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DETROIT - On the fifth annual Doc Andrews Alumni Night at the City Sports Center, Wayne State University (8-14-1, 1-7-1 CHA) and Syracuse (10-13-4, 4-4-1 CHA) skated to a 1-1 tie on Friday.

The teams were scoreless through the first two periods until Jill Szandzik's (Warren, Mich./Little Caesars) power-play goal at 2:04 of the third. Wayne State's lead was short-lived, however, as Isabel Menard tied it at 4:37.

The Warriors, who had not played to overtime in a school-record 28 games, had a 5-0 advantage in shots on goal and two power-play chances in the extra period, but were unable to find the game-winner.

Wayne State ultimately finished 1-for-9 on power plays, while Syracuse went 0-for-5. Contributing significantly to each squad's penalty killing success were goaltenders Kallie Billadeau and Delayne Brian (Winnipeg, Man./Notre Dame Hounds), who racked up 33 and 31 saves, respectively.

The shot totals were close by the end of the game, 34-32, despite the fact that Wayne State had a 10-1 advantage in shots after 20 minutes, while Syracuse out-shot WSU, 19-2, in the second period.

During a 5-on-3 early in the third, Szandzik scored her third of the season on a wrist shot from the right wing with helpers from Micheline Frappier (Val Caron, Ont./Sudbury Lady Wolves) and Alyssa Baldin (Mississauga, Ont./Mississauga Jr. Chiefs), who were among a large crowd of players battling for possession in front of Billadeau.

Two minutes later, as Billadeau made a save, Julie Rising picked up the loose puck and found Menard with an outlet pass into the neutral zone. Menard skated in past two Warriors and made a move to her backhand to beat Brian and make it a 1-1 game.

Wayne State and Syracuse will meet again Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

NOTES
The Warriors are 11-9-28 all-time in OT games … WSU's 34 shots on