CORTLAND, N.Y. – Freshman goalie Molly Goergen (Eden Prairie, MN/Eden Prairie H.S.) stopped a career-high 44 shots, including 23 through the third period and overtime, as the Cortland women's ice hockey team skated to a 3-3 tie versus nationally second-ranked Plattsburgh Saturday afternoon in NEWHL action at Alumni Arena. The Red Dragons' record now stands at 13-3-1 overall and 8-3-1 in the league, while the Cardinals are 16-2-1 and 11-0-1 and the tie is only the second time in NEWHL play that Plattsburgh has not earned a victory.

Senior Emily Kromer (Angola/Nazareth College) recorded a goal and an assist for Cortland. Graduate student Katie DeVoe (Mississauga, ON/Vaughan Flames) and freshman Meggan Cramer (Cicero/Northwood School) each added goals. Graduate student Grace Schnorr (Camillus/Little Caesars), senior Kirsten MacDowell (Ottsville, PA/New Jersey Rockets) and juniors Dany Donegan (Cicero/Syracuse Nationals) and Molly McCabe (Webster/Webster Thomas H.S. Boys) collected one assist apiece.

Graduate student Annie Katonka (Pittsburgh, PA/Pittsburgh Penguins Elite) and senior Sara Krauseneck (Saginaw, MI/Northern Cyclones) each tallied a goal and an assist for Plattsburgh. Senior Holly Schmelzer (East Amherst/Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles) netted a goal, agraduate student Erin McArdle (Macomb, MI/Belle Tire) registered two assists two others each picked up an assist. Senior goalie Ashley Davis (Winterville, NC/Northwood School) made 27 saves.

Schmelzer gave the Cardinals a 1-0 led just 2:37 into the game, scoring on a shot through traffic from inside the blue line. Cramer tied the game1:43 before the end of the first period with a wrist shot from the left side on a 3-on-2 break.

McArdle put Plattsburgh back in front, 2-1, with a screen shot from the point on the power play. DeVoe tied the game at 2-2 at 6:19, knocking in a rebound in front on the power play after an initial save by Davis on a point shot from McCabe. One minute, 28 seconds later, Kromer gave Cortland its first lead of the game, scoring on a rebound after Donegan's shot was stopped. Katonka sent the game to the third period tied at 3-3 when she scored at the right side of the net at 19:13.

Goergen came up with several key saves in the third period, stopping all 18 shots she faced, including three while the Cardinals skated with a two-player advantage for 40 seconds. Each team then had power-play chances late but neither could take advantage as the game went to overtime with the teams skating three aside.

In the extra period, the Red Dragons had the first two shots before the Cardinals registered five consecutive shots, all denied by Goergen. In the closing moments, Cortland controlled play and had three excellent chances to net the game winner but Davis was up to the task as the game ended in a 3-3 tie.

Cortland 3, Plattsburgh 3 (OT)

Score by periods:

Plattsburgh       1-2-0-0      3
Cortland            1-2-0-0      3

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Plattsburgh: Annie Katonka 1-1, Sara Krauseneck 1-1, Holly Schmelzer 1-0, Erin McArdle 0-2, Kendall Wasik 0-1, Riley Calhoun 0-1
Cortland: Emily Kromer 1-1, Meggan Cramer 1-0, Katie DeVoe 1-0, Dany Donegan 0-1, Kirsten MacDowell 0-1, Molly McCabe 0-1, Grace Schnorr 0-1

Saves: Ashley Davis (Plattsburgh) 27 saves (3 GA in 65:00); Molly Goergen (Cortland) 44 saves (3 GA in 64:47), Empty Net :13

Shots on goal: Plattsburgh 47 (13-11-18-5), Cortland 30 (10-8-7-5)
Penalties: Plattsburgh 5-10:00, Cortland 5-10:00
Power Play: Cortland 1-5, Plattsburgh 1-5

Records after game: Plattsburgh (Cardinals) 16-2-1, 11-0-1 NEWHL (ranked 2nd in Div. III), Cortland (Red Dragons) 13-3-1, 8-3-1 NEWHL