POTSDAM, N.Y. - The Saint Michael's College men's ice hockey team tied the State University of New York at Potsdam, 3-3, for the second straight day on Saturday in Maxcy Ice Arena. The Bears won the ensuing shootout, 2-1, avenging the Purple Knights' shootout victory by the same score on Friday.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (9-4-2), SUNY Potsdam (4-8-2)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Jack Bavis (West Roxbury, Mass./Valley Jr. Warriors), 1 goal, 1 assist
• Senior Case Kantgias (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Northern Colorado Eagles), 2 assists
• Senior David Ciancio (Scituate, R.I./Seahawks Hockey Club), 1 goal
• Sophomore Ty Bloom (Helena, Mont./Helena Bighorns), 1 goal, 9 faceoff wins
• Junior Cole Manahan (Hermantown, Minn./Vernal Oilers), 44 saves
• Senior Jack Macdonald (Baraboo, Wis./Seahawks Hockey Club), 10-for-22 faceoffs

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Graduate student Jack Loran, 1 goal, 1 assist
• Junior Ryan Mahlmeister, 1 goal, 1 assist
• First-year Owen Watson, 1 goal
• Senior John Werber, 31 saves

GAME FACTS

• Manahan recorded his third 40-save game of the season, all in his past four contests. He stopped 40 shots against the Bears on Friday.
• The Purple Knights are now 3-1-2 in games decided by a goal or less.
• Ciancio scored for the third straight game.
• Saint Michael's forged the tie despite being outshot, 47-34, and trailing in faceoff wins, 45-32.

THE ACTION

• Bloom gave the Purple Knights a lead 3:28 into the contest, sending a centering pass off of a Bear defender and past Werber.
• Loran tied the game at 18:08 of the opening frame, one-timing Mahlmeister's pass into the slot.
• With only nine second to go, Bavis tipped in Kantgias' blast from the left point to provide the visitors a 2-1 lead.
• Mahlmeister tied the game 4:09 into the second period by picking Manahan's blocker corner from the slot to cap a lengthy 4-on-4 possession in the Purple Knight end.
• Watson converted a pass between the circles at 16:37 to give the Bears their first lead.
• Midway through the third period, Ciancio went coast-to-coast en route to picking Werber's blocker corner from above the right circle, forcing the game's third tie.
• During the 3-on-3 overtime, Loran had two good looks from in close with around a minute remaining, but Manahan denied both, and the teams officially ended the extra session with a tie.
• For the second straight day, senior Ryland Dukes (Nashville, Tenn./Walpole Express) scored in the shootout, giving Saint Michael's a 1-0 edge, before sophomore Jakub Hall and Watson wrapped goals around a Purple Knight hitting the post. In the third round, Werber's save of the Purple and Gold's final attempt clinched the shootout win.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Tuesday vs. Saint Anselm College, 7:10 p.m.