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The Purple Eagles Double Up Clarkson

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POTSDAM, N.Y. – The Niagara men’s hockey team blanked the Clarkson Golden Knights for the 2-0 victory on Friday evening at Cheel Arena in the first game of the two-set series.
Special teams was the difference in the win over the Golden Knights (0-4-0), as the Purple Eagles (2-2-2) got a powerplay score from Dan Kolenda, while the penalty killing unit killed off five man-disadvantages, including 1:40 worth of 5-on-3 action in the second period.  Dan Weiss was a rock in the defensive end, make several key blocks while a man down.

“I was really pleased with our five-on-five play tonight,” head coach Dave Burkholder said.  “We took it to them for a lot of the game, but I’m more impressed with our penalty kill.  We spent a lot of time in the penalty box, but I thought the guys were blocking shots left and right.  I think we had a season-high in blocked shots, guys selling out to keep the zero on the Clarkson side.  It was just a very spirited road effort especially after what happened last weekend.”

NU also received a score from senior Marc Zanette, while Patrick Divjak, Kevin Ryan, Ryan Murphy and Giancarlo Iuorio added helpers.

Carsen Chubak made a career-high 44 saves against the Golden Knights, including 19 in the final period, for his first shutout victory of his career.

After a scoreless opening 20 minutes of play, the Purple Eagles capitalized on their first powerplay opportunity of the game at the 11:46 mark of the second period.  Divjak shot the puck wide of Lewis and it bounced out to Kolenda who swatted it on net.  Lewis made the initial save, but the puck dropped behind him and eventually pushed inside his own net giving Niagara the 1-0 lead.

Heading into the second intermission, Clarkson held a 25-16 advantage in shots.

After killing off the remainder of a penalty whistled at the end of the second period, the NU offense combined for its second goal of the contest.  Zanette gave Niagara the two-goal lead a little over three minutes into the final period of play, tallying his first goal of the season with 16:53 on the clock.  Iuorio slipped a pass to Zanette from the left corner, who fired a shot from a bad angle over the right shoulder of Lewis.

The Golden Knights amped up the pressure after going down 2-0, registering 19 shots, but the NU defense remained steadfast not giving Carkson the opportunity to stage a comeback.  not enough to stage a comeback against the Purps.

Oswego Men Earn Win Over Cortland

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OSWEGO, N.Y. – After falling into an early two-goal hole, the Oswego State men’s ice hockey team (1-0-0, 1-0-0 SUNYAC) fought back to earn a 7-4 win over Cortland (0-1-0, 0-1-0 SUNYAC) on Friday in the season opener for both squads. Seven different Lakers from three separate lines scored for a balanced Oswego State offensive attack, as Chris Ayotte, Luke Moodie and Jon Whitelaw each finished with one goal and two assists.

The first period provided enough entertainment for an entire contest, as the teams combined to post five goals in the stanza.

Tyler Leimbrock (Sr., Bolton, Ontario) nearly opened the scoring for Oswego State 2:50 into the contest, but the goal was waved off by the officials due to the net becoming dislodged. On the ensuing shift, Cortland skated down the length of the rink, and Ryan Wagner pounced on a rebound left in front of the net. A.J. Moyer earned an assist on the play.

With both squads skating 4-on-4 minutes later, Moyer capitalized on a Laker defensive miscue when his shot from the right face-off circle went just inside the far post at the 5:26 mark. The goal prompted head coach Ed Gosek to switch goaltenders after Andrew Hare (Sr., Burlington, Ontario) made one save on three shots.

Luke Moodie (Sr., Oakville, Ontario) got the Lakers back into the game when his shot from the slot made it a one-goal contest 15 seconds into a Cortland slashing penalty. A series of tic-tac-toe passes from Jon Whitelaw (Sr., Huntsville, Ontario) and Chris Ayotte (Sr., Cornwall, Ontario) led to the opening for Moodie at 8:24.

