Courtesy of Brad Nadeau, Middlebury Dir. of Athletic Communications

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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Jordan Caldwell scored with just nine seconds remaining to earn the top-ranked Plattsburgh State women's hockey team a 1-1 tie against Amherst on day one of the Panther/Cardinal Classic hosted by Middlebury College.
 
Following a scoreless first period, Amherst (3-0-2) went on a power play at the 6:22 mark of the second. A shot from Eileen Harris was saved as a rebound attempt by Hayley Opperman went through the five-hole of Sydney Aveson and just outside the left post to keep game a scoreless one.
 
Plattsburgh State (8-0-1) went on a power play of its own at 8:23, but could only muster up a couple of shots against a strong Amherst penalty kill. The Cardinals turned up the heat for much of the period, but Amherst netminder Kerri Stuart was able to keep them off the board.
 
At the 18:36 mark of the second, Amherst's Molly Connolly forced a turnover behind the Cardinal net. Connolly quickly found Eileen Harris in the slot for the one-timer past Aveson to give Amherst a 1-0 lead. The goal was the first allowed by the Cardinals through the first nine games of the season – a span of 518:36.
 
In the third period, Plattsburgh came out strong in search of the equalizer. The Cardinals had a couple of good chances, including a shot from Shannon Stewart that was denied when Stuart flashed a pad for the save.
 
Amherst went on the power play at the 16:57 mark, and shortly after the Cardinals killed the penalty, they pulled Aveson for the extra attacker with 36 seconds left to play. Allison Era had some room left of the right point and sent a pass down low to Jordan Caldwell. She quickly one-timed the pass from a tough angle down-low and beat Stuart to tie the game at 1-1 with just nine seconds remaining to force the game into overtime.
 
Aveson made 19 saves for the Cardinals while Stuart finished the night with 32 stops.
 
Plattsburgh State finished with a 33-20 shots advantage in the game, including a 6-1 edge in overtime.
 
Both teams return to action tomorrow when Amherst plays Elmira at 1 p.m. and Plattsburgh State battles Middlebury at 4 p.m.