decision over Harvard and the Saints will be out to try for four in a row when they host Princeton Saturday at 4 p.m. Greg Carey scored two goals, his seventh and eighth in the last nine games, but the big story of the game was the penalty kill which held the Bobcats, who came into the game scoring at a 19.3 clip, scoreless despite 18:53 of power play time and 16 shots on goal with the man advantage.  "The guys did a great job on the kill and Matt Weninger made some key saves when they had the man advantage. I thought Jeremy Wick was particularly effective on the kill and really gave us a boost when we needed it," said associate head coach Mike Hurlbut. "We did what we had to do to win and I thought we did a good job against them in the extra attacker situation at the end of the game." Carey opened the scoring with the game's first goal at 13:59 of the first as his shot along the ice ticked off a Bobcat defender's skate and eluded Quinnipiac starting goalie Dan Clarke. It was Carey's 10th of the year and seventh in his last nine games.  Defenseman Justin Baker and Pete Child scored just 35 seconds apart to start the second period, chasing Clarke and giving the Saints a 3-0 lead. Baker scored his first of the season on a wrister from the left faceoff circle off an assist by Casey  at 1:14 and Child picked up his own rebound off a blocked shot and snapped a shot inside the right post for his second of the year at 1:49. Carey scored what proved to be the game winner with his 11th of the season on a rebound at 11:36 of the second as he put the puck between the pads of Bobcat backup goalie Eric Hartzell and the right post. Quinnipiac, which went scoreless in ten power play chances despite generating 16 shots on 18:53 of man advantage, finally got one past Saint goalie Matt Weninger as Jeremy Langlois skated down the slot and snapped a wrist shot which Weninger got a piece of with his stick, but couldn't keep out of the net. It was the 15th of the year for the Quinnipiac center and came at the 8:37 mark of the third.  Spencer Heichman scored his sixth after a faceoff win in the Saint end at 13:41 to make it a 4-2 game and the Bobcats pulled Hartzell for an extra attacker and the teams skating four-on-four and cashed in when Connor Jones scored his seventh on a feed from behind the net by Loren Barron at 16:30. Quinnipiac pulled Hartzell again with 1:11 to play but couldn't come up with the equalizer, getting just two shots through to Weninger as the Saints held on for the win. Weninger finished with 32 saves while Clarke and Hartzell combined for 12 for the Bobcats.

St. Lawrence University's Greg Carey (10) directs a shot from the point through a shooting lane on Clarkson goaltender Paul Karpowich.  Nick Tremblay tallied a career-high four points on a goal and three assists to lead Clarkson to a 4-3 victory over archrival St. Lawrence before 3,899 fans -- fourth largest crowd ever at Cheel.  (Grant Sharlow photo)  Game Gallery

St. Lawrence University's Chris Martin (25) rides Clarkson's Patrick Marsh into the boards in pursuit of the puck.

St. Lawrence University's Justin Bruckel (55) celebrates while jumping over the Clarkson goalie Paul Karpowich on a Kyle Essery goal.   (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

Potsdam’s Bill Tsekos (18) puts a backhand shot on net that gets deflected by the goalies blocker wide of the net. Daniel Morello scored two goals 11 seconds apart as SUNY Morrisville defeated SUNY Potsdam 5-3 with three third-period goals. The Mustangs erased deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 to earn the victory.
(Taylor Caswell photo)  Game Gallery

Morrisville’s Curtis Renaud (21) crashes the Potsdam net looking for a rebound, but is unable to control the bouncing puck.

