Men’s Ice Hockey Rallies to Tie Worcester St., Win Shootout
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
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Rivier (2-1-1, 0-1-1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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Worcester St. (1-4-1, 0-1-1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
WORCESTER, Mass. – The Rivier men's ice hockey team earned its first Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) points after tying the game late and winning the shootout against Worcester St. on Thursday night at the Worcester Ice Center.
The Raiders moved to 2-1-1 (0-1-1 MASCAC) while the Lancers shifted to 1-4-1 (0-1-1 MASCAC).
Rivier got on the board after 15:17 of action as sophomore forward Jake Laville tipped in a shot from senior Jon Tavella on the powerplay to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead heading into the first intermission.
The Lancers potted a pair in the first 4:23 of the second frame to flip the script and take a 2-1 advantage. Four minutes later, Laville took the puck from a Worcester St. defender in the Rivier end and turned up ice with a burst of speed, eventually beating the Lancers goalie on a backhanded shot on the breakaway, leveling the score at two apiece. A Rivier penalty called with 1:30 left in the period resulted in the Lancers' second lead of the contest as Brian Clougherty scored one minute later to make it 3-2.
Riv pulled its netminder in the final minutes and used a 6-on-4 man advantage to its benefit as junior defenseman Carter Poulin found the back of the net with 21 seconds left in regulation to tie the game and force overtime.
Neither team could find twine in the extra five minutes of 3-on-3 play, resulting in a best-of-three shootout.
Junior Matt Horan tucked in a deke on the Raiders' second attempt, scoring the lone goal of the shootout to secure the second point for the MASCAC standings.
Rivier outshot Worcester St. by a margin of 52-37, as senior netminder Luke Newell made 34 stops for the Raiders. Laville (2-0-0) and Poulin (1-1-2) each registered two points.
The Raiders killed off all six penalties while going 2-for-2 on the powerplay.
Rivier is back on home ice on Saturday, Nov. 23 in a MASCAC matchup against Anna Maria on Youth Hockey Night at Conway Arena. Faceoff is slated for 7:30 p.m.