Later in the frame, Paul Rodrigues (Sr., Etobicoke, Ontario) carried the puck into the zone with Whitelaw on the other side of the ice. Rodrigues held on to the puck long enough to draw the defenseman, as he slid the puck to Whitelaw for the goal to tie the game at 15:34.

However, the scoring was not finished for the period as a Cortland highsticking penalty led to a Jesse McConney(Sr., Barrie, Ontario) goal with three minutes to play. Rodrigues fed Whitelaw the puck from behind the goal, who in turn hit McConney with the pass at the center of the blue line. His shot clanged off the left pipe into the net to give the Lakers a 3-2 lead heading into intermission.

Oswego State doubled its lead six minutes into the second period when Zach Josepher (Sr., Wantagh, N.Y.) hustled through the neutral zone to create an odd-man rush for the home team. He was rewarded for his efforts when he wristed a shot into the upper left 90 of the goal. Moodie and Matt Singleton (Sr., Whitby, Ont.) were credited with assists on the play.

Cortland pulled back to within one following a Moyer power-play goal 14 minutes into the stanza, but Ayotte notched his first goal of the season after receiving a pass from Kyle Badham (Jr., Oakville, Ontario) to make the score 5-3 at intermission.

The Red Dragons were not done yet, though, as sloppy play by the Lakers in the defensive zone led to a goal by Michael Lysyj eight minutes into the final period. Later in the frame, Cortland was forced to call timeout at 12:43 when the Red Dragons iced the puck after a long defensive shift in an effort to let the players on the ice catch their breath. The play backfired as Tim Carr‘s (Sr., Burlington, Ontario) slap shot from the left point made its way through traffic after Ayotte won the ensuing draw. Assistant captain Chris Brown (Sr., Centreville, Ontario) added a shorthanded, empty net goal with 1:27 remaining to make the final score, 7-4.

Daniel Jones (Sr., Richmond Hill, Ontario) posted 17 saves in relief of Hare to register the win. Geoff Sadjadi made 20 saves in the losing effort.

The Lakers went 2-for-5 with the extra attacker, while Cortland was 1-for-5.

Oswego State will host Elmira on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Blake lifts Potsdam to OT victory

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MASSENA, N.Y.—Sophomore forward Zach Blake (Campbellford,
Ontario/Plattsburgh State) scored 2:42 into overtime to lift the SUNY
Potsdam men’s hockey team (1-0) to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over
Saint Michael’s College (0-1). Bears junior assistant captain Mike Arnold
(Didsbury, Alberta/Kingston Voyageur) had a goal and an assist and
freshman goaltender Austin Keiser (Dunwoody, Ga./Boston Bulldogs) captured
his first collegiate victory.

The pace of the contest was quick from the opening faceoff, with Potsdam
holding the edge in play early. However, it was Saint Michael’s jumping on
the board first with a power-play goal. Senior forward Josh Geary fired a
bad angle shot past Keiser at 6:56 mark of the opening period. Potsdam
fired 10 first period shots on Purple Knights senior goalie Eric McGuirk
(Rehoboth, Mass./Bridgewater Bandits), but entered the first intermission
trailing 1-0.

Potsdam looked to take advantage several early power plays in the second
period, but a turnover in its own zone cost them. At 4:20, senior forward
Tim McAuliffe (North Reading, Mass./Vermont Academy) poked the puck off
the stick of a Bears defender and roofed it for a shorthanded marker.
Potsdam answered just 40 seconds later. Arnold found freshman forward
Billy Pascalli (Deer Park, N.Y./New York Bobcats) at the left side of the
net and he beat an out of position McGuirk for his first career goal.
Junior defenseman Nick Avgerinos (Bolton, Ontario/Georgetown Raiders)
recorded the second assist on the play. Another turnover hurt the Bears at
15:27 as junior forward Ryan Arsenault (Reading, Mass./New Hampton School)
stole the puck on Saint Michael’s blue line and took it the length of the
ice to increase the lead to 3-1. Again Potsdam answered quickly, just 52
seconds later. Freshman forward Todd Thomas (Davidsville, Pa./Harford
Wolfpack) cut the gap to 3-2 with his first collegiate goal. Freshmen Matt
Thompson (Anchorage, Alaska/Kenai River Brown Bears) and Mike Riley
(Brantford, Ontario/Brantford Golden Eagles) each recorded the assists on
the goal.