February 11: The Brockport Golden Eagles (9-12-3, 5-8-2 SUNYAC) scored three third period goals to defeat the SUNY Potsdam men’s hockey team (8-13-2, 6-8-0). The loss drops the Bears into a 6th place tie with Brockport for the final SUNYAC playoff spot. Potsdam topped Brockport 5-3 in Maxcy on Nov. 19. The Golden Eagles outshot Potsdam 20-11 in the first period, but thanks to the sharp play from reigning SUNYAC Goalie of the Week Kevin McFarland, the game was scoreless after one. Nick Panepinto drew first blood for the Golden Eagles at the 7:29 mark of the second period. Sophomore forward Adam Place, back in the lineup after four games, got Potsdam even just 41 seconds later. Senior captain Sy Nutkevitch recorded his 99th career point with an assist on the play. Freshman forward Vinny Buttitta notched the goal’s second assist. At 14:09, the Bears grabbed their only lead of the game as freshman forward Trevor Cope struck with assists from freshman forward Carlo Ahee and sophomore defenseman Nick Avgerinos. Mike Baxter answered exactly two minutes later for Brockport and the game entered the second intermission knotted at 2-2. Baxter scored his second of the game 6:58 into the final stanza to give Brockport the lead for good. At the 8:38 mark, Troy Polino opened up a two-goal Golden Eagle lead. The Bears got back to within one 13 seconds later as senior Mike Foy. Senior defenseman Hunter Syrydiuk and junior forward Bill Tsekos each assisted on the goal. However, a Potsdam comeback wasn’t in the cards as Panepinto got his second goal to close the scoring at 5-3. In goal, McFarland finished with 40 saves, while Golden Eagles goalie Oliver Wren made 31 stops to earn the victory. Potsdam was 0-3 on the power play and Brockport finished 0-5. Potsdam currently still holds the upperhand in tiebreaking scenarios. Should the Bears and Brockport both win one game next weekend, Potsdam would clinch a playoff spot due to the second SUNYAC tiebreaking scenario, total conference wins. In that case the Bears would finish with seven wins to the Golden Eagles’ six. Or the Bears could clinch a spot with a Brockport loss to Morrisville on Saturday, Feb. 18. However, a Brockport win or tie combined with two Potsdam losses next weekend, would give the Golden Eagles the playoff berth.

February 4: On Senior Day the SUNY Potsdam men’s hockey team (8-11-2, 6-6-0 SUNYAC) got game-winning performances from senior forward Mike Foy and senior goalie Kevin McFarland to down Fredonia State (10-8-3, 5-5-3) 4-3 in overtime. Foy notched the game-winning goal with 28 seconds left in extra time and McFarland stopped 49 shots. Sophomore forward Mike Arnold also scored two goals for the Bears. Fredonia outshot Potsdam 14-7 in the first period. The Blue Devils created multiple strong scoring chances, but McFarland made several big saves to keep the game close. Fredonia finally broke through at the 13:23 mark as sophomore Steve Wicklum  scored on a shot from between the faceoff circles. Sophomore forward Mike Zanella  assisted on the play. The Blue Devils carried the 1-0 lead into the first intermission. The Bears made the most of their opportunities in the second period. On the power play at 1:48, Arnold buried a rebound off a shot from freshman defenseman Erick Ware to tie the game. Less than two minutes later, freshman forward Vinny Buttitta wristed a shot over Fredonia sophomore goalie Mark Friesen’s shoulder after a Blue Devil turnover. At the 15:48 mark, Arnold stole the puck in the neutral zone and carried it into Fredonia’s end. He then slid the puck under Friesen for a shorthanded marker to put Potsdam up 3-1. McFarland continued to stand tall in goal, stopping all 16 shots he faced in the period. Fredonia rallied in the third period, outshooting the Bears 21-8. At 5:02, freshman forward Brian Doust scored a power play goal to cut the lead to 3-2. Sophomore forward Alex Perkins and junior forward Mat Hehr recorded assists. At the 12:54 mark, Perkins set up freshman forward Stephen Castriota to tie the game at 3-3. The Blue Devils continued to press, but McFarland kept the Bears even. Potsdam outplayed Fredonia in overtime, compiling a 5-1 advantage in shots.  Freshman forward Trevor Cope nearly won the game with 34 seconds left, but Friesen smothered the breakaway attempt. Six seconds later it was Foy who became the hero, scoring on a rebound. Sophomore defenseman Nick Avgerinos and Ware picked up the assists. Friesen finished with 30 saves. The Bears were 1-1 on the power play and the Blue Devils went 1-5. “Mike Foy has really invested himself in what we wanted to do this year,” said Potsdam Head Coach Chris Bernard. “He’s emptied the tank for us every single day. I decided to play a hunch and give him some more ice time late and it paid off.” Bernard also saved plenty of praise for Arnold and his goaltender. “Welcome back Mike Arnold. Our penalty kill has improved dramatically since he’s come back from injury,” added Bernard. “And I don’t know what more you can say about McFarland. He made big saves at key times and on the penalty kill he swallowed rebounds and didn’t give them any second chance opportunities.” The victory was the Bears’ first over Fredonia since Nov. 1, 2008 and puts them in sole possession of fifth place, just a point out of third in the SUNYAC. 

