Extra Attacker Gives Potsdam Tie

An extra-attacker goal from sophomore forward Jessica
Silveira (Brampton, Ontario/Brampton Thunder) with 38 seconds left gave
the SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey team (1-4-1, 1-4-1 ECAC West) a 5-5 tie
with Oswego State (2-3-2, 2-1-2) on Saturday afternoon. Senior assistant
captain Caitlin Manahan (St. Alban’s, Vt./Elmira College) led the Bears
with a goal and two assists and freshman forward Izzy Fayerman (Calgary,
Alberta/The Edge) contributed two goals.

The Bears drew first blood at 10:41 of the first period, capitalizing on a
Laker major penalty. Sophomore defenseman Brittany Lucky (Kanata,
Ontario/Ottawa Senators) gave Potsdam a 1-0 lead with assists from
sophomore forward Jessica Silveira (Brampton, Ontario/Brampton Thunder)
and freshman forward Alexandra Holowka (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Balmoral Hall).
At 14:24, Oswego sophomore forward Megan Howe (Stratford, Ontario/London
Devilettes) made the most of a Bear turnover with an unassisted goal.
Nearly three minutes later, Laker sophomore defenseman Jocelyn St. Clair
(Cambridge, Ontario/Waterloo K-W Rangers) gave Oswego a 2-1 lead.  The
Lakers carried the 2-1 advantage into the first intermission.

In the second period, several early Potsdam penalties shifted the momentum
further in Oswego’s favor. At the 9:21 mark, senior forward Kelly Collins
(Fairport, N.Y./Taft Prep) struck on the power play to extend the lead to
3-1. With under three minutes remaining in the period, former Bear,
sophomore forward Emma Smetaniuk (Frankford, Ontario/SUNY Potsdam) gave
Oswego a 4-1 advantage.

Potsdam mounted a furious rally in the third period, outshooting the
Lakers 17-3. Manahan started the rally at the 4:13 mark with an unassisted
tally. At 7:19, Fayerman buried her first to cut the lead to 4-3. With
less than five minutes remaining and Potsdam on the power play, Laker
senior captain Kathryn Sbrocchi (Mississauga, Ontario/Mississauga Chiefs
Int AA) scored a shorthanded marker to put Oswego back up by two goals.
Fayerman netted her second just 35 seconds later to get the Bears back
within one. With 58 seconds left, Potsdam pulled junior goaltender Jen
Conophy (Glenmont, N.Y./Albany Ice Cats) for an extra attacker. With 38
seconds on the clock Silveira knotted the score at 5-5 after a scramble in
front of the net.

Both teams traded chances in overtime, but were unable to get the
game-winner.

Conophy finished with 29 saves for the victory. Oswego freshman Bridget
Smith (Hamburg, N.Y./Mississauga Chiefs Int AA) stopped 26 shots. Potsdam
was 1-6 on the power play and the Lakers were 1-5.

Potsdam Head Coach Jay Green felt fortunate to get the point in the league
standings.

“We only played one period of hockey,” said Green.  In the third period we
executed and played with intensity. So hopefully tomorrow we can get three
periods.”