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PIONEERS SKATE TO 3-3 TIE AT LOCAL RIVAL HAMILTON

Kregg Guestin '11 scored two goals and added an assist to help visiting Utica College rally from a 2-0 deficit to a 3-3 tie against Hamilton College in a non-conference men's ice hockey game at Russell Sage Rink on Nov. 30.

This was the second year in a row the local rivals played to a 3-3 deadlock, and it's the third straight time they have gone to overtime. The all-time series is tied, 5-5-3.

Tim Coffman '12 chipped in a goal and an assist for Utica (4-3-2 overall). Anthony Luckow '10 made 25 saves, including four in overtime.

BJ Lalonde '12 paced the Hamilton offense with one goal and one assist. Scott Hefferman '11 stopped 42 shots, including 19 in the second period alone.

Special teams accounted for all six goals. The Continentals (2-1-1) grabbed a 1-0 lead during a 5-on-3 advantage with 45 seconds left in the first period on Lalonde's first goal this season. Chris Lorenc '10 made it a two-goal lead with his third at 13 minutes, 27 seconds of the second.

Guestin pulled the Pioneers within 2-1 with his first goal during a two-man advantage with 3:09 remaining in the second. Tom Chiappetta '11 restored Hamilton's two-goal cushion with an unassisted shorthanded goal 44 seconds later. Guestin cut Utica's deficit to one again with 19 seconds left in the period.

Coffman tied the score at 3-3 with his fifth goal at 3:28 of the third period, and 34 seconds after Lalonde had been sent off for interference. The Pioneers ended up 3-for-9 on the power play, and the Continentals were 2-for-5. Utica enjoyed a 45-28 advantage in shots.

Hamilton travels to St. Michael's College for a New England Small College Athletic Conference/ECAC East crossover contest on Friday, Dec. 4. The Pioneers host Hobart College on Friday at 7 p.m.
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