SUNY Potsdam’s Matt Viola (10) fires a wrist shot in front of the Castleton State defender.  Castleton racked up seven power-play goals in drubbing Potsdam 9-1 in a non-league game.  (Scott Bartenstein photo)  Game Gallery

Geneseo goalie Cory Gershon (30) slides out on his belly to block a shot of Potsdam’s Bill Tsekos (18), while Geneseo’s Colin de Jersey (28) tries to check the puck away from behind.
Potsdam netted five second-period goals to topple Geneseo 7-3 in SUNYAC play.  (Nate Maser photo)  Game Gallery

Geneseo’s Corbin Rosmarin (9) attempts to get the puck away from Potsdam’s Bill Tsekos (18).

SUNY Potsdam goaltender Dylan Ellis snaps a glove save, one of 37 stops against SUNY Plattsburgh.  The Cardinals barrage early in the contest created a 2-0 lead, which the Bears could not overcome.  Plattsburgh beat Potsdam 4-1 in SUNYAC play.  (Ryan Bercume photo)  Game Gallery

February 10: The Plattsburgh State men's hockey team (15-3-4, 10-2-1 SUNYAC) received a surprise of the unpleasant kind Friday night, suffering a 4-2 upset by The College at Brockport (8-12-3, 4-8-2 SUNYAC) in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) matchup. The loss snaps Plattsburgh's 14-game unbeaten streak which dated by to Nov. 26. Plattsburgh jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Kyle Taylor scored a power-play goal on a rebound off a shot by Paul Puglisi with just 3:48 gone in the opening period. Kyle Kudroch also picked up an assist on the goal. But the lead was short-lived as the Golden Eagles answered back just 59 seconds later when James Cody scored his first of three goals on the night. Cody got the puck off a face-off win by Adam Shoff and fired a shot from the upper slot to tie it up. The Cardinals grabbed a 2-1 lead at the 9:23 mark of the first when Kudroch buried his own rebound. Taylor and Brandon Beadow were credited with assists on Kudroch's team-leading ninth goal of the year. Midway through the second period, Plattsburgh surrendered the lead again when Cody scored his second of the night from Shoff and Ian Finnerty. That was just the beginning of the Cardinals' struggles as Plattsburgh's Jake Mooney and Matt MacLeod were whistled for back-to-back penalties following the game-tying goal, giving Brockport a 5-on-3 power-play for 1:29. Nick Panepinto scored the go-ahead goal for Brockport at 17:02 in the third period from Brendon Rothfuss and Mike Hollander. Cody added an empty-net goal at 18:24 to complete the hat trick and give the Golden Eagles a two-goal lead in the final minutes of the game. The Cardinals, who outshot Brockport 39-26, were not without opportunities. In the second period, Plattsburgh had two short-handed breakaways - one by Mooney and one by Taylor, but Brockport goaltender Oliver Wren denied both chances. Wren finished the night with 38 saves. Plattsburgh's Mathieu Cadieux recorded 22 saves in the loss. Plattsburgh will look to bounce back tomorrow night at Geneseo in a conference game set for 7 p.m. With tonight's loss, the Cardinals fall three points behind SUNYAC leader Oswego with three games left in the regular season


February 3: Ryan Craig scored two goals as the Plattsburgh State men’s hockey team (14-2-4, 9-1-1 SUNYAC) defeated Fredonia State (10-7-3, 5-4-3 SUNYAC), 3-2, in overtime Friday night in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) matchup at the Stafford Ice Arena.   The Plattsburgh special teams generated all the offense through the first two periods. Ryan Craig gave the Cardinals a 1-0 lead at the 14:44 mark of the first period with a power-play goal from Jake Mooney and Alex Jensen.   With Plattsburgh down a skater due to an Alex Brenton penalty, Jared Docking made it 2-0 with a short-handed goal for his fifth of the year. Matt MacLeod and Mike Grace picked up assists on the goal.   The Blue Devils battled back in the third period to give the Cardinals a scare. Stephen Castriota lit the lamp early in the period from Brad Nunn to cut the Cardinals lead in half.   Mat Hehr tied it up with the 1:48 remaining in regulation, knocking home Ian Cosgrove’s rebound. Brian Doust also assisted on the game-tying goal.   But with their backs against the wall, the Cardinals responded just 1:12 into the overtime. Craig netted his second of the night from Mark Constantine to stretch Plattsburgh’s unbeaten streak to 13 games.   Plattsburgh finished the night with 39 shots while Fredonia took 28. Fredonia goaltender Mark Friesen recorded 36 saves in the loss. Plattsburgh’s Mathieu Cadieux turned away 26 of the 28 shots he faced to improve to 11-2-3.   Plattsburgh will be looking to avenge an early-season loss tomorrow night as Buffalo State comes to town for the final home game of the regular season

