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Men's Hockey Fights for 3-3 Tie with No. 9 Cornell
January 14, 2012 | Men's Ice Hockey
PRINCETON, N.J. (1/14/12) - The Princeton men's hockey team scored three goals in the third period to tie No. 9 Cornell after being in a 3-0 deficit on Saturday, Jan. 14 at Baker Rink.
The Tigers went 1-0-1 this weekend against two nationally ranked teams. The tie comes one night after Princeton crushed No. 12 Colgate 6-2.
Both teams had great moves and chances on both ends, entertaining a standing-room only crowd at Baker Rink. Shots stood nearly even with Princeton taking 31 and Cornell 30.
Dustin Mowrey broke the stalemate at 17:06 of the first period with help from Vince Mihalek when the pair put together a great 1-2 when Mihalek sent a centering pass to Mowrey.
Princeton's best chances to score in the first came at 7:35 when junior Rob Kleebaum and Andrew Calof had give-and-go with a shot by Kleebaum being saved by Andy Iles at the left pipe. At the 13-minute mark, Alec Rush was released from the box just as Calof was clearing. Rush skated unencumbered to the goal but couldn't get as much momentum as the Big Red defensemen who squashed the opportunity.
Mathieu Brisson made it 2-0 at 14:17 of the second as the Big Red scored on a breakout. Joel Lowry won the puck in the corner and he fed it to Sean Collins. Collins centered to Brisson who went stick side for the goal.
Less than five minutes later Cole Bardreau gave Cornell a 3-0 edge with a power-play goal. Barbeau was positioned on the doorstep and was able to redirect a shot by Lowry with Collins getting his second assist at 18:38.
Kleebaum again had the Tigers' best chance at getting on the scoreboard in the second, about five minutes in, when he came across the goal mouth and Iles had to make a toe save to keep his team with the clean sheet. Princeton nearly lit the lamp with seven minutes to play in the middle frame, when junior Michael Sdao had a shot deflected by senior Marc Hagel right out in front. Sophomore Jack Berger was wide open on the left side but his shot was a touch too high as he went over the back of the cage.
Junior Eric Carlson started Princeton's three-game streak 3:13 into the final frame. A face off in front of the Princeton bench resulted in a scramble for possession. Rush got the puck in front of the Cornell bench and pushed it to Matt Farris. Farris centered it for Carlson who one-timed it past Iles.
Berger and Calof double teamed Nick D'Agostino behind the Cornell cage and Calof skated around the left side of the net. Calof tried to stuff it in the left side but was denied by Iles who lost his stick on the save. He flipped the puck into the slot where Lowry got it but Berger used a poke check to get the puck and back hand it towards the net. Calof was still down low and was able to put it in on the right side past a stick less Iles at 9:38 with a 4x4 goal.
Kevin Ross would score the game-tying goal at 12:14 with freshman Tyler Maugeri and Kleebaum assisting on the power-play goal. Ross fired a shot from the right point that found its way through traffic and into the back of the net.
Each team would put two shots on goal in the final minutes of the third, while Princeton had one more chance, 4-3, in the five-minute overtime session.
Junior Mike Condon was terrific in goal making some huge stops against the first-place team in the league. He finished the game with 27 saves, while Iles made 28 for Cornell.
Princeton improves to 6-10-5 overall and 5-8-2 in the ECAC. Cornell is now 10-4-3 and 7-1-2 in the league.
The Tigers will take two weeks off for final exams and semester break before returning to the ice to face Connecticut on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.