Five Goal Third Lifts SU Past Union, 5-3 - Syracuse University Athletics

Saturday, October 22

Syracuse, NY

4 p.m.

Syracuse University

3-6-0

Union

2-5-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Union	0	3	0	3
Syracuse	0	0	5	5

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10/22/2011 7:50:47 PM | Ice Hockey

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Facing a three-goal deficit entering the third period, the Syracuse ice hockey team responded with its highest third period goal total in program history with five in the final 20 minutes to earn a split of the weekend series against Union, 5-3 on Saturday at Tennity Ice Pavilion. The Orange (3-6-0) received multi-point nights from four skaters, while sophomore defensemen Christina LaCombe and Caitlin Roach each scored their first collegiate goals. SU will return to the ice next Friday to host Connecticut at 7:00 p.m.

Despite a dominating 38-13 shot advantage and 39-18 faceoff edge by the Orange, Union hung with SU throughout the contest. Alana Marcinko backstopped Union during the first two periods, finishing the game with 32 saves.

After a scoreless first period, the Dutchwomen scored three goals in 1:54 late in the frame, including two tallies from Emilie Arseneault. The first came with Union on the power play as she took a pass from Rhianna Kurio and beat SU goaltender Kallie Billadeau (10 saves). Union extended the lead to two just 48 seconds later on Lauren Cromartie's first goal of the season before Arseneault made it 3-0 Dutchwomen on a shot from just inside the blueline that seemed to fool Billadeau before ending up in the back of the net.

The Orange came out of the second intermission looking to cut into the Union lead, and did just that with a goal from Kaillie Goodnough less than two minutes into the final frame. Goodnough showed patience with the puck after taking a pass from Casey Hirsch, and skated around a Dutchwoman defender before throwing a low shot through Marcinko for her second goal of the season.

SU began a spree of four goals in four minutes with 4:22 left in regulation when Allie LaCombe scored her third goal of the weekend on rebound following a shot from Hirsch. LaCombe's cousin, Christina, got into the action with 2:39 left in the third on her first collegiate tally with the Orange on the power play.

LaCombe, who had hit the crossbar earlier in the period, took a pass from co-captain Megan Skelly at the point, and fired a shot through traffic that beat Marcinko to knot the score at three.

With less than one minute left in regulation, SU took its first lead of the game when Roach blasted a shot from above the left faceoff dot that got past Marcinko and give Syracuse a 4-3 lead. The Dutchwomen pulled Marcinko in favor of the extra skater, but Margot Scharfe was able to ice the game with an empty net goal with 22 seconds left.