Clarkson’s Gabrielle Kosziwka (7) fights through the double team and tips the puck, but just wide of the net.  With its most explosive period of the season, Clarkson women broke open a tight game against Yale with a six-goal outburst over the final 20 minutes to defeat the Bulldogs 7-0 in their final regular-season game at Cheel Arena.  (Taylor Caswell photo)  Game Gallery

Clarkson’s Venessa Gagnon (21) comes off the bench at the end of a penalty and gets a nice pass for a one on one with the goalie but is stopped by Yale’s Genny Ladiges (35).  

February 11:Sophomore Erica Howe (Ottawa, ONT) posted 30 saves, including 14 several clutch stops in the final seconds of regulation, and three different Golden Knights scored goals as the Clarkson University Women’s Hockey team ran its winning streak to six games with a 3-2 ECAC Hockey victory at Quinnipiac on Saturday afternoon. Strong down the stretch with a seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1), Clarkson has clinched a home-ice berth in the upcoming conference playoffs. With two games remaining in the regular season, the Knights hold down third place in the league standings with a 14-4-2 ECAC Hockey mark. The Green and Gold are four points in front of fifth-place Dartmouth and hold the tie-breaker (a win and a tie) over the Big Green. Clarkson, which has reached the 20-win mark for the fourth time in the nine-year history of the program with a 20-7-5 overall record, closes out the regular season playing at Cornell and Colgate next weekend. Playing on the road, the Knights got off to a quick start at TD Bank Sports Center, taking a 3-0 lead early in the second period against Quinnipiac (15-14-2, 10-8-2). The Knights then held off the Bobcats to complete the weekend sweep with another one-goal victory. On Friday, the Knights skated to a 2-1 win at Princeton. Despite having to kill off three Quinnipiac power plays in the first period, Clarkson controlled play through the opening 20 minutes and jumped out to a 2-0 lead. The Knights outshot the Bobcats 13-9 and received goals from senior Juana Baribeau (Amos, QUE) and sophomore Brittany Styner (Calgary, ALB). At 9:45, Baribeau finished off a hard-working assist from Styner for her 16th goal of the season and 62nd career marker. Styner collected her second goal of the weekend at 16:40 when she deflected in a high-shot from the point by junior defenseman Hailey Wood (Lethbridge, ALB). Clarkson showed no signs of letting up when the second period started, taking a 3-0 lead shortly after killing off a Quinnipiac power play. Just 1:48 into the middle frame, sophomore Jamie Lee Rattray (Kanata, ONT) scored on a breakaway for her team-high 17th goal of the season. Quinnipiac got on the scoreboard with a power-play marker at 7:03 of the middle frame as Erica Uden Johansson connected off assists from Nicole Kosta and Regan Boulton. With 2:56 remaining in the third, Kate Wheeler made it a one-goal game. With their goaltender out for the extra attacker, the Bobcats pressured in the closing minute, but Howe stood tall and finished with 14 saves in the final period. Quinnipiac held a slight 32-31 advantage in shots. Clarkson went 0-of-5 with the power play and killed off four of the Bobcats five man-advantage opportunities.

February 10: Midway through the third period, sophomore Brittany Styner (Calgary, ALB) connected for the game-winner as the Clarkson University Women’s Hockey team opened up a four-game road trip with a 2-1 ECAC Hockey victory at Princeton on Saturday night. The Golden Knights, who have won five straight, improved their record to 19-7-5 overall and own a third-place 13-4-2 ECAC Hockey mark. Clarkson, which is unbeaten in its last six games (5-0-1) is just one point out of second in the conference standings with three games remaining in the regular season. The Green and Gold play a 4:00 p.m. game at Quinnipiac on Saturday. After a scoreless first period at Princeton (10-12-4, 8-9-2), the Knights took the initial lead on an unassisted goal by senior Kali Gillanders (Kyle, SASK) for her first goal of the season at 2:09 of the middle frame. The Tigers came back to tie with a goal by Brianna Leahy at 8:33 of the period. Styner lifted Clarkson to the victory with her fifth goal of the season, finishing off an assist by junior defenseman Hailey Wood (Lethbridge, ALB) at 10:14 of the third. Styner has at least one point in each of the last four games, while Wood extended her point-scoring streak to five games. Princeton held a slim 25-24 advantage in shots. Sophomore Erica Howe (Ottawa, ONT) made 24 saves for the Knights. Both teams were 0-of-4 on the power play.

