Potsdam, NY – An apparent game-winning goal in the final split second of overtime was overturned after video review leaving the Clarkson University Women’s Hockey team having to settle for a 2-2 tie in ECAC Hockey action against Colgate before 321 fans at Cheel Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The Knights looked to have pulled out the victory over the Raiders when freshman Juana Baribeau (Amos, QUE) fired in a shot off her own rebound from along the left boards just before the horn sounded, but the officials, after a lengthy five-minute video review, ruled the goal light came on after time had expired.
Clarkson closes out the 2008 portion of the schedule with an 8-6-4 overall record and a 4-2-2 ECAC Hockey mark. The Golden Knights return to action on January 9-10 with a two-game home series against Hockey East foe Maine.
Junior Genevieve Lavoie (Delson, QUE) and sophomore Melissa Waldie (Newmarket, ONT) paced the Clarkson offense with a goal and one assist apiece. Sophomore Lauren Dahm (Baldwinsville, NY) posted 21 saves. Colgate (8-8-2, 2-4-2) out shot the Green and Gold 23-21, including a 10-6 margin in the third period, but the Knights held a 4-1 advantage in the extra session.
The chances on goal were few and far between for both teams early on, as the Knights and Raiders combined for 13 shots. In those 13 shots, however, came three first-period goals. At 8:31, two seconds after the Raiders killed off a power play, Britney Selina (Thornhill, ONT) took a hard shot from the point and the puck was redirected by Lavoie with a waist-high stick deflection. Waldie also assisted on the score. The goal was Lavoie’s fourth of the season.
Exactly three minutes later, Clarkson put another on the scoreboard, this time capitalizing on a power-play chance. Senior captain Kimberly McKenney (Smiths Falls, ONT) sent a pass down from the blueline to Lavoie near the bottom of the circle. Lavoie then quickly sent a pass to Waldie across the crease, who one-timed a shot in for a 2-0 lead seven seconds into the power play, her eighth goal of the year.
Colgate responded with a goal late in the period to cut the Clarkson advantage to a more manageable one goal margin. Elin Brown sent a pass to linemate Marissa Dombovy, who was alone in the slot, and Dombovy put a tough move on Dahm to make the score 2-1.
The Raiders scored their second goal of the game, a power-play marker, early in the second frame. Trying to dump the puck in, defenseman Kiira Dosdall had her “shot” deflect off a Clarkson player, hit a gouged spot in the ice, and then bounced by a confused Dahm who tried to hustle back into the net after the oddly bounding puck. The power play goal for the Raiders marked the 18th consecutive game that they have recorded at least one man-advantage goal.
Clarkson finished 1-of-6 on the power play, while Colgate was 1-of-5 with the extra skater.
