With just under three minutes to play, Mercyhurst’s Chantal Ste-Croix received the puck in the slot and skated toward the left circle. Ste-Croix dished a pass across the ice to Julia Schalin, who controlled the puck and ripped it past Syracuse goaltender Allie Kelley. The goal gave the Lakers a 3-2 lead.
Two minutes later, with Kelley off the ice in favor of an extra skater, Mercyhurst pounced again. Sofia Nuutinen won the puck near the center circle and fired a pinpoint shot into SU’s empty net.
After erasing a two-goal deficit in the third period, the Orange couldn’t finish when it mattered most…