Lebanon Valley 2, King's (Pa.) 2
LVC Starters
Hepler (LW), Galvez (C), Pugh (RW), Romel (D), Yingst (D), Richardson (G)
King's Starters
Green (LW), Sheehan (C), O'Mara (RW), Caplis (D), Wilding (D), Sayger (G)
How It Happened
PITTSTON, Pa. – Lebanon Valley evened the game with King's (Pa.) at 2-2 in the final minute of regulation to send the contest into overtime and help the Dutchmen earn a tie with the Monarchs. King's scored a goal in 3-on-3 overtime to earn an extra UCHC point, but the game officially ended in a tie. LVC moved to 4-12-2, 2-7-1 UCHC, 0-3-1 MAC, while the Monarchs went to 2-14-1, 1-9-1 UCHC, 1-2-1 MAC.
Coming out of a timeout with 2:52 remaining in the third period and down 2-1, the Dutchmen pulled starting goalie
Aidan Richardson for an extra attacker in an attempt to tie things up. LVC let off several shots at first, but they were either blocked or went wide. Finally, the visiting Dutchmen evened the game up when
Justin Hall scored from
Tyler Romel and
Cole Hepler, to send the game into overtime in thrilling fashion.
In the first overtime period, LVC was able to generate just one shot on goal, by
Max Loga, but Tyler Sayger was there for the stop. The two teams then played a 3-on-3 second overtime period where the Monarchs scored 16 seconds in to earn the extra UCHC point.
3:04 into the first period, King's found the back of the net with a power-play goal by Rob Sheehan. Then, near the midway point of the first, Alex Acosta made it 2-0 in favor of the home team, but in the second period, LVC responded when Hepler score from
Zach Yingst to bring the Dutchmen to within one at 2-1.
Inside the Numbers
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Cole Hepler finished with a goal, an assist, and three shots on goal, while going 7-for-12 inside the faceoff circle.
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Justin Hall netted a goal on a team-high five shots.
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Tyler Romel added an assist and a team-high five shots on net.
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Mark Kishko and
Kevin Van Bokkelen each let off four shots on goal.
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Aidan Richardson made 29 saves for LVC between the pipes.
- The Dutchmen led in total faceoff wins at 47-30.
Who's Next?
LVC returns to action on Friday, Jan. 31, when Neumann pays a visit to Hersheypark Arena at 7 p.m.
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