{"id":126810,"date":"2021-03-08T18:48:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T00:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/?p=126810"},"modified":"2021-03-08T18:48:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T00:48:30","slug":"niagara-opens-mens-college-hockey-postseason-with-a-come-from-behind-3-2-win-over-mercyhurst-to-advance-to-aha-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2021\/03\/08\/niagara-opens-mens-college-hockey-postseason-with-a-come-from-behind-3-2-win-over-mercyhurst-to-advance-to-aha-quarterfinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Niagara opens men&#8217;s college hockey postseason with a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Mercyhurst to advance to AHA quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_120042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120042\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-120042\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC-6998.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC-6998.jpg 499w, https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC-6998-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSC-6998-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-120042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A late third-period goal by Walker Sommer completed a rally from 2-0 down and gave Niagara a victory over Mercyhurst, advancing the Purple Eagles to the second round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs (File photo: Omar Phillips)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Walker Sommer&#8217;s goal with 4:07 remaining in regulation completed a comeback from 2-0 down as Niagara advanced to the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals with a 3-2 victory over Mercyhurst.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NIAGARA WINS!!! <\/p>\n<p>Walker Sommer scores the game-winner to send the Purple Eagles to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Atlantic_Hockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Atlantic_Hockey<\/a> quarterfinals!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/uncommon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#uncommon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HvDNkfhknT\">pic.twitter.com\/HvDNkfhknT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Niagara University Men&#39;s Hockey (@NiagaraMHKY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NiagaraMHKY\/status\/1369078978212954112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a season that&#8217;s been an uphill battle to simply get games played &#8211; including playing just four regular-season games after January 10 due to COVID-related issues &#8211; once again had a major hill to climb in Monday&#8217;s playoff opener.<\/p>\n<p>Mercyhurst jumped to a 2-0 lead on goals by John McDougall in the first and a second by Carson Briere early in the second.<\/p>\n<p>But Niagara had an answer in the middle frame.<\/p>\n<p>Ludwig Stenlund tallied on the power play at 8:42 before Ryan Cox equaled the score at 12:12.<\/p>\n<p>With the game tied in the third, Niagara goaltender Chad Veltri was strong, stopping all 16 shots he faced giving Sommer the chance to play hero.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walker Sommer&#8217;s goal with 4:07 remaining in regulation completed a comeback from 2-0 down as Niagara advanced to the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals with a 3-2 victory over Mercyhurst. 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