COLMAR, Pa. - The Arcadia University men's ice hockey tied Wilkes 2-2 but fell in the shootout 1-0 in Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) play from Hatfield Ice Arena on Saturday afternoon.
FOR THE
RECORD
-Arcadia moved to 3-5-2 in MAC play and 6-6-2 overall.
-Wilkes stands at 5-3-2 and 8-3-3, respectively.
ARCADIA 2, WILKES 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
-After a scoreless first, Wilkes opened the scoring at 6:12 of the second.
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Matthew Verspeeten tied the score at 14:55 of the second with an assist from
Chris Benkovitz.
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Russ Tedesco gave the Knights the lead just 23 seconds into the third with helpers from
Grant Burback and
Brendan Dicker.
-The Colonels evened the count at 15:45 of the third.
-After a scoreless overtime, Wilkes scored on their second shootout attempt in what proved to be the only goal.
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Hayden Williamson stopped 37 shots in goal.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Goals: Verspeeten (1) / Tedesco (1)
Assists: Burbank (1) / Dicker (1) / C. Benkovitz (1)
Shots: C. Benkovitz (4) / Verspeeten (4) /
Connor Williams (3)
Blocks: Tedesco (2)
Saves: Williamson (37)
UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Friday when they travel to Alvernia for a 7:00 p.m. MAC game.