Saint Michael’s put good pressure on the Bears to start the final period,
but couldn’t pad its lead. Keiser stopped 15 shots in the third period to
allow Potsdam’s offense to even the score. The equalizer came at 12:44, as
Riley picked up a Purple Knights’ turnover and fed Arnold. It was all
Bears after the tally, but McGuirk helped Saint Michael’s limp to
overtime.

Potsdam continued the pressure until Purple Knight senior defender Morgan
Bell (Vancouver, British Columbia/Saint Albert Saints) was whistled for a
hooking call 46 seconds into overtime. On the ensuing power play, the
Bears ratcheted their offensive play up another notch. They moved the puck
around the Saint Michael’s zone with ease until they found sophomore
defender Erick Ware (Huntsville, Alabama/Kenai River Brown Bears) at the
point. Ware blasted a slap shot that seemed destined for the back of the
net, but McGuirk snatched puck out of the air. Seconds later Blake won the
contest on the power-play with assists from junior forward Adam Place
(Scarborough, Ontario/Bowmansville Eagles) and senior captain Matt Viola
(Toronto, Ontario/Vaughan Vipers).

In goal, Keiser finished with 29 saves and McGuirk stopped 40 shots.
Potsdam outshot the Purple Eagles 44-32 on the night. Saint Michael’s was
1-3 on the man-advantage, while the Bears went 1-6. Potsdam is now 8-0 in
the all-time series with the Purple Knights.

“Structurally, I thought we were on point with our game,” said Bears Head
Coach Chris Bernard. “Austin came up with timely saves that gave us a
chance to hang around and it’s got to feel good for Blake to make and
instant contribution. In Austin, I saw a kid that kept getting better as
the game went on. It’s a great start for him and something to build on. It
was great to see so many of our freshmen play so well in our first game.
It’s a credit to our upperclassman who’ve really done all they can to help
them get better every day.”

The Bears are back at Massena Arena tomorrow night to open SUNYAC play as
they host the Morrisville State Mustangs at 7 p.m.

Potsdam Women Begin Season; Coaches Poll In

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The SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey team has been picked to

finish fifth in the Eastern College Athletic Conference West pre-season

coaches’ poll. Last year, the Bears were 12-10-3 (7-8-3 ECAC West) and
qualified for the playoffs for the second time in the past four seasons.

The 2012-13 Potsdam Bears are led by captains Katie Komsa (Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario/Sault Ste. Marie AA Midget) and Brittany Lucky (Kanata,
Ontario/Ottawa Senators) and assistant captains Brittany Westlake
(Georgetown Ontario/Brampton Thunder) and Jenn Crawford (Burlington,
Ontario/Stoney Creek Sabres). Potsdam returns 10 letterwinners and adds 8
newcomers.

The Bears open the season with a seven-game road trip, beginning at Salve
Regina at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. Potsdam opens its home slate at
Cheel Arena on Dec. 1 against ECAC West foe Cortland at 7 p.m.

 

SUNY Plattsburgh was selected to finish atop the league with 80 points.
Elmira received a first place vote to finish with 73 points and in second
place. The Bears accumulated 44 points to secure the fifth position in the
poll.

Complete coaches’ poll below:

2012-2013 ECAC Women’s West Preseason Poll:
1.      Plattsburgh – 80
2.      Elmira – 73
3.      Neumann – 55
4.      Utica – 52
5.      Potsdam – 44
6.      Oswego – 38
7.      Cortland – 28
8.      Buffalo State – 25
9.      Chatham – 10

Oswego Loses to Castleton in Season Opener

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CASTLETON, Vt. – The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team (0-1-0) was shut out in the season opener, 3-0, against Castleton State on Friday night.

The Spartans took advantage of a Laker cross-checking penalty near the end of the first period when Nicoline Jensen scored a goal on a pass from Danielle Roberts and Eileen Coyne to open the game’s scoring.

