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Forward Austin Alger shoots the puck during Canisius' contest against AIC at Harborcenter on Nov. 2, 2018
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Canisius CAN 6-9-2
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Winner Union College UNION 9-4-4
Canisius CAN
6-9-2
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Final
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Union College UNION
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Canisius CAN 1 0 2 3
Union College UNION 2 2 1 5

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Tripped up by Dutchmen in FInale

No. 14 Union used goals from five different players to defeat Canisius, 5-3, in collegiate men's hockey action Saturday at Messa Rink in Schenectady, N.Y.
 
Sebastian Vidmar, Ryan Walker, Michael Ryan, Zachary Emelifeonwu and Brendon Taylor all found the back of the net for the Dutchmen (9-4-4).
 
Sophomore Austin Alger tallied two goals and freshman Mitchell Martan accounted for the other marker for the Golden Griffins (6-9-2).
 
Trailing 4-1 at the start of the third, Canisius scored twice in a 2:40 span early in the frame to make it a one-goal game.
 
Alger began the sequence just 68 seconds in, jamming home a loose puck for his second of the contest to trim the Griffs' deficit to 4-2.
 
Martin made it a 4-3 game less than three minutes later when he put home a rebound on a shot from sophomore Grant Meyer for his third of the campaign.
 
That score would hold until the final minute of regulation, when Taylor scored into an empty net to determine the final margin.
 
Earlier in the contest, Alger gave Canisius a 1-0 lead just 5:33 into the contest, beating Union keeper Jake Kupsky with a wrist shot to the blocker side for his seventh goal of the season.
 
Vidmar responded with a shorthanded tally at the 12:15 mark of the opening frame, finishing off his breakaway opportunity to knot the score at 1-1.
 
Walker gave Union a 2-1 lead just under three minutes later when his wrist shot from the right sidewall found its way through traffic and into the net.
 
Ryan stretched the Union advantage to 3-1 with a power-play tally early in the second period as his wrist shot from the top of the point found its way into the upper left-hand corner of the net.
 
Emelifeonwu made it a 4-1 contest with 2:17 to play in the middle period, redirecting a centering feed from Brendan Taylor for his first of the campaign, setting up the Griffs comeback bid in the third.  
 
Making his collegiate debut, freshman Matt Ladd recorded 32 saves between the pipes for Canisius. Kupsky finished with 15 saves for Union.   
 
Head Coach Trevor Large's Postgame Comments
"In the third period, I thought our compete was closer to what our standards are. Whenever a team is down, it is a little easier for them to fight back. I was happy with how we played in the third, but I was disappointed in the effort in the first two periods. That made us have to have a sense of urgency and it's not a good recipe for winning against anybody.
 
"I was happy with his (Matt Ladd) performance tonight. We're not necessarily focused on the result. I'm sure he would want the second goal back, but for his first game in college hockey, I was very happy with how he played. He's a calm presence back there. He's got a bright future for us in net.
 
"Things we talk about are our attitude and our effort. It's the only things we can control. Our team is together. We believe in each other. I didn't see anybody hanging their head after the second period. We are an extremely positive, competitive team. It makes me very proud that whether or not the result is what we want to that point, I knew that we would come out and play the way we want to play in the third. They took it to us in the second period. We didn't hang our heads, we went out there and played our game and I'm very proud of our attitude and effort in the third."
 
Game Notes
• Saturday's contest served as the eighth meeting between Canisius and Union. The Dutchmen lead in the all-time series 7-0-1 with the win.
• Union out-shot Canisius by a 37-18 margin for the contest. Nine of the Griffs' 18 shots came in the third period.  
• The Dutchmen were 1-for-3 on the power play while Canisius was 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
• Canisius moved to 2-4-1 this season when scoring the first goal of the contest.
• Alger's extended his goal-scoring streak to four games and his point-scoring streak to eight with his two-goal effort on Saturday.
• Alger's two-goal effort was the first multiple-goal game of his career.
• Heath stretched his point-scoring streak to three games with his secondary assist on Alger's goal.
• Meyer picked up the lone assist on Martan's third-period tally, giving him points in four of the last five contests. Meyer also moved into a three-way tie for the team lead with 11 assists.
 
Up Next
• Canisius rings in the New Year Jan. 4-5 when it welcomes No. 13 North Dakota to Harborcenter for a two-game series.
• Puck drop for both games of the non-conference series between the Griffs and Fighting Hawks is set for 7:35 p.m.
• Tickets for both games are still available. They can be purchased by visiting the tickets page on GoGriffs.com or by calling 716-888-TIXX.
 
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