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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
Clarkson
Clarkson Downs Men's Hockey 5-2
February 22, 2003 | Men's Ice Hockey
Feb. 22, 2003
Box Score
Clarkson scored three second period goals to claim a lead that it would never surrender as the Golden Knights defeated the Princeton men's hockey team 5-2 at Cheel Arena Saturday night. Down 3-0 late in the second period, Princeton climbed with a goal as Chris Owen scored twice in 23 seconds but Princeton could draw even in the third period.
Neither team could break through offensively in the first period as Princeton goaltender Eric Leroux and Clarkson netminder Mike Walsh kept the game scoreless. Leroux made 13 saves in the period and Walsh stopped six shots.
Clarkson was able to get on the board first, scoring twice in a span of 12 seconds to take a 2-0 lead in the second period. First at 6:23, Kevin O'Flaherty scored on the rebound of a Dave Reid shot to make it 1-0, then Reid scored through a screen to make the score 2-0. Rob McFeeters assisted on the first goal and Adam Campana set up the second. Clarkson extended its lead to three goals at 14:06 when Randy Jones skated in from the point and beat Leroux with a wrist shot through a screen. Trevor Edwards fed Jones from behind the net. Princeton answered back late in the period with Chris Owen scoring two goals in 23 seconds. The first goal came at 16:38 when Mike Patton won an offensive zone face-off back to Jesse Masear on the point. Masear then fed Owen who was all alone on the far post and he one-timed it past Walsh. The same line stayed on the ice and Owen scored his second goal 23 seconds later at 17:01 on a pass from George Parros.
Clarkson regained a two-goal lead early in the third period when Tristan Lush pounced on a rebound in front of the Tiger net during a 4-on-4. Dave Reid drove in on the net on a 2-on-1 and Leroux made the initial stop but Lush was able to get to the rebound first to make it 4-2. Clarkson's Jean Desrochers added an insurance goal at 16:47 on a breakaway to seal the Clarkson win.
Princeton (3-22-1) 0 2 0 - 2
Clarkson (11-18-1) 0 3 2 - 5
Scoring
First Period:
None.
Second Period:
1, CLK - O'Flaherty (Reid, McFeeters), 6:23.
2, CLK - Reid (Campana), 6:35.
3, CLK - Jones (Edwards), 14:06.
4, PRI - Owen (Masear, Patton), 16:38.
5, PRI - Owen (Parros), 17:01.
Third Period:
6, CLK - Lush (Reid), 2:50.
7, CLK - Desrochers (Unassisted), 16:47.
Saves:
PRI - Leroux (60:00, D) 13-12-14-39.
CLK - Walsh (60:00; D) 6-1-2-9.
