MIDDLETOWN, CT- Men's Hockey snaps their three-game losing streak Friday night, taking down Hamilton 4-3. The overtime game winner was scored by Go Uemura '23 off a rebound from a shot by Emmet Powell '23 just over a minute into the overtime period. In a back and fourth game that saw the scored tied three different times, the Cardinals were able to prevail to improve to 2-3-1. Hamilton will drop to 2-2 on the year.
 
HIGHLIGHTS:

• Hamilton jumped out early with a goal scored by Matt Gellerman to give the Continentals an early 1-0 lead. Cade Groton beat Cardinals' goalkeeper Erik Voloshin '24 to the puck before quickly wrapping a pass from behind the net to Gellerman
• There was no shortage of shots over the next 10 minutes, however there were no goals to show for it until Emmet Powell delivered a wrist shot that snuck through with seven minutes remaining in the period off the feed from Colin Cobb '23
• Fred Allaire forced a turnover in Wesleyan's attacking zone, then took the puck the length on the ice where he delivered a rocket over the shoulder of Voloshin to give Hamilton a 2-1 lead to open the second period
• Wesleyan survived a 4 on 3 power play and quickly turned it into a scoring opportunity. Alex O'Connor '22 came off the Wesleyan bench, behind the defense receiving a long outlet pass that gave him a 1 on 1 opportunity with the Hamilton goalkeeper. His shot was turned away, but Wesleyan kept the puck in Hamilton's zone. Wiggle Kerbrat '23 delivered a pass to a wide open Matt Zandi '22 who tied the game at two
• Wesleyan struck again in the 2^nd period, when Colin Cobb intercepted a pass in stride and took it the other way. He stopped on a dime before delivering a pass to Emmet Powell for his 2^nd goal of the contest, giving the Cardinals the lead going into the final period
• Wesleyan had three power play chances in the 3^rd, but it was Hamilton who put through the tying goal four minutes into the period. Jordi Jefferson scored, evening the game at three
• The 3 on 3 overtime period didn't last long. Emmet Powell ripped a shot that ricocheted off the goalie's shoulder and up into the air, landing behind him just over a minute in. Go Uemura cleaned it up, giving Wesleyan their 2^nd win on the year

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Emmet Powell had a big game, scoring two goals and registering an assist on the game winning goal
• Go Uemura secured his first goal of the season at a good time, scoring the game winner in OT
• Tyler Levine '22 had a career high four blocked shots

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
Wesleyan plays again Saturday at Spurrier-Snyder Rink where they will take on conference foe Amherst at 3 PM.