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 Tiffany Thompson made 33 saves in her fourth career start on Saturday. |
Dec. 10, 2005
PRINCETON, N.J. - The Wayne State women's hockey team (6-9-3) battled to a 2-2 overtime tie against seventh-ranked Princeton (9-3-3) on Saturday afternoon at Hobey Baker Memorial Rink.
The two squads played over 30 minutes of scoreless hockey until freshman Lindsay DiPietro (Manotick, Ont./Ottawa Lady Senators) gave the Warriors a 1-0 lead on a power play at 10:53 in the second period with her ninth goal of the season. Classmates Sam Poyton (Hamilton, Ont./Stoney Creek Sabres) and Tina Vanderhoeven (London, Ont./London Juniors/Team Ontario) assisted on the play.
Wayne State goaltender Tiffany Thompson (Dryden, Ont./Thunder Bay Queens), making her fourth career start, shut Princeton out through the first two periods, recording 14 saves.
The Tigers turned up the pressure in the third period, scoring twice and outshooting Wayne State, 18-9. Heather Jackson tied the game at one on a power play with her second goal of the season at 4:01, with assists from Katherine Dineen and Marykate Oakley.
With four skaters a side following penalties to Wayne State's Sarah Campbell (Smithers, B.C./Vancouver Griffins) and Princeton's Brittany Salmon, Kim Pearce scored her second of the series and sixth of the season to put Princeton in front, 2-1, at the 8:51 mark.
Wayne State would answer to tie the game at two at 12:12 with a power-play goal from Poyton, her 13th goal of the season, from Melissa Boal (Pakenham, Ont./Ottawa Raiders) and Danielle Wilson (Gravenhurst, Ont./Toronto Aeros).
Princeton had several opportunities to regain the lead, but Thompson made 10 of her 16 third-period saves in the final eight minutes of play to help send the game to overtime.
Each team had three attempts on net in the overtime period, but neither could score and the game concluded in a 2-2 tie.
Thompson had 33 saves in the game, while Princeton's Roxanne Gaudiel stopped 26 shots.
Wayne State scored twice in nine power-play opportunities. Princeton had one power-play goal in seven chances.
The Warriors will begin 2006 with a home series against Wisconsin, Jan. 6-7, and will present the first broadcast of a women's hockey game in school history via Teamline.