Clarkson players crash the net seeking a second rebound, but Colgate goalie Kimberly Sass (1) dives onto the puck. The two teams combined for 30 penalty minutes, but Clarkson had more power-play chances, going 3-for-8, in downing Colgate 4-1. Erika Howe made 14 saves in the Clarkson goal. Sass made 29 stops.  (Taylor Caswell photo)  Game Gallery

Quinnipiac’s Victoria Winslow (63) looks behind her as the puck bounces off the post but stays out on a shot from the point by Clarkson. With a 27-save effort from goaltender Erica Howe and goals from three different players, Clarkson Women's Hockey team shutout Quinnipiac 3-0 in ECAC Hockey action on Friday.

Clarkson’s Katelyn Ptolemy (4) stops Quinnipac’s Chelsea Illchuk on her wraparound attempt.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

Boston University's Jenelle Kohanchuk (19) wins the battle on the boards and comes away with the puck against Clarkson's Carly Mercer (15) and Vanessa Plante (11). Clarkson battled back from a 1-0 deficit to take a 2-1 lead in the third period, before settling for a 2-2 overtime tie against #4 Boston University.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery
Clarkson’s Danielle Skirrow (28) and St. Lawrence University’s Jessica McAuliffe (19) battle in front of the net while Saints goalie Carmen MacDonald (30) would turn away the shot
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Cornell’s Rebecca Johnston tucks the puck just around the pad of St. Lawrence University goaltender Carmen MacDonald (30) for a first-period goal. Johnston scored two goals including an insurance empty netter with 11 seconds left, helping nationally-ranked No. 2 Cornell hold on for a 6-4 victory over the Saints.
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St. Lawrence University’s Rylee Smith (15) looks to make a breakout pass over the stick of Cornell’s Jessica Campbell (8).

February 11: St. Lawrence University first-year student Jessica Hon scored her fourth goal of the season, while classmate Carmen MacDonald made 31 saves en route to a key 1-0 victory for the Saints' women's hockey team over Princeton University in Princeton, NJ on Saturday afternoon. The win moves St. Lawrence (19-8-4, 13-5-2) into fourth place in the ECAC Hockey standings, while MacDonald earned her fourth shutout of the year.  Meanwhile, the Tigers remain four points behind Quinnipiac in seventh place with a record of 10-13-4 (8-10-2).  "Princeton had us on our heels all night, but we were fortunate to get a quick strike on a nice faceoff win early in the game," said St. Lawrence head coach Chris Wells.  "We had some great shot blocks and saves down the stretch to preserve the win." Junior Jamie Goldsmith's faceoff win early in the first period brought the puck back to senior assistant captain Josee Belanger, who fired a shot on Princeton goaltender Rachel Weber.  Though Weber made the save, Hon was there to bury the game's only goal at 2:18 of the first period.  Both Goldsmith and Belanger earned assists on the goal. The first proved to be very evenly-matched period with shots at 10-10.  However, the Tigers would turn up the offensive pressure on MacDonald, outshooting the visitors 12-6 and 9-1 in the second and third periods, respectively. MacDonald and her defense did well to keep Princeton off the scoreboard, though, including keeping the home team quiet on the power play (0-for-3).  Despite the Tigers' effort with Weber on the bench in the final minutes, the Saints were able to protect their goalie and leave Hobey Baker Rink with a 1-0 victory. Weber made 16 saves in the loss for Princeton, which held St. Lawrence to a 0-for-2 mark on the power play.

