High Producing Offense Leads Army to 5-5 Draw

Tuesday, November 21

Fairfield, CT

7:05 PM

Army West Point

6-5-2, 6-5-2AHA

Sacred Heart

3-8-1, 1-5-1AHA

OT 1

Army West Point

Sacred Heart

High Producing Offense Leads Army to 5-5 Draw

November 21, 2017 | Hockey

Box Score

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Backed by freshman goalie Jared Dempsey, the Army West Point hockey team skated to a 5-5 tie at Sacred Heart Tuesday night. The Black Knights had three players net their first goals of the season in the high scoring tilt.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Dempsey made his collegiate debut in net garnering 15 saves through 32:14 minutes and allowing no goals.
The Black Knights saw three players score their first goals of the season in Taylor Maruya, Joe Shecter and Brendan McGuire.
Dominic Franco and Dalton MacAfee each recorded a goal and an assist for Army.
It was Franco's fourth multi-point game of the season and eighth of his career, while it was MacAfee's third on the year and fifth in his career in an Army sweater.
Alex Wilkinson and Michael Wilson both dished out two helpers on the night. Each now have two multi-assist games on the year.
Cadets notching assists in the game were Tucker DeYoung, Tyler Pham and Mason Krueger.
Tonight's two power play goals marked the second time this season the Black Knights netted multiple man-up scores in a game. The other came against #19 Air Force.
Franco netted his first power play goal of his sophomore season marking his fourth overall.
MacAfee posted a power play goal for the Black Knights once again, the last coming against the Falcons.
Cole Bruns began the game in net for the Black Knights and made 19 saves.

HOW IT HAPPENED
PERIOD ONE (2-2)

Sacred Heart struck first just 4:24 into the game.
Less than a minute later, Maruya tied things up with a goal of his own. The junior dumped a shot in from the left circle catching Brett Magnus off guard to get the puck past on the opposite post.
The Black Knights were gifted back-to-back power plays and capitalized when Wilkinson swung the puck around to Pham who fired to find Franco in front to tip it past Magnus.
The Pioneers netted a tying goal off a faceoff with 3:31 on the board knotting the score 2-2.

PERIOD TWO (5-4 SHU)

The Black Knights came out firing in the second stanza with two goals in the first two minutes by two members of the senior class.
Shecter scored first on a rush off movement from Franco and Wilson 20 seconds in.
At the 18:48 mark McGuire tipped one past Magnus on the doorstep. MacAfee took the initial shot and McGuire's tip sailed in on the netminder's glove side.
The Pioneers did not stay quiet however and netted three-straight to reclaim a 5-4 lead in a seven minute span.

PERIOD THREE (5-5)

Dempsey kept the game within one after a diving backhanded save on a bad rebound four minutes into the frame.
MacAfee netted the tying goal six seconds into an Army power play for the team's second man-up goal of the night. He fired a one-timer from the left point to beat Perry and force overtime.

OVERTIME (5-5)

For the second time in three games, the Black Knights found themselves in overtime.
Dempsey made three big saves in the overtime period to keep the game tied up at 5-5.
Wilkinson had an opportunity for Army, but Perry got a glove on it and deflected it wide.

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