brunswick, i. – With the only goal for this night, owen sweet '25 scored his fourth goal of the season to lead the Wesleyan men's ice hockey team in a 2-1 overtime loss to Bowdoin College on Friday night at Sidney J. Watson Arena in Bowdoin. did.
Sweet's goal with just over 5 1/2 minutes left in the first period gave the Cardinals (3-8-1 overall, 2-4-1 NESCAC) an early lead over the 9-3-1 Polar Bears (5-2). He took the lead at that stage. -1 NESCA). DJ Dixon '24, along with Sweet, broke through the Bears' defense and returned to his own zone to earn an assist. Dixon slid the puck to the goal line and made a backpass to Sweet in the center of the goal. With a knee on the ice, Sweet's one-timer hit the post and bounced behind Alex Kozic.
The Cardinals' defense held the Bears scoreless for another 42 minutes from the second to third periods. Bryce Bolman tied the game at 2:39, sending the game into overtime.
Isaac Abbott scored the game-winning goal on a power play to end the game for the Bears as the Cardinals were called for a delay. The Cardinals' penalty kill unit had stopped the Bears' previous five power play attempts.
At the Cardinals' goal, Eric Voloshin In 2024, he made 32 saves. Kozic finished the night with 16 saves for the Bears.
Dixon led all Cardinals from the faceoff circle with 10 tie wins.
The Cardinals will be back in action on Saturday, January 13th, heading to Colby College for puck drop at 3 p.m.
