Cadets Suffer Setback to RPI in Overtime

Saturday, January 5

Troy, NY

7:05 PM

Army West Point

8-11-1

RPI

5-14-0

OT 1

Army West Point

Rensselaer

Cadets Suffer Setback to RPI in Overtime

January 05, 2019 | Hockey

Box Score

TROY, N.Y. – The Army West Point hockey team dropped a non-conference contest to RPI on Saturday night in overtime.

The Engineers rallied with 20 seconds left in the third to tie the game and force extra time. RPI scored 1:16 into overtime to win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Brendan Soucie broke the tie game at the end of the second period.
With help from Colin Bilek, he muscled the puck away from an RPI defender in the right corner and fired a shot to the top left corner for the score with 4:49 left in the frame.
The Engineers pulled their netminder with two minutes remaining in the third stanza and scored with 20 seconds remaining in regulation with the extra skater to force overtime.
Then with 1:16 into the overtime period, RPI's Jake Marrello scored the game-winner.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Soucie extended his scoring streak to three straight games, while increasing his point streak to four.
The score was Soucie's seventh of the year and 29th in his career.
He now has 12 points this season and 48 total in an Army sweater.
Bilek has dished out an assist in five in the last six contests.
The rookie has seven helpers this season and 12 points.
Jared Dempsey recorded 30 saves on the night.

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