Castleton started the second period strong, scoring 34 seconds after the period began.  Jade Wagner scored for the home team, whil Anna Daniels picked up the assist. The Spartans put the puck into the net again 12 minutes later on a goal from Anna Daniels with an assist going to Roberts.

Both teams were scoreless in the third period to end the game at 3-0.

Jocelyn St. Clair (Jr. Cambridge, Ont.) took the most shots for the Lakers with six, while Tori Trovato (Fr., Fulton, N.Y.) made 29 saves in her first collegiate ice hockey game. Castleton State’s Paula Stephens finished with 28 saves for the win.

Cornell Defeats Brown in ECAC Opener

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ITHACA, N.Y. – Brown goalie Katie Jamieson had a terrific day in stopping 35 shots, but the No. 2 Big Red offense was able to sneak one past her and went on to defeat Brown 2-0 in both teams’ ECAC Hockey opener.

The Big Red (3-1, 1-0 ECAC Hockey) got a second-period power play goal in front of the net by freshman Taylor Woods, and an empty netter  by Jillian Saulnier with 27 seconds left sealed the Big Red’s 12th consecutive victory over the Bears.

In net for Cornell, junior Lauren Slebodnick had her first shutout of the season and stopped all 12 shots she faced.

“It is surprisingly easier and a little bit more fun, too, when you don’t get a lot of shots,” Slebodnick said. “It was more of a focus battle. You really have to be ready for each shot.”

The Bears, playing in their season opener, were completely dominated for most of the game and did not test Slebodnick much. The junior had to make a few dangerous saves, and the defense was excellent in front of her to hold Brown to 0 for 6 on the power play.

The Big Red peppered the Brown net throughout the first period and emerged with a 16-4 shot advantage through 20 minutes. But Cornell was unable to get a puck past Jamieson even with four full minutes on the power play.

A Brown penalty with 10 seconds left in the period, though wound up resulting in Cornell’s goal later in the second.

With just a few ticks remaining on the power play, Kelly Murray took a shot from the blue line. Woods was standing right in front of the net and deflected the puck past Katie Jaimeson for the 1-0 Big Red lead.

“We needed to get more people in front of [Jamieson],” Cornell coach Doug Derraugh said. “I felt like she saw too many pucks tonight. It’s pretty tough to make saves when you can’t see it coming through, and our only goal on her the whole night was a result of that.”

The rest of the period saw plenty of power play opportunities for the Bears, as they had six minutes of the man advantage. But Cornell played a stifling penalty kill, holding Brown to just one shot on its three power plays in the period. When 40 minutes had elapsed, Cornell was ahead 25-6 in shots.

The third saw more of the same with each team getting two power play opportunities and neither converting. As the Big Red killed off a Brown advantage with about a minute to go, the Bears pulled Jamieson to get a 6 on 5.

The plan backfired, though, as Lauriane Rougeau started Cornell up the ice and found Brianne Jenner who got the puck over to Saulnier for the empty netter.

The Big Red is now 1-0 in conference play for the fourth consecutive year and has scored a goal in 86 consecutive contests.

Canisius vs Air Force Tonight (Thursday Oct. 25) 7:30 p.m. at Buffalo State Arena

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Cornell 5-1 Over St. Lawrence in Home Opener

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ITHACA, N.Y. – For 15 minutes, Cornell had no goals. Sixty seconds later, the Big Red had three.

A whirlwind sequence of three goals in 59 seconds vaulted No. 2 Cornell to an 5-1 victory against St. Lawrence in the Big Red’s home opener on Tuesday night. Emily Fulton, Brianne Jenner and Alyssa Gagliardi had the Big Red goals in that wild minute.

Freshman Anna Zorn added a goal in the third period for the Big Red (2-1) and Fulton – who also had an assist – got her second of the night to give the Big Red its final total and help avenge a loss in last season’s ECAC Hockey Tournament Final to this same St. Lawrence (0-5) squad.

