POTSDAM, N.Y.- Oswego State (4-2-2, 3-1-1 ECAC West) defeated the SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey team (3-4-2, 1-4-1 ECAC West) Saturday afternoon 2-0. Sophomore forward Andrea Noss (Orange, Conn./Connecticut Polar Bears) and junior forward Brennan Butler (Lake Placid, N.Y./Northwood School) each scored for the Lakers.
Oswego came out of the gate strong and attacked the Bears’ defense early and often throughout the first stanza. Senior goalie Abby Tardelli (Potsdam, N.Y./Potsdam) stayed tough between the posts and kept the Lakers off the board. The game remained scoreless into the first intermission.
The teams skated through an even second period. Both fired 11 shots on Tardelli and sophomore goalie Mariah Madrigal (Brownstown, Mich./Team Detroit), but the score remained tied.
Just 10 second into the third stanza, the Lakers broke the tie with the first goal of the matchup. After a Potsdam miscue, Noss picked up the puck in front of the goal and fired it passed Tardelli for the 1-0 lead. Four seconds later, the Bears got called for a penalty. The defense killed off the penalty with Oswego only got three shots off. The teams went back-and-forth with offensive opportunities until the Lakers broke through again at 9:28. Butler made it 2-0, while senior defenseman Jayme McCreary (Waterloo, N.Y./Lysander Lightning) assisted on the play. Potsdam pulled Tardelli with less than a minute to go for an extra attacker, but the Bears fell short.
Tardelli finished with 33 saves, while her counterpart, Madrigual, stopped 25. Oswego went 0-2 on the power play and Potsdam was 0-1. The Lakers outshot the Bears 35-25.
Following Thanksgiving break, Potsdam will travel to Plattsburgh State Tues. Dec. 1 to battle the Cardinals at 7 p.m.
