Wiegand's Game Winner Tops Delaware in Overtime Win

NEWARK, Del. – Syracuse University women's ice hockey won an overtime thriller 2-1 at the University of Delaware on Friday night at Fred Rust Ice Arena.

Syracuse (3-4-0, 1-0-0) scored first when freshman Jordan Blouin tallied her second goal of the season. Celia Wiegand scored the game-winning goal just six seconds left at the end of the 5-minute overtime period to give the Orange their first Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) win of the season. Goaltender Ava Drabyk finished the night with 26 saves.

Delaware (1-6-0, 0-3-0) evened the game in the second period with a Kaitlin Finnegan goal, but the effort fell short in the end. Goaltender Charlotte Payne recorded 48 saves in total.

How it Happened

Blouin started the scoring with a goal 9 minutes and 22 seconds into the first period on a rush with Sami Gendron and Nea Tervonen assisting.
Syracuse outshot Delaware 15-6 in the first period.
The Blue Hens equalized the score 11:42 in the second period when Finnegan was fed a pass from Katelynn Charlton.
The third period saw Syracuse continue to press offensively, firing 20 shots on goal. The Orange killed off multiple penalties late in the period to reach overtime with the score still deadlocked at 1-1.
In overtime, Syracuse survived an early penalty kill before Wiegand ended the game dramatically. With just six seconds remaining in the extra period, Wiegand wrapped around the back of the net for her first goal of the season, assisted by Tervonen, to give the Orange the 2-1 victory.

Behind the Numbers

Nea Tervonen recorded two assists and won 16 of 24 faceoffs (66%).
Syracuse outshot Delaware 50-26 in the game, including a 20-11 advantage in the third period.
'Cuse did not let up a power play goal in nine Blue Hen chances

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