Fulton’s first goal came on a brilliant individual effort as she stole the puck from a Saints defenseman in the Big Red attacking zone and beat Carmen MacDonald high and to the right with 4:59 showing on the first-period clock.

Thirty seconds after that, Jenner put home a rebound off a shot taken by Jess Brown after Brown took a pass from Fulton.

Before the home fans got back in their seats, though, the Big Red was at it again. Jillian Saulnier took a shot from the left point, and the puck was saved by MacDonald. But a funny bounce sent the puck behind her and off the glass. The puck ricocheted off the glass, back over the net and right into the goal crease, where Zorn was there to tap it to Gagliardi and a 3-0 lead. That third goal in 59 seconds caused the Saints to pull MacDonald from the game in favor of freshman Giulia Mazzocchi.

In the second period, neither team was able to score, though the Cornell defense shone bright as it had to kill off more than four consecutive minutes of St. Lawrence power play. Cornell also outshot the Saints 14-8 in the second period but was unable to find twice as Mazzocchi swatted away all 14 pucks that came her way.

The third period, though, saw the Big Red get back on the scoreboard. Fulton got her third point of the night when she scored a power play goal 13 minutes into the period, tipping a shot from the point by Gagliardi past Mazzocchi.

Zorn then earned her second goal of the year on a two-on-one breakaway with Brianne Jenner. Zorn had the puck on her stick last as she roofed it over Mazzocchi.

The Saints, continuing the lightning pace of goal scoring, added their only goal of the night on the power play 1:14 after Zorn scored her second with Rylee Smith nudging the puck past Cornell’s Lauren Slebodnick after a shot from the point by Brooke Fernandez bounced off a friendly body and left Smith with an open look.

Slebodnick was terrific in net otherwise, stopping 16 shots and allowing her fewest goals of the year to pick up her second win.

Union’s Lundberg Earns ECAC Weekly Honors

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 Sophomore goaltender Shenae Lundberg was named ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday, October 23.

Lundberg made 30 saves and posted a .938 save percentage in her season debut against rival Rensselaer Saturday, October 20. The netminder was instrumental in Union’s first-ever win at Houston Field House making several point-blank saves and converting a period-high 12 saves in the third stanza to ensure the 3-2 victory. The Peterbourough, NH native is the first Dutchwomen to win the award since Kate Gallagher who won the award on November 8, 2011.

The Dutchwomen will wrap up their five-game road trip as Union will play Clarkson Friday, October 26 beginning at 3 p.m. and St. Lawrence Saturday, October 27 starting at 2 p.m.

RIT Women Head to Penn State

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The RIT women’s hockey team will look to pick up its first College Hockey America wins as a Division I program, as the squad travels to play fellow Division I newcomer Penn State at the Greenberg Ice Pavilion for a pair of conference games on Thursday and Friday. Both contests begin at 7 p.m.

The Tigers (3-3-0, 0-2-0 CHA) enjoyed a solid weekend, earning a split against ECAC opponents Princeton and Yale. On Friday, the Tigers gave a strong effort, but fell just short to Princeton, 2-1 in front of 1,350 fans at Ritter Arena in a battle of the Tigers. Celeste Brown (Great Falls, MT) scored RIT’s lone goal, midway through the second period. RIT goaltenderLaura Chamberlain (Norco, CA/Norco) was strong in net, stopping 32-of-34 shots. On Saturday, RIT used a balanced attack to defeat Yale, 3-0 at Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester. Morgan Scoyne (Drumbo, Ontario), Brown, andErin Zach (Elmira, Ontario/Elmira Secondary) scored for the Tigers, who out-shot Yale, 36-21. In net, Ali Binnington(Oakville, Ontario) was outstanding, stopping all 21 shots she faced for her second shutout of the season.

