OSWEGO, N.Y.—For the second Saturday in a row, the SUNY Potsdam women's hockey team (9-9-2, 7-6-2 NEWHL) rallied from a 3-1 third period deficit with Oswego State (9-6-4, 6-4-4) to forge a 3-3 tie. Freshman forward Kaylee Merrill (Wasilla, Alaska/Anchorage North Stars) scored two goals and senior captain Shelbi Thacker (Chesterfield, Mich./Honeybaked) got the equalizer, while senior goalie Kayla McCabe (Watertown, N.Y./Syracuse nationals) made 45 saves.
 
The Lakers jumped on Potsdam immediately. Philomena Teggart scored just 28 seconds into the contest. The goal sparked Oswego and they were able to generate numerous scoring opportunities and fire 19 shots on McCabe. However, the Bears took advantage of their first power play at 9:00. Just 47 seconds later, Merrill buried a chance with an assist from freshman forward Alex Quinn (Potsdam, N.Y./St. Lawrence Steel). The score remained tied after 20 minutes.
 
The Lakers regained the lead early in the second period. Potsdam was called for interference and Oswego capitalized on its second man advantage. Sara Cruise made it a 2-1 contest at 3:18. Another penalty allowed the Lakers to keep the momentum and stifle the Bears' offense. With six seconds left, Emily Gustafson gave Oswego a 3-1 lead. McCabe stopped 14 more shots in the second.
 
Potsdam's offense finally clicked in the third period, thanks in part to six minutes on the power play. Merrill struck again at 8:39 with another helper from Quinn. At the 12:05 mark, Thacker tied the game on the power play with assists from senior forward Miranda Kolb (Watertown, N.Y./SUNY Cortland) and senior assistant captain Lucy Condon (Waterloo, Ontario/Waterloo Ravens).
 
In overtime, the Bears outshot the Lakers 4-3. They spent the last two minutes killing a penalty successfully and the two teams were forced to split the two points.
 
Laker goalie Rachael Farmer made 27 saves. The Bears were 2-for-5 on the man advantage and Oswego was 1-for-5.
 
Next, Potsdam heads to Saint Michael's College for a Tuesday night showdown with the Purple Knights at 6 p.m.