Orange Rally Late to Force OT

Saturday, February 3

St. Charles, MO

2:30 pm

Syracuse University

6-21-3, 3-11-2

Lindenwood

11-15-2, 6-8-2

OT 1

Syracuse

Lindenwood

Photo by: Braden Kletz

2/3/2024 7:13:00 PM | Ice Hockey

Box Score

The Orange battled back from a 4-2 deficit with two third period goals to force overtime at Lindenwood on Saturday. In the extra session the Lions tallied the game-winner with less than 90 seconds remaining. It was Syracuse's sixth overtime game of the season, and the second of the series at Lindenwood.

"Lindenwood played us hard all weekend. A disappointing result today after another gutsy come from behind effort," said head coach Britni Smith. "This group is tight knit, resilient and will continue to battle for each other, I am sure of that. We are excited to host RIT at the War Memorial next Saturday."

Syracuse (6-21-3 overall, 3-11-2 College Hockey America) took an early 1-0 lead on a power play goal by Rachel Teslak less that two minutes into the game. Tatum White and Alexandria Weiss assisted on the goal at the 1:41 mark in the opening period. Weiss had a game-high three points on a goal and two assists today and Teslak posted five points including three goals and two assists, in the weekend series. Lindenwood (11-15-2, 6-8-2) took a 3-1 lead into the first intermission after three goals in the final nine minutes of the period.

Forward Darci Johal tallied her second goal of the series with 8:41 left in the second period, on assists from Kate Holmes and Weiss, to make the score 3-2 in favor of the Lions. Johal has scored at least one goal in eight of the last 12 games. Less than 30 seconds later Lindenwood scored to make the score 4-2 and the Lions led by two goals after the first 40 minutes.

In the third period, forward Sarah Thompson found the back of the net on an assist by Kailey Langefels to cut Syracuse's deficit to one, 4-3, with 16:09 remaining in the third period. Weiss knotted the score firing a shot from the blue line for a power play goal with 8:07 on the clock. Holmes and Teslak assisted on the goal.

In the overtime, Lindenwood scored the game-winner with 1:27 left in the extra session for the win.

Syracuse goaltender Allie Kelley recorded 38 saves in the game to increase her season total to 1,031. She is the first goalie in Syracuse history to surpass 1,000 saves in one campaign. Her 1,031 saves is an Orange single-season record and ranks eighth on SU's career saves list.

The Orange will move to downtown Syracuse to host RIT next Saturday (Feb. 10). Syracuse will play the Tigers in a College Hockey America game at the Upstate University Medical Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial in the first of two games at the venue that day. The Orange will play at 2 pm followed by the Syracuse Crunch, the American Hockey League team affiliated with the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning, against the Rochester Americans in the nightcap at 7 pm. Admission to the Syracuse-RIT game is free and parking is available on downtown streets in Syracuse for no charge on Saturdays. Fans should enter through the State Street arena entrance.

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