WORCESTER, MASS. – The No. 18/19 RIT men's hockey team lost 4-3 in overtime at Holy Cross, Saturday.

Junior defenseman Dimitri Mikrogiannakis scored at 17:18 of the third. Senior forward Caleb Moretz and sophomore forward Carter Wilkie each scored a goal. Sophomore goalie Tommy Scarfone made 23 saves.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Moretz scored his fifth goal of the season at 3:16 of the first period to give the Tigers the lead. He fired a wrist-shot into the corner off a cross-ice pass from junior defenseman Aiden Hansen-Bukata.
• Senior defenseman Ryan Nicholson fired a shot on net on a partial break midway through the period turned aside by Holy Cross goalie Jason Grande.
• Nick Hale tied the game at 1-1 on his goal at 13:39 off an assist from Joe Solimine.
• Hansen-Bukata had a chance late in the period saved by Grande.
• Tyler Ghiradosi scored at 19:49 of the second on a back-handed shot from the slot.
• Wilkie tied the game at 2-2 on his team-best 13th goal of the season at 1:26 of the third. Senior forward Kobe Walker sent a long pass up to Wilkie who broke in and beat Grande with a wrist-shot.
• Devin Phillips scored a power play goal at 7:49 of the third to give the Crusaders a 3-2 lead. He tapped in a rebound off a shot from Jack Ricketts.
• Mikrogiannakis tied the score on his wrist-shot from the high slot off a pass from first-year forward Tyler Mahan.
• Ricketts broke in on sophomore goalie Tommy Scarfone in overtime, beating him with a wrist-shot at 2:48.

 
GAME NOTES

• Holy Cross outshot RIT, 27-18.
• The Tigers went 0-for-3 on the power play and allowed one power play goal on four Crusader chances.
• RIT was 6-0-1 in its seven previous games. 

 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Friday (Feb. 3) at Canisius at 7:05 p.m.