Box Score ROCHESTER, N.Y.—The Mercyhurst Men's Hockey team was eliminated from the Atlantic Hockey playoffs after a 4-3 overtime loss in game two of the quarterfinals. Despite a hot start and a lead going into the third period, the Lakers couldn't force a game three against top-seeded RIT.
The Lakers went into the final period of regulation with a 3-2 lead, but the home team sent the game to overtime with the tying goal at 3:46 into the third.
RIT's series winning goal came on a power play at 2:21 in OT as Mercyhurst was charged with having too many players on the ice.
The eighth-seeded Lakers had their own power play opportunity to begin OT, but couldn't convert with the extra man taking just two shots during that time.
Mickey Burns opened the scoring when he finished off a deep shot from
Cade Townend at the 4:36 mark in the first.
RIT followed with an equalizer a little over four minutes later; however, the Lakers went into the first intermission with a 2-1 lead as
Eric Esposito snagged the puck at center ice and buried it behind the Tiger netminder.
Both RIT and Mercyhurst added one to their tallies in the middle stanza.
Marko Reifenberger buried a pass from
Rylee St. Onge and Townend for the Green and White.
By the Numbers
- Tyler Harmon had 40 saves. That is his seventh game with 40+ saves this season.
- RIT took 44 shots on goal to Mercyhurst's 35.
- The Tigers went 2-for-3 on the power play while the Lakers went 0-for-5.