February 10: St. Lawrence senior captain Karell Emard became the 17th player in University history to reach 100 career points, but the Saints needed two goals in the final 90 seconds to stun Quinnipiac University by the score of 4-3 in Hamden, CT on Friday night. St. Lawrence, which outshot the Bobcats 38-27, kept pace in the ECAC Hockey playoff chase, improving to 18-8-4 on the season.  Meanwhile, Quinnipiac falls two points off the pace in the race for home ice advantage dropping to 15-13-2. "A wild third period was capped off by a crazy finish," said St. Lawrence head coach Chris Wells.  "There was great resolve by both teams and we were fortunate to get the last bounce.  Rick (Seeley) switched up his lines and they took it to us in the third until we were able to get the goalie out." The first period was owned by the goaltenders, as St. Lawrence's Carmen MacDonald and Quinnipiac's Victoria Vigilanti exchanged outstanding saves throughout the stanza.  However, Emard would capitalize on a rebound in front of Vigilanti at 18:25, scoring her 11th goal of the season to put the Saints on top 1-0 to reach the 100 point mark.  Junior Kelly Sabatine took the initial shot, while sophomore Rylee Smith was also credited with a helper. The lone goal of the second period belonged to the Scarlet and Brown as senior Alley Bero scored on the power play at 11:08.  The Akwesasne, NY native's second goal of the year was assisted by sophomore Brooke Fernandez. Needing to rally in the third, Quinnipiac made a few adjustments during the second intermission and came out flying.  Breann Frykas scored back-to-back goals to tie the game at 2:13 and 6:08 for the home team before Regan Boulton's eighth goal of the season came on the power play and gave the Bobcats a 3-2 lead. St. Lawrence was able to generate great chances in the third, outshooting Quinnipiac 18-8. Though Vigilanti and the Bobcats appeared poised to escape with the win, Coach Wells opted to pull MacDonald for an extra attacker with just under 2:00 minutes remaining.  The gamble paid off, as Smith lit the lamp at 18:26 for her 18th goal of the year to tie the score at 3-3, with assists going to sophomore Mel Desrochers and Emard. A mere 22 seconds later, Sabatine would vault the Saints on top for good at 18:48, taking a pass from rookie Amanda Boulier and stunning Vigilanti and the Bobcats with her 17thgoal of the year.  Quinnipiac failed to rebound in the final minute, as St. Lawrence won for the 12th time in 14 games. St. Lawrence finished 1-for-4 on the power play, while Quinnipiac was 1-for-5.  MacDonald earned the win with a 24-save performance, while Vigilanti stopped 34 in the loss. The Saints will play a crucial league game tomorrow, Saturday, February 11 against the Princeton Tigers at 4:00pm in Hobey Baker Rink.

St. Lawrence University’s Vanessa Emond (14) can’t get a stick on a rebound off the pad of Clarkson goalie Erica Howe (27). Sophomore Rylee Smith scored her 11th goal of the season on a power play with only 3:40 left in regulation and added two assists, lifting St. Lawrence to a 3-2 victory over Clarkson.
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On a pass from Kelly Sabatine (16), St. Lawrence University’s Karell Emard (76) puts the backhander in the net past Vermont goalie Roxanne Douville (34) for an early 1-0 lead. Vanessa Emond scored one goal and assisted on two others and goalie Carmen MacDonald made some spectacular saves in the Saints' 6-1 win.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

St. Lawrence’s Kelly Sabatine (16) finishes an outstanding play by backhanding the puck into the net for goal off a drop pass by Karell Emard (76). Sabatine and sophomore Rylee Smith combined for four goals and two assists on Saturday, leading the Saints women's hockey team to a 6-3 victory over Rensselaer (RPI).  (Taylor Caswell photo)  Game Gallery

St. Lawrence University’s (11) Jessica Hon battles for the puck in the corner with Boston University’s Janelle Kohanchuk (19) and Shannon Stoneburgh (7). B.U. jumped to a 3-0 lead, but the Saints battled back to within a goal. St. Lawrence outshot B.U. 38-24, including 29-13 over the final two periods.
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SUNY Plattsburgh’s Justine Fisher (21) fires a shot that is turned away by the blocker of Potsdam goaltender Jen Conophy (1). Potsdam jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but was unable to hold off eighth-ranked Plattsburgh in a 5-2 final.  Cardinals' Teal Grove scored two goals.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

