Friday, November 29
7:00 PM
Princeton University
2-4-1
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No. 12 Ohio State
9-3-1
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2
3
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Ohio St.
0
0
1
1
Princeton
1
1
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Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast
Manfe's Magical Night Drops No. 12 Ohio State, 3-1
November 29, 2024 | Men's Ice Hockey
Thankful for nights like these!
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Princeton scored a goal in each period, with freshman Jake Manfre factoring in on all three for a 3-1 win over No. 12 Ohio State at Hobey Baker Rink.
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Arthur Smith made 29 saves in goal, playing a huge role in Princeton killing off all three Buckeye power plays.
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Noah de la Durantaye scored first for the Tigers, capping off a sequence where Princeton forced a turnover in the neutral zone before Alex Konovalov fed Jake Manfre who broke in 2-on-1 with de la Durantaye. The rookie fed a cross-ice pass to the senior, and de la Durantaye knocked it in 5:57 into the game for a 1-0 Princeton lead.
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With time winding down in the middle stanza, de la Durantaye worked at the top of the zone and slid to Brendan Gorman on the flank who centered a hard pass toward the goal that Manfre got a stick on and tipped in with 7.7 seconds remaining.
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The Tigers did not simply hold on, though. They pushed the pace back at Ohio State over the final seven minutes, earning a power play when Riley Thiompson was whistled for a trip deep in the Princeton end with 3:10 to play.
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Manfre would add his hard-earned insurance goal with 1:55 to play, taking a cross-ice pass from Gunty and roofing it over the goalie's glove. The play was close to being offside, and Ohio Stet challenged but was unsuccessful and the call stood.Â
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The Tigers did not allow a shot to reach goal the rest of the way, with Joshua Karnish and Jaxson Ezman each sacrificing for key blocks in the final minute.
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The Tigers and Buckeyes conclude their series at Baker Rink with a 4 p.m. faceoff on November 30.
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Princeton scored a goal in each period, with freshman Jake Manfre factoring in on all three for a 3-1 win over No. 12 Ohio State at Hobey Baker Rink.
Manfre had two power-play goals and an assist for a career-high three points. Noah de la Durantaye had a goal and an assist while Brendan Gorman dished out two assists.BOOM!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) November 30, 2024
Jake Manfre with his 2nd PPG of the night for a 3-1 lead over #12 Ohio State!@ecachockey | @NCAAIceHockey | @Buccigross | @TeamECH pic.twitter.com/sJ9xjUHcYo
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Arthur Smith made 29 saves in goal, playing a huge role in Princeton killing off all three Buckeye power plays.
The win is the first over a Top-20 team for Princeton since a 2-1 (OT) win over No. 8 Cornell on November 18, 2023. It matched the last time Princeton knocked off a ranked non-conference team which came on January 17, 2023 via a 3-2 (OT) defeat of No. 12 Providence.Arty, Arty The Big Stop Party!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) November 30, 2024
Another key save on a short-handed breakaway for OSU keeps us in front, 2-1! pic.twitter.com/DYeS1gUL5q
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Noah de la Durantaye scored first for the Tigers, capping off a sequence where Princeton forced a turnover in the neutral zone before Alex Konovalov fed Jake Manfre who broke in 2-on-1 with de la Durantaye. The rookie fed a cross-ice pass to the senior, and de la Durantaye knocked it in 5:57 into the game for a 1-0 Princeton lead.
That advantage held until the waning moments of the second period when Princeton capitalized on late power play opportunity.No(ah) Better Way To Start!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) November 30, 2024
Noah de la Durantaye knocks in the first of the game with assists to Manfre and Konovalov for a 1-0 Princeton lead over #12 Ohio State!@ecachockey | @NCAAIceHockey pic.twitter.com/I9RnJ897ez
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With time winding down in the middle stanza, de la Durantaye worked at the top of the zone and slid to Brendan Gorman on the flank who centered a hard pass toward the goal that Manfre got a stick on and tipped in with 7.7 seconds remaining.
Ohio State cut Princeton's lead in half with 7:01 remaining when Joe Dunlap snuck in from the point just after a Princeton penalty had expired and tapped a Damien Carfagna pass into an open net.Manny On The Man-Advantage!
— Princeton Men's Ice Hockey (@princetonhockey) November 30, 2024
Jake Manfre redirects a PPG for a big goal late in the second!@ecachockey | @NCAAIceHockey pic.twitter.com/gy5QVmFprl
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The Tigers did not simply hold on, though. They pushed the pace back at Ohio State over the final seven minutes, earning a power play when Riley Thiompson was whistled for a trip deep in the Princeton end with 3:10 to play.
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Manfre would add his hard-earned insurance goal with 1:55 to play, taking a cross-ice pass from Gunty and roofing it over the goalie's glove. The play was close to being offside, and Ohio Stet challenged but was unsuccessful and the call stood.Â
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The Tigers did not allow a shot to reach goal the rest of the way, with Joshua Karnish and Jaxson Ezman each sacrificing for key blocks in the final minute.
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The Tigers and Buckeyes conclude their series at Baker Rink with a 4 p.m. faceoff on November 30.
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Team Stats
OSU
PRI
Shots
30
23
PPG
0
2
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
4
Penalty Mins
10
8
Faceoffs Won
31
28
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
1
Goals
2
Sh
4
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
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