Brooke Mulvihill scored with 1.6 seconds remaining in the third period to send the game to overtime, as the St. Lawrence University women's hockey team skated to a 3-3 tie with the No. 13 Yale Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon in Canton.
St. Lawrence moved to 5-10-1 on the season and 3-2-1 in league play, while Yale moved to 3-3-2 and 2-3-1.
Mariya Rauf used a successful screen in from of Saints' goaltender
Maja Helge to put the Bulldogs up 1-0 with just less than five minutes to play in the first.
Forty-nine seconds later the Saints found the equalizer.
Jaylee MacKinnon knocked down a shot from
Meghan Crowley for her third goal of the season.
Jenny Keller also assisted on the play for her first career helper.
After 20 minutes of play, SLU led 11-8 in shots on goal.
Yale opened scoring in the second period with a goal from Stephanie Stainton, but the Saints were able to tie things up for a second time, as
Alex Therien walked in from the left circle and ripped a shot past Emeline Grennan to make it 2-2.
The Bulldogs scored with four minutes remaining in the second to hold a one-goal edge over the Saints heading into the third period.
Helge made some big stops in the third to keep the Bulldogs at bay and
Kendall Doiron nearly found another equalizer with a breakaway opportunity, but Yale held onto their one-goal lead with six minutes remaining in the third.
With 1:40 to play in the third, Helge headed to the bench to give the Saints an extra attacker.
The extra attacker was successful for SLU. Mulvihill sent the game to overtime, as she hit the one timer in the slot off the pass from
Cheyenne Degeer with 1.6 seconds remaining to knot the game 3-3 and force extra time.
Rylan Haslam also recorded an assist on the play.
The game would finish as a 3-3 tie, as both teams claimed 1.5 points in the ECAC standings and Yale won the shootout, 2-1. Â
"I thought we had a good push against Brown to come back last night and I think everyone felt like we were due for a bounce," said head coach
Chris Wells. "I don't think anyone in the room questioned whether we were going to bounce back. I feel like our last six games have been consistent and this is one of the weekends we've been able to get the puck out of the zone cleanly for some good attacks off the rush. Chey made a great play and showed great pose to slide the puck to Brooke for the goal to tie it up. I thought we played well offensively this weekend, showed a lot of determination and we've had great leadership from Abby as our captain with this young group keeping the bench going, which is a big part of it. You need to execute on the ice, but you also need to execute off the ice."
Helge made 34 saves for SLU, while Greenan also made 34 for Yale.
A nearly even game in shots, Yale led 62-61 in total shots, while SLU led 37-32 in shots on goal. The Saints finished with a 19-11 advantage in blocked shots.
The Saints hold down the fort at home, as they host Quinnipiac and Princeton next weekend, November 20-21.
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