DENVER, COLO. -- The eighth-ranked Providence College Friars and the
University of Denver Pioneers skated to a 3-3 tie, in college hockey action,
on Saturday, November 25 at Magness Arena in Denver, Colo.
The Friars took a 1-0 lead at 8:36 of the first period, when Mike Robinson
beat Pioneer netminder Wade Dublielewicz with a slap shot from the right
face-off circle.. Cody Loughlean assisted on Robinson's first collegiate
goal. Less than 30 seconds later, the Pioneers tied the game, 1-1. Denver
defenseman Bryan Vines took a shot from the blue line that deflected off a
Providence defender, past PC netminder Boyd Ballard, for the Pioneer's first
goal. At the 15:05 mark, Denver took a 2-1 lead on a Bjorn Engstrom goal.
Denver's Judd Stauss made perfect pass to Engstrom at the blue line, who
then broke in one-on-one with Ballard and beat him with a low wrist shot,
giving the Pioneers a 2-1 lead.
Providence tied the game at the 16:40 mark of the second on a Matt Libby
power-play goal. Libby fired a shot from the point that was blocked by a
Denver defenseman. Libby gathered the puck and fired a second shot that
slipped past Dublielewicz, Adam Lee and Marc Suderman assisted on the play.
Stephen Wood gave the Friars a 3-2 lead at 12:58 of the third. Robinson
won a face-off in the Friars' zone, Wood collected the puck, wrapped-around
the net and stuffed the puck past Dublielewicz, for his first collegiate
goal. Less than two-minutes later, Denver tied the game, 3-3. Greg Barber
one-timed a Greg Keith feed and beat Ballard high on the glove-side.
Garber's goal proved to be the game-tying goal as neither team was able to
produce much offense in the extra period.
With the tie, Providence record stands at 7-2-3 overall, while Denver is
now to 4-7-1.
The Friars will return to action on Friday, December 1, versus Merrimack
College, at Schneider Arena at 7:00 p.m.
Providence College 1 1 1 0 -- 3
Denver 2 0 1 0 -- 3
First period - PC, Robinson 1 (Loughlean) 8:36; D, Vines, 1 (Paradise,
James) 9:00; D, Engstrom 3 (Stauss, Cook) 15:05. Penalties - PC,3-6; D, 3-6.
Second period - PC, Libby 3 (Lee, Suderman) 16:40. Penalties - PC, 2-4; D, 2-4
Third period - PC, Wood 1 (Robinson) 12:57, D, Barber 1, (Cook, Keith),
14:56.Penalties - PC, 0-0; D, 2-4
Overtime - none. Penalties - PC, 0-0; D, 0-0
Saves - Ballard, PC, 9-9-5 -1 -- 24 (65:00); Dubielewicz, D, 4-5-3- 3 -- 15
(65:00).
Records - Providence College, 7-2-3; Denver, 4-7-1.
Attendance: 3,339 (Magness Arena)
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