RIT is out-scoring its opponents, 21-17 this season, including 19-4 over the last four games. Three seniors, Kim Schlattman (Stratford, Ontario/St. Michael’s Catholic), Ellesha Fortuna (Burlington, Ontario/Notre Dame Secondary), and Ariane Yokoyama (Van Nuys, CA/Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies ) are leading the team in scoring with five points each. Schlattman has a team-best four goals, while Yokoyama has four assists. RIT has 10 players with at least three points this season. In net, Binnigton and Chamberlain have split time.  Binnington is 2-1 with a 2.59 goals against average and .896 save percentage, while Chamberlain is 1-2 with a 3.31 goals against average and .879 save percentage.

Penn State (2-4-0, 0-2-0 CHA) enters the two-game series looking to pick up its second straight win after romping Sacred Heart by a score of 6-1 on Saturday. Taylor Gross and Shannon Yoxheimer each tallied a goal and an assist. The Nittany Lions were 3-for-5 with the man-advantage. Yoxheimer leads the team in scoring with four goals, while Gross has four assists. In net, Nicole Paniccia is 2-2-0 with a 2.51 goals against average and .931 save percentage.

These will be the first two meeting between the two schools.

RIT scores on Yale on Homecoming Weekend

Maksymum Inks Agreement with Arena

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Rochester, New York – Maksymum Hockey, one of the leading hockey development companies in the Rochester market has signed a 5 year agreement with the Sports Centre at Monroe Community College.

 

The Sports Centre at Monroe Community College home base for Maksymum Hockey. The agreement includes office space, sports performance training space, hockey shooting training rooms, lockers rooms for two Junior Hockey teams, and ice time for private and group hockey lessons.

 

“My partners and I are excited to establish a new long term relationship with the Sports Centre,” Dave Maksymiu, Owner of Maksymum Hockey said.  “We look forward to working hand in hand with the new ownership group.  This is a situation where all parties benefit, especially the local hockey community.”

 

“We are thrilled to have Maksymum Hockey on board for an additional 5 years,” said Chris Woodworth, Director or Programming & Marketing at the Sports Centre.  “They are one of the nation’s leading hockey development companies, and a staple in the Rochester Hockey community.”

Cornell Losses to Boston U; Splits Series

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No. 3 Boston University pulled away for a 5-1 victory against No. 2 Cornell on Sunday afternoon, splitting the weekend series after the Big Red’s victory on Saturday night.

Isabel Menard had four points for the Terriers, teammate Marie-Philip Poulin had three, and Laura Fortino‘s power play goal for the Big Red was not nearly enough in a game where Lauren Slebodnick had to make 31 saves on a relentless BU attack in the friendly confines of Walter Brown Arena.

The Terriers’ victory was their first against Cornell in the last five meetings dating back to a Frozen Four battle in 2011.

For the second consecutive day, neither side was able to break through in the first period. Slebodnick had 11 saves to lead the Big Red, while her opponent on the other end of the ice, Kerrin Sperry, had eight stops to her name. Each side was 0-1 on power play opportunities in the period.

But in the second period, the offenses once again got going.

Fortino had the game’s first goal, taking a rebound of her own shot and roofing it over the left shoulder of Sperry on the power play.

The sequence began as Jessica Campbell took a high sticking penalty, setting up the Big Red for the two-minute five-on-four. Brianne Jenner won the faceoff, fed Jillian Saulnier in the middle of the ice, and the sophomore took a shot that bounced out to Fortino. Fortino took a quick attempt and then re-shot her own rebound for the score.

But a mere two minutes later, Menard got the better of the Big Red defense, putting home a shot to tie the game at 1-1. And with 19 seconds remaining in the period, the Terriers took a 2-1 lead thanks to a three-on-one breakaway. Marie-Philip Poulin put the puck past Slebodnick on a nice cross-ice pass from Menard.

An early penalty against the Big Red in the third period created the Terriers’ third goal, which would prove to be the backbreaker. A failed clearing attempt by Cornell went into the glove of Poulin, and she dropped the puck to her stick and slotted it to Menard on her left. Menard went to the right side of the zone for Jennelle Kohanchuk, and the senior had space to make it a 3-1 game.

Cornell had plenty of chances in the third period but could not capitalize.  The team earned four power play opportunities, including a full minute of five-on-three, but it could not get the puck past Sperry, who allowed four goals the night before and finished with 22 saves on Sunday.

