Syracuse Posts Two Powerplay Goals in Detroit

Friday, November 21

Detroit, MI

7:00 p.m.

Syracuse University

#11 Wayne State

Sophomore Stefanie Marty and freshman Kylie Klassen each notched their first powerplay goals for the Orange whereas sophomore Keeta Koalska found the back of the net for the first time in the Syracuse sweater.

11/21/2008 9:31:03 PM | Ice Hockey

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DETROIT, Mich. – In what proved to be a physical battle, the Syracuse ice hockey team rallied from a four-goal deficit in the third period to scare CHA opponent Wayne State with about three minutes remaining, but the late end charge was not enough in the 5-3 decision.

Sophomore forward Keeta Koalska (Forest Lake, Minn.) tallied her first career goal for Syracuse at the City Sports Center on Saturday evening as part of the final effort in the third period while freshman Kylie Klassen (Winkler, Manitoba) and sophomore forward Stefanie Marty (Nussbaumen, Switzerland) each recorded their first powerplay goals for the Orange this season.

Freshman Megan Skelly (Taber, Alberta) registered her team-leading 11th point of the season on Marty's powerplay Marker whereas sophomore Rebecca Gordon (St. Catharines, Ontario) and senior Rachel Tilford (Birch Hills, Saskatchewan) each notched their second point of the year on Koalska's score.

Sophomores Julie Rising (Anchorage, Alaska) and Cheyenne Bojeski (Hamilton, Ontario) were the orchestrators on Klassen's tally. Rising receorded her fifth assist of the year, ninth point in all. while Bojeski's second assist of the season upped her 2008 points total to four.

Junior goaltender Lucy Schoedel (Ithaca, N.Y.) started her 12th consecutive game for the Orange, making 16 saves on 21 shots to stretch her SU career total to 315 total stops. Freshman netminder Steph Jones (Thornhill, Ontario) was tested in her third appearance, thwarting five shots in a scoreless third period. Jones' blank frame marks the first time she's stood in net for a scoreless 20 minutes.

The Warriors attacked first at 7:17 into the first period. Melissa Boal scored her 10th goal of the season from a Chelsea Burnett assist to spot Wayne State the early 1-0 edge.

Klassen wiped out the Warriors lead with SU's first powerplay marker of the night 2:28 later in the first period after Rising facilitated the open shot in front of Delayne Brian at 4:49 to even the count, 1-1.

Syracuse continued to apply pressure in the first half, outshooting Wayne State, 12-8, in the first stanza, but the Warriors snuck in a momentum-crippling goal with 13 seconds remaining in the period. Alyssa Baldin grabbed a rebound near the far circle and slipped it past Schoedel for the 2-1 lead at 00:13. Lindsay DiPietro and Veronique Laramee-Paquette were awarded the assists after firing the first two initial shots during the scoring play.

After senior Nikki Leone (Trenton, Ontario) was sent to the box for a hooking call at 15:43, Boal charged into a pile in front of the goal mouth and poked one past Schoedel for WSU's first powerplay goal of the evening to take the two-goal edge, 3-1, at 13:55 of the second session.

Following the extra-man marker, Poyton and Boal streaked down the ice to set up an odd-man situation. Poyton ripped a shot at the 11:00 minute mark which was initially stopped by Schoedel, but the puck's momentum carried across the goal line for the 4-1 lead.

At 3:15, Laramee-Paquette was flagged for a roughing call giving the Orange the powerplay opportunity, but the extra skater for SU unluckily gave way to another Wayne State goal. Baldin tallied her second goal in short-handed fashion after finding herself in a one-on-one situation against Schoedel. Baldin beat SU's netminder for the 5-1 advantage.

Syracuse staged a third period comeback with two goals, including its second powerplay tally, within 1:12 of each other. Marty accepted a pass from Skelly and released the puck from her stick past Brian for the second Orange extra-man goal with 3:47 to go in the third period, 5-2. Koalska emulated Marty and drew the difference to two goals with 2:35 remaining in the contest. Koalska deposited the disc for SU's third goal of the game from a Gordon dish.

Freshman forward Lisa Mullan (Victoria, British Columbia) echoed a shot off the pipe with about a minute to go as a last ditch effort, but the two-goal flurry was not enough as Wayne State prevailed, 5-3.

The Orange remains in Detroit for the backend of a two-game series against Wayne State on Saturday, November 22. Syracuse seeks its first conference win when the puck drops at the City Sports Center at 2 pm.