POTSDAM, N.Y. – No. 1 Plattsburgh State women's ice hockey extended its winning streak to 24 games with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory in overtime against SUNY Potsdam in a Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) game on Wednesday night at Maxcy Ice Arena.
Plattsburgh State (6-0-0, 5-0-0 NEWHL) controlled play in the first period and outshot Potsdam (2-3-0, 2-3-0 NEWHL) 19-4. However, Potsdam was able to score to take a 1-0 lead over Plattsburgh State. After an initial shot and a scrum in front of the Plattsburgh State net, Potsdam's Alex Quinn was able to bang home the rebound for a goal at 9:23 of the first period. Kaylee Merrill and Emily DellaNeve assisted on the play.
The Cardinals continued to control play and outshot the Bears 19-2 in the second period. Their offensive pressure paid off when junior forward
Madison Walker (Denver, Colo./Lansing Spartans) tied the game at 1-1 with her first goal of the season at 12:17 of the second period. After a face-off win in the offensive zone, the Cardinals passed the puck around until it ended up on the stick of sophomore forward
Taylor Whitney (Livonia, Mich./Little Caesars) along the left sideboards. Whitney played the puck to sophomore forward
Nicole Unsworth (Milwaukee, Wis./East Coast Wizards), who was to the left of the crease. Unsworth redirected the pass across the front of the net where Walker, a team captain, came in to quickly deposit the puck into the back of the net for the goal. Unsworth and Whitney recorded assists on the goal.
In the third period, Plattsburgh State held a 19-2 advantage in shots, but was unable to score and the game went into overtime tied at 1-1.
Unsworth completed the comeback victory for the Cardinals with her second goal of the season at 1:22 of overtime. After a battle for the puck in the left corner of the Cardinals' offensive zone, Unsworth skated the puck out and circled into the slot where she released a wrist shot that the goaltender got a piece of, but was unable to keep from bouncing over the goal line for the game-winning tally. Whitney garnered her second assist of the night on the play.
Sophomore goaltender
Ashley Davis (Winterville, N.C./Northwood School) (4-0-0) made seven saves for Plattsburgh State and Kayla McCabe (0-2-0) stopped 58 shots for Potsdam.
Plattsburgh State held a 60-8 advantage in shots on goal.
The Cardinals finished 0-of-4 on the power play and the Bears were 0-of-1.
Plattsburgh State returns home to face NEWHL foe SUNY Canton as part of Rock the Red Day at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16. Potsdam steps away from NEWHL play to host Saint Michael's College at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