Isabel Menard got an unassisted goal with 1:59 left on the clock when she blocked a Big Red shot and took it 150 feet to beat Slebodnick. A bad turnover in the defensive zone 25 seconds later led to an unassisted goal by Poulin to seal the contest for the home team.

The Big Red took a total of 23 shots Sunday afternoon compared to the 34 it put on goal Saturday night.

Buff State Women Win Exhibition as Season Opens

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Buffalo State Women’s Hockey Clips Rapids in Exhibition, 3-2

BUFFALO, NY—Sophomore transfer Kara Goodwin (Avon Lake, OH/Avon Lake) netted a pair of goals and Buffalo State held on for a 3-2 victory over the Niagara Rapids Midget AA in an exhibition game this evening at the Ice Arena.
 
Kendra Peters (Brier, WA/Inglemoor) opened the scoring for the Bengals with a rebound goal midway through the opening period.  Goodwin extended Buffalo State’s lead to 3-0 with a goal late in the opening frame and another early in the second period.  The Rapids got on the board 4:22 into the final stanza and added a goal on a 5-on-3 power play with 46 seconds remaining, but could not find the equalizer. 
 
Tara Boliard (Canton, MI/Canton) added a pair of assists for Buffalo State.  The Bengals outshot Niagara, 33-27 for the game.   Jordan Lee (Colorado Springs, CO/Widefield) and Sarah Quigley (Canton, MA/National Sports Acad.) split time in goal for the Bengals.  Lee turned aside all 17 shots she faced, while Quigley made eight saves on 10 shots.
 
Buffalo State will officially open its season at home on Friday against first-year program Stevenson University at 4 p.m.

Canisius Falls to Western Michigan

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Kalamazoo, Mich. – The Canisius College hockey team fell to nationally-ranked Western Michigan on Friday night, losing to the No. 12 Broncos, 3-0. The loss drops the Griffs to 1-2-0 on the season, while Western Michigan improves to 2-1-0.

 

“A couple of inches here and there and it is a completely different story,” said Canisius head coachDave Smith. “We hit a post, hit a crossbar and had a goal disallowed. We gave ourselves a chance to be in the game tonight because we were better later in the game and I’m excited to see if we can carry that over into tomorrow.”

 

Junior Tony Capobianco (Mississauga, Ontario) led the Griffs with 38 saves on the night.

 

After a scoreless first period, the Broncos finally broke through halfway through the second frame. Western Michigan skated in on a 2-on-1 break and Josh Pitt got past the Canisius defense and finished for the 1-0 lead with 10:45 remaining in the period.

 

Western Michigan added a second tally nearly five minutes later when Jordan Osterie’s shot from the point snuck through for a 2-0 advantage.

 

The Griffs attempted a comeback in the third but despite good pressure, couldn’t get on the scoreboard.  In the first five minutes of the frame, the Western Michigan goaltender made a nice save on freshman Stephen Miller (Boxborough, Mass.), junior Kyle Gibbons (Westlake, Ohio) had his shot ring off the pipe and sophomore Mitch McCrank (Haileybury, Ontario) had his goal off a rebound from another shot that hit the post disallowed after a lengthy review.

 

The Broncos then sealed the victory with a power-play tally with 8:26 remaining in the contest with Mike Cichy scoring on a rebound for the 3-0 final score.

 

Western Michigan finished the contest with a 41-21 advantage in shots. The Broncos converted 1-of-8 power-play chances, while the Griffs did not convert in three opportunities.

 

Frank Slubowski recorded 21 saves for the Broncos to earn the shutout victory.

 

The teams wrap up the two-game series tomorrow night with game time set for 7:05 p.m.

 

Game Notes: The Griffs drop to 3-19-2 all-time against nationally-ranked schools and 4-18-4 versus CCHA teams … Canisius was shutout for the second time in three games this season and for the eighth time in the last two years … The Broncos now own a 4-1-0 all-time advantage against Canisius … It marked the first time in the series that a school failed to score two goals in a contest.

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