Abbott Girduckis scored just :23 into overtime to give the RIT Tigers the early series lead in a wild, 5-4 victory over the Sacred Heart Pioneers The Tigers jumped out to an early three goal lead in the first frame, sparked by Adam Brubacher’s two goal opening fame which sandwiched a tally from Gabe Valenzuela.
However, the Pioneers would come storming back with four of the next five goals on the score sheet, all from different players. Sacred Heart forward Marc Johnstone’s 11th goal of the season tied the game at 10:55 of the third period. RIT goaltender Logan Drackett stopped 24 Pioneer shots en route to picking up the victory while Brett Magnus stopped 28 of 33 shots he faced in the loss.
