Union edges #11 Yale, 2-1

Box Score

by Ryan Fay

Brendan Taylor scored a tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lift Union to a 2-1 ECAC Hockey win over 11th-ranked Yale Friday at Ingalls Rink.

Union's Brendan Taylor, seen here against
Michigan earlier this season, had the game-winner 
for the Dutchmen.
(photo: Union College athletics)

The victory snapped Union's five-game winless streak (0-3-2), and it gave the Dutchmen their first league win since a 3-0 shutout of Dartmouth on Dec. 5.

With the loss, Yale saw its unbeaten streak end at eight games (6-0-2).

Taylor broke a 1-1 tie at 2:52 of the third. Yale netminder Alex Lyon stopped an initial shot from Tyler Hynes, but Taylor was able to backhand in the rebound to put Union up 2-1.

Union (10-9-6 overall, 3-7-3 ECACH) goaltender Alex Sakellaropoulos made the lead stand as part of a 31-save effort. The tally was Taylor's first career-game winning goal.

The Bulldogs (11-5-4, 6-4-3) grabbed an early 1-0 lead when Carson Cooper scored at 2:24 of the first. Spencer Foo tied it early in the second when he sent a slap shot past Lyon for his 50th career point.

Lyon finished with 29 saves for the Bulldogs, who dropped to 0-4-1 in their last five games against the Dutchmen at Ingalls Rink.

Both teams came up empty on the power-play with Union going 0-for-4 and Yale 0-for-2.

Union resumes action when it travels to Brown tonight at 7. The Bears blew a 3-0 lead and fell 4-3 to 16th-ranked RPI on Friday.

Taylor's game-winner

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