February 11: Emma Rutherford tallied a hat trick as the Plattsburgh State women's hockey team (16-5-2, 14-1-2 ECAC West) skated to a 7-1 victory over Utica College (8-11-3, 5-8-2 ECAC West) Saturday afternoon in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) West contest.  Teal Gove got the Cardinals going at 15:07 of the first period with her team-leading 15th goal of the year. Allison Era and Alyssa Parke assisted on the goal. A minute and a half later, Rutherford scored her first of the afternoon, an unassisted goal at the 16:34 mark of the opening period. Rutherford lit the lamp again at 15:23 of the second period before Shannon Stewart scored a power-play goal at the 17:22 mark to give Plattsburgh a 4-0 lead.  With 20 seconds remaining in the second, Utica's Meredith Tice knocked one past Plattsburgh goalie Sydney Aveson to cut the Cardinal lead to 4-1 after two periods of play. The Cardinals added three goals in the third to easily pick up the win. Rutherford completed the hat trick with 3:33 gone in the third with assists from Kylie Klassen and Jenny Kistner. Chelsea VanGlahn and Parke followed with goals to round out the scoring. Utica more than doubled Plattsburgh's shots in the second period, 13-6, and finished the day with a 29-24 advantage. Aveson moves to 14-4-1 with 28 saves against the Pioneers. Marissa Hotaling logged the majority of minutes in the Utica net, recording 12 saves in the loss. Marissa McNamara stepped in for the final 9:10, making five stops. Plattsburgh remains in first-place in the ECAC West standings with 30 points. R.I.T. sits in second place with 29 points after taking two games from Elmira over the weekend. Elmira's 26 points are good for third place in the conference standings. 

February 8: Coming into Wednesday night’s game, it appeared offense would be tough to come by but nothing was further from the truth as the Plattsburgh State women’s hockey team (15-5-2, 13-1-2 ECAC West) and the Norwich Cadets (19-2-1, 15-0-1 ECAC East) combined for 15 goals in a non-conference game at the Stafford Ice Arena. Norwich’s Renee Lortie scored the game-winner 45 seconds into overtime as the Cadets took an 8-7 decision from Plattsburgh in front of a crowd of 1,011.   Each side went goal for goal in all three periods of regulation with game-tying goals scored on six different occasions. Eight power-play goals were scored between both teams and two players notched a hat trick in the offensive onslaught Wednesday night.   Jillayne DeBus finished with four points for the Cadets. DeBus tallied her first of the night at the 18:53 mark of the first period to send the teams to the locker rooms knotted at 2-2. Her 13th of the year came on the power-play with an assist from Tyne Gove. DeBus scored two more goals in the third period before assisting on the game-winner in overtime.   Julie Fortier, Tyne Gove, Brittany Sharman and Meaghan Papagno each tallied two points for the Cadets.   Shannon Stewart led the Plattsburgh offense with three goals and two assists. Stewart gave the Cardinals a 3-2 lead early in the second period, scoring a power-play goal from Teal Gove and Allison Era. Stewart’s second of the night tied it up at 5-5 with 6:19 gone in the third period. She completed the hat trick at the 12:24 mark of the final stanza to give the Cardinals a 7-6 lead at the time. Gove, who contributed four points on the night, and Alyssa Parke assisted on Stewart’s third goal.   Norwich outshot Plattsburgh, 39-32. Cadets’ goaltender Kelly Fisk recorded 25 saves to improve to 12-1-0. Plattsburgh’s Sydney Aveson turned away 31 shots in the tough loss.   The Cardinals went 4-for-4 on the power-play while the Cadets were 4-for-7.   Members of the Cardinal women’s team took the ice tonight in special jersey for Camp Ta-Kum-Ta. The jerseys are available for purchase through an online auction which will run until noon on Wednesday, Feb. 15 on gocardinalsports.com. All proceeds for tonight’s game will benefit Camp Ta-Kum-Ta.   Cardinal Co-captain and Chazy native Helen Giroux was also named the 2012 Chartwells Fan Favorite in a special ceremony prior to the start of the game.   Plattsburgh closes out the regular season with three games on the road. The Cardinals travel to Utica this weekend for a two-game series before making a trip across the lake to Middlebury to close out the regular season on Feb. 18.

