The Princeton Tigers scored late in regulation and early in overtime to claim a 2-1 win over No. 10 Mercyhurst before 100 fans at the Ice Center Saturday. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Princeton and improved its record to 5-2. Mercyhurst dropped its third straight game as it fell to 10-5. <\/p>\n
Mercyhurst freshman forward Aimee Collins scored her second goal of the season at 18:19 of the middle period to break a scoreless tie and give the Lady Lakers a 1-0 lead. The Tigers tied the game late in the third when, playing four-on-four, senior forward Nikola Holmes beat Mercyhurst senior goaltender Tiffany Ribble from in close to deadlock the contest at 1-1. <\/p>\n
Princeton got the game-winner just 30 seconds into the extra period as junior forward Lisa Rasmussen scored on the power play. Rasmussen’s shot came through a screen and caught the far corner as Ribble was moving right to left. <\/p>\n
Ribble stopped 21 of 23 in the game while Princeton senior goaltender Sarah Ahlquist denied 23 of 24 Mercyhurst shots. Both teams were blanked on the power play; the Lady Lakers finished 0-for-6 while the Tigers were 0-for-4. Princeton now leads the all-time series 4-1 and has won all three meetings at the Ice Center. <\/p>\n
The two teams will conclude the weekend set Sunday at 1 p.m. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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