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Connecticut 3, Holy Cross 3 (Overtime)
Courtesy of Holy Cross Athletic Communications
WORCESTER, Mass. - Freshman forward Everett Sheen (Lethbridge,
Alberta) scored two goals as the Holy Cross men's hockey team tied
Connecticut, 3-3, on Saturday night at the Hart Center in Atlantic
Hockey action. With the tie, the Crusaders are now 5-4-3
overall (4-3-3 AHA), while the Huskies are 4-8-1 overall (3-6-1
AHA). All three of Holy Cross' goals came on the power as its 31.2
power play percentage ranks first in the nation. Sheen's seven
goals this season lead the team. Holy Cross took the two-game
weekend series, 1-0-1.
The Huskies took a 1-0 lead at 4:44 into the first period when Ryan
Hawkins knocked in a rebound from in front of the net. The
Crusaders answered back to tie the game at the 10:02 mark when
senior defenseman Matt Burke (Milton, Mass.) fired in a slap shot
on a two-man advantage power play for his first goal of the season.
Just 26 seconds later while on the power play, Sheen netted his
sixth goal of the year to give Holy Cross a 2-1 lead. UConn then
tied the game at 2-2 at 15:04 when Matt Turner placed the puck into
the left side of the net. For the period, the Crusaders outshot the
Huskies by a 12-7 margin, while Holy Cross went 2-3 on the power
play and UConn went 0-1.
In the second period, Sheen gave Holy Cross a 3-2 lead at the 11:47
mark when he scored on the power play for his second goal of the
game and seventh of the season. Holy Cross outshot UConn, 14-8,
while the Crusaders went 1-1 on the power play and the Huskies went
0-1.
At the 9:26 mark of the third period, UConn's Alec Kirschner tied
the game at 3-3 with his first goal of the year. The
Crusaders killed a penalty in the final minute of regulation,
while they were unable to score on a power play in overtime as the
game ended in the 3-3 final score.
Holy Cross freshman goalie Adam Roy (Feeding Hills, Mass.) made 27
saves and is now 3-3-2 on the year, while UConn's Beau Erickson
stopped 32 shots and is 4-8-1. Holy Cross outshot UConn by a 35-30
margin, while the Crusaders went 3-8 on the power play and the
Huskies went 0-3.
