GENEVA, N.Y. – Chatham Women's Hockey (1-0-1) earned a 4-4 overtime tie against William Smith (1-1-1) on Thursday afternoon.
Klara Miuller scored twice, including the tying goal with 2:52 remaining in regulation.
The Cougars opened the scoring at 4:56 of the first period when Miuller found the back of the net off assists from
Hailey Braaten and
Avelyn Higgins. William Smith responded with two power-play goals, as Sena Hasegawa tied the game at 6:03 before Laine Heiser gave the Herons a 2-1 lead at 8:40.
Freshman
Kate Garren brought Chatham back even with an unassisted goal at 15:56, the first of her collegiate career.
Morgan Miller made 14 saves during the opening period to help send the teams into intermission tied 2-2.
Chatham regained the lead on the power play at 8:57 of the second period.
Morgan Black scored off assists from
Lily Schmear and Miuller to put the Cougars ahead 3-2. The advantage lasted just over a minute before Madeline Diglio answered at 10:15. Chatham held a 13-7 edge in shots during the frame, but the teams entered the third period tied at three.
William Smith moved ahead 4-3 when Hasegawa scored her second goal of the game at 13:51 of the third period. Miuller answered at 17:08, finishing off assists from Schmear and Braaten to force overtime.
Neither team scored during the five-minute extra period. Miller stopped all four shots she faced in overtime and finished with 30 saves as William Smith held a 34-29 advantage in shots on goal.
Miuller led Chatham with three points on two goals and one assist. Braaten and Schmear each recorded two assists, while Garren and Black added one goal apiece. The Cougars converted one of their two power-play opportunities.
The Cougars return to action on Friday, November 6th for the second game of their series at William Smith. Puck drop is scheduled for 12PM.
