Maryland Heights, Missouri – The Lindenwood women's ice hockey team hosted Syracuse on Friday night. In an epic thriller, the Lions tie the Orange 7-7.
Game overview
In the first period, the Lions get to paydirt first. The period started at 4:15, quinn mclaren He will find the back of the Lions' goal. Caitlin Finnegan and chloe corbin. In less than a minute, Morgan Neitzke The Lions score another goal and take an early 2-0 lead. Assisting Neitzke's goal was: Emma Hoen and Gigi Pola. With 11 seconds left in the period, Ter Jorgensen found the net for the Lions' third goal of the night.Jorgensen's goal against Hoenn sarah davis. The Lions held the Orange scoreless during the period and led 3-0 after the first frame.
The second frame was a back-and-forth goal frenzy, with a total of seven goals scored. The Orange took the lead in the period, scoring at the 2:52 mark. Less than two minutes later, Jorgensen scored his second of the night at 4:56 into the period, giving the Lions a three-point lead. Jorgensen's goal was assisted by Hoen and Pola. Fifty-five seconds later, the Lions were back in scoring position and McLaren's goal was registered as unassisted. Undaunted, the Orange scored back-to-back goals on target at 7:54 and 8:35, cutting the gap to two points. At this point in the game, the Lions would lead 5-3. At 11:08 during the period, Rachel Gough That would push the Lions' lead back to three. Goff's goal was assisted by Davis and Henderson. The Orange would get their final answer of the period at 16:13, cutting the Orange lead to two points. After two periods, the Lions would lead 6-4.
In the third period, the Orange got their first answer at the 3:23 mark of the frame. Five minutes later, Davis scored to extend the Lions' lead to two points. Davis' goal would be assisted by Jorgensen and Neitzke. The Orange scored two goals late in the game, forcing overtime.
Neither team scored in overtime, and the game ended in a 7-7 tie.
After this matchup, the Lions moved to 10-15-2 and 5-8-2 in conference play. Neitzke, who scored twice in the matchup, tied the program record for most points in a season with 36 points.
leader in statistics
Scoring – Jorgensen (3), Davis (3)
Goals – Jorgensen (2), McLaren (2)
Assists – Davis (2), Hoen (2), Pola (2)
Plus/minus – Finnegan (+2), Corbin (2), sidney larick (2)
Faceoff Victory – Pola (16)
Block Shot – Hoenn (2)
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The Lions will face Syracuse for the second time in the series on Saturday, February 3rd at 1:30pm CST.
