ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Alexa Vasko scored two goals while Summer-Rae Dobson scored the overtime goal as the Mercyhurst women's ice hockey team won 3-2 in overtime against the Rochester Institute of Technology during College Hockey America action on Saturday.
 
Emily Pinto, Emma Nuutinen, Maggie Knott, Sarah Nelles, K.K. Thiessen and Vilma Tanskanen recorded assists for Mercyhurst (12-10-3, 9-3-0).
 
Jordan Marchese and Hunter Barnett scored for RIT (9-13-4, 5-7-0)
 
At 6:58 of the first period, Vasko scored her first goal of the day to get the Lakers on the board first. Nuutinen and Pinto had assists.
 
RIT then scored two goals to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. Marchese tied the game on the power play before Barnett gave the Tigers the lead. 
 
After a scoreless second period, Vasko scored her second goal of the game to tie it back up at 2-2. Knott and Nelles picked up assists.
 
With 1:27 left in overtime, Dobson scored her sixth goal of the season to give Mercyhurst a 3-2 win. Thiessen and Tanskanen picked up assists.
 
Mercyhurst went 0-for-4 on the power play while RIT finished 1-for-5.
 
Sarah McDonnell made 15 saves in net for the Lakers while Terra Lanteigne stopped 40 shots for RIT.
 
The Lakers are back in action on Feb. 8-9 when they host Syracuse at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. Puck drops at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on Saturday. Purchase tickets at hurstathletics.com/tickets.
 

Highlights from today's 3-2 to ooooooovertime win at RIT. pic.twitter.com/APazMzT6Rm

— Mercyhurst W. Hockey (@HurstWHockey) February 3, 2019