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Clarkson’s Gabrielle David stood eye to eye with Tatum White for a faceoff in the Golden Knights’ defensive zone. David got to the puck first, flicking it backwards to Haley Winn. Winn then flicked the puck along the boards, setting up an attack. Anne Cherkowski controlled the puck in the Syracuse zone, picking her head up to find David who continued her run after winning the initial faceoff. David slid it across to Darcie Lappan who tapped the puck into the net to give Clarkson a 1-0 lead just three minutes into the game. 

David’s goal gave the Golden Knights a lead that they never gave up. In its opening game of the Adirondack Ice Breaker tournament, Syracuse (1-7, 0-0 College Hockey America) fell 3-0 to Clarkson (7-1-1, 0-0 Eastern College Athletic). Syracuse struggled to get their offense going after scoring seven goals in its past three games. It was SU’s sixth straight loss and its third straight against the Golden Knights. 

SU pushed for a tying goal in the second period. Madison Primeau pounced on a Clarkson turnover in the neutral zone, before wristing a left-handed shot towards the net that was saved by Michelle Pasiechnyk. Moments later, Mik Todd had a fast break opportunity, trying to deke out Pasiechnyk, but was unable to get a shot off.

Syracuse had a power play opportunity in the second period but could not capitalize. David was called for tripping at the 15-minute mark, which gave SU an opportunity to tie the game. Lauren Bellefontaine and Sarah Marchand tried to connect on a give-and-go opportunity, but the second pass for Bellefontaine was too much as the dangerous attack fizzled out. SU did a good job of killing Clarkson’s power play, when Maya D’Arcy was called for boarding late in the period. 

In the final moments of the second period, Arielle DeSmet kept it a one goal game when she denied Jaden Bogden with a pad save and gloved a shot from wrister from Florence Lessard. DeSmet finished the game with 38 saves, the second most saves in a single game this year.

The Golden Knights stayed aggressive as they tried to find a second goal. D’Arcy was called for a slashing penalty with five minutes remaining, SU struggled to clear the puck from their zone with Clarkson sustaining pressure. As the penalty wound down, Stephanie Markowski controlled the puck behind the net, laying it off for Lappan. Cherkowski darted to the front of the net and Lappan found her on a set up to give Clarkson a 2-0 lead. 

The Golden Knights finished with 41 shots, while the Orange could only manage 20. Kambel Beacom had a career high four shots on goal to lead Syracuse, Bellefontaine had three and four other players had two. 

Trying to get back into the game, Syracuse pulled DeSmet with three minutes to go. SU pressed Clarkson, but nothing came of the advantage, with Lappan shutting the door on any possible comeback with an empty net goal.

Published on October 21, 2022 at 10:53 pm

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