JANUARY 15th & 17th
Delaware Takes Rematch
Drexel vs. Delaware
Friday, January 15th & Saturday, January 17th

Thursday, January 15
The Drexel Dragons greeted #4 nationally ranked Delaware with an intense fore check Thursday evening and finished with two goals by PJ Armstrong to earn a well deserved tie with Delaware. Delaware prevailed in OT on a one-minded bouncing puck which led to the winning breakaway goal.

Drexel scored early and late. An intense fore check led to a Delaware turnover in the slot where Luigi Tirro (Anthony Frattora’s) wrister found net to give Drexel a 1-0 lead. Continuing with an aggressive fore check the score remained the same up until 7:15 left in the second period. With Jake Davis off for hooking, Delaware tied the game with a power play goal.

In the third, Delaware’s early goal was answered by Alex Cohen (Buklarewicz) who drove the right side and fired a shot over the right shoulder of Delaware’s goalie. Delaware came right back with two goals seemingly putting the game out of reach. However PJ Armstrong, giving up size and weight to Delaware, scored twice. The first goal came at 16:56 mark (Lawrie, Tirro), the tying tally (Buklarewicz) with just 46 seconds in regulation earning Drexel a well deserved point in the tough ESCHL.

Saturday, January 17
Feeling the sting of Thursday’s tie, Delaware defeated Drexel 3-0 in the rematch on the Blue Hen’s campus. Delaware kept play bottled in Drexel’s zone for much of the game and polished some of the tarnish on their #4 ranking from Thursday’s tie.

Game Summary Provided by: C.J. Blazic