SUNY Plattsburgh’s Justine Fisher (21) fires a shot that is turned away by the blocker of Potsdam goaltender Jen Conophy (1). Potsdam jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but was unable to hold off eighth-ranked Plattsburgh in a 5-2 final.  Cardinals' Teal Grove scored two goals.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

February 11: The SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey (10-8-3, 7-8-3 ECAC West) team defeated Chatham by a final score of 6-0. Five different Bears scored as the senior class ended their home career with a victory and brought the team closer to clinching a spot in the conference tournament. The Bears dominated most of the first period but had nothing to show on the scoreboard. Potsdam led the Cougars 25-6 shots after the first 20 minutes but Chatham’s goalie Megan Buchanan was up to the task. Each team had a chance to convert a power play opportunity but the Bears went 0-for-2 and the Cougars couldn’t convert on their one opportunity. Potsdam was a little unlucky and twice hit the post in the period. The Bears finally broke through at 6:35 of the second period when freshman forward Alexandra Holowka tipped in a rebounded shot taken from the point by sophomore assistant captain Brittany Lucky. Potsdam would tack on another goal at the 10:58 mark as freshman Izzy Fayerman beat Buchanan stick side. The Bears would tack on three more goals in the period to take a commanding 5-0 lead into the intermission.  The goals were scored by senior Caitlin Manahan, sophomore Jessica Silveira, and senior captain Annmarie Lewis. The Cougars (0-16, 0-16) were unable to solve Potsdam goalie Dawna Salvarinas (Mississauga, Ontario/Brampton Thunder) in the third period and the sophomore finished with 13 saves in the shutout. The Bears killed three power-play opportunities and Manahan added a power-play marker to end the scoring. Buchanan finished with 63 saves in the losing effort. Head Coach Jay Green was pleased with the team’s effort and especially his four seniors. “All four of these girls brought things to the table that were very beneficial to the program and our success and they will all be missed,” said Green. “We’ve lost to some good teams but we are happy with our record with two games remaining.” Potsdam is currently in fifth place in the ECAC West and has a three point advantage over Neumann.

February 10: The SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey team (9-8-3, 6-8-3 ECAC West), scored 2 late goals in the first, and added two quick ones in the second to take a 5 goal lead in route to a 10-0 victory over the Chatham Cougars, (0-15, 0-15 ECAC West).  Senior co-captain Annmarie Lewis finished with a 5 point night on three goals and two assists, freshman Izzy Fayerman contributed with four points of her own with two goals and two assists.   Fayerman started the scoring at 5:15 of the first on the power play from Lewis, then added a second at 19:07 on assists from Lewis and sophomore Jenn Crawford. Sophomore Jessica Silveira scored an unassisted goal 37 seconds later at 19:44 to break open a close game and give the Bears a 3-0 lead after the first. Potsdam outshot Chatham 18-3.     Junior Brittany Westlake scored just 53 seconds into the second on a screened shot form the point, senior Breanna Roy with the helper. Less than a minute later Lewis tallied from Fayerman, at 1:26 to all but end the suspense. Crawford got into the act, scoring from Lewis and Roy on the power play. Lewis increased the lead with a ricochet from the slot assisted by Fayerman, and she completed her hat trick scoring her third of the period, unassisted, to give the Bears a 8-0 after the second. Potsdam outshot Chatham 10-2.   In the third senior assistant captain Caitlin Manahan added to the lead from Silviera , and Freshman Alexandra Holowka. Silviera finished off the scoring with her second of the night from Roy. The Bears outshot the Cougars 9-5 in the third, and finished with 37-10 shot advantage for the game.   “All in all we’re happy to have the two points” coach Jay Green said, “and we have to be sharp when playoff time comes”.   It’s Senior Day tomorrow and the rematch will begin at 1. The Bears will honor their four seniors Manahan, Roy, Lewis and co-captain Brandi Atwell with a pre-game ceremony before they play their final home game.

SUNY Potsdam’s Breanna Roy (11) pinches off Plattsburgh’s Chelsea VanGlahn to knock the puck loose.  Back-to-back goals within 52 seconds in the first period put the Cardinals ahead 2-1 en route to a 5-2 win.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

 SUNY Potsdam’s Jenn Crawford (28) and Izzy Fayerman (next to her)  fight score while SUNY Oswego’s Jocelyn St. Clair (9) and Chelsea Hunt (20) help goalie Bridget Smith (30) defend the net.  The extra attacker helped the Potsdam Bears battle back to tie the Oswego Lakers 5-5.  (Nate Maser photo)  Game Gallery

SUNY Potsdam goaltender Jen Conophy (1) pokes the loose puck away from Penn State’s Denise Rohlik (26). The Potsdam women’s hockey team fell behind early, but rallied past Penn State for a 4-2 exhibition win. Bears sophomore forward Jessica Silveira finished with two goals and an assist.
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