{"id":12537,"date":"2016-10-22T00:53:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T04:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsnsports.net\/?p=12537"},"modified":"2016-10-22T00:53:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T04:53:08","slug":"college-hockey-vermont-nebraska-omaha-battle-4-4-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsnsports.net\/blog\/article\/college-hockey-vermont-nebraska-omaha-battle-4-4-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"College Hockey: Vermont and Nebraska Omaha Battle to 4-4 Tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy Vermont Sports Information<\/p>\n<p><strong>OMAHA, Neb. \u2013<\/strong> Vermont and 20th-ranked Nebraska Omaha skated to a 4-4 non-league tie on Friday night at Baxter Arena to open a two-game weekend series. The Catamounts came back from 2-0 and 3-2 down to take their first lead in the third period, but Austin Ortega netted the game-tying goal for UNO with under five minutes to play.<\/p>\n<p>UVM moves to 1-1-1, while the Mavericks push their record to 2-0-1.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m really proud of our effort and resilience to be down two on the road in a hostile environment,&#8221; said head coach <dfn><a href=\"http:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/coaches.aspx?rc=970\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"970\">Kevin Sneddon<\/a><\/dfn>. &#8220;We have some things to correct but there were a lot of positives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Omaha scored twice in the first period, opening the scoring on the power play at 6:51 when Justin Parizek deflected a low right point shot from Ian Brady. The Mavericks doubled the lead 10 minutes later on a power play backhander from Tyler Vesel to beat a sprawling <dfn><a href=\"http:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=4457\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"4457\">Stefanos Lekkas<\/a><\/dfn> (32 saves), who was making his NCAA debut on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Catamounts stormed back in the middle frame and tied the score on goals from <dfn><a href=\"http:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=4297\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"4297\">Rob Hamilton<\/a><\/dfn> and <dfn><a href=\"http:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=4307\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"4307\">Jarrid Privitera<\/a><\/dfn>. Hamilton put UVM on the board just 3:24 into the period, beating Evan Weninger (24 saves) with a low wrist shot off the left post for a power play tally. <dfn><a href=\"http:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=4293\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"4293\">Rob Darrar<\/a><\/dfn> and <dfn><a href=\"http:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=4461\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"4461\">Matt O&#8217;Donnell<\/a><\/dfn> each picked up their second assists of the season on the play.<\/p>\n<p>Privitera knotted the score at 11:07 as he came out of the box following a successful Vermont penalty kill. Privitera reeled in a pass from <dfn><a href=\"http:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=4298\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"4298\">Kevin Irwin<\/a><\/dfn> at the offensive blue line and skated in alone before stick handling around Weninger for a forehand finish. <dfn><a href=\"http:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=4460\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"4460\">Corey Moriarty<\/a><\/dfn> collected the second assist for his first career point in his collegiate debut.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton was later called for a five-minute major and game misconduct, followed 51 seconds later by another interference minor. On the ensuing 5-on-3, defenseman Luc Snuggerud restored the lead for UNO with just 1:13 left in the period as he sent a low one-timer from the right slot inside the left post.<\/p>\n<p>Back-to-back unassisted goals in the span of 51 seconds in the third period from linemates<dfn><a href=\"http:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=4308\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"4308\">Craig Puffer<\/a><\/dfn> and <dfn><a href=\"http:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=4304\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"4304\">Conor O&#8217;Neil<\/a><\/dfn> propelled the Catamounts into their first lead. Puffer collected a puck in the Omaha slot and ripped a shot blocker side on Weninger at 9:29 to tie the game at three. O&#8217;Neil then batted home a bouncing puck from the left doorstep at 10:20 for a power play goal and a 4-3 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Ortega provided the game&#8217;s third and final tie score as he finished a loose puck from the edge of the crease with 4:44 on the clock. UVM killed off a UNO power play in overtime and the contest finished 4-4.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams scored a pair of power play goals on the night, while Nebraska Omaha won the shot battle 36-28.<\/p>\n<p>The teams return to Baxter Arena on Saturday (Oct. 22) to close the series at 8 p.m. Live pay-per-view video is available via NCHC.TV and pre-game radio coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. on WVMT 620-AM with <dfn><a href=\"http:\/\/uvmathletics.com\/staff.aspx?staff=110\" rel=\"smarttag\" rev=\"110\">Alastair Ingram<\/a><\/dfn> on the call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy Vermont Sports Information OMAHA, Neb. \u2013 Vermont and 20th-ranked Nebraska Omaha skated to a 4-4 non-league tie on Friday night at Baxter Arena to open a two-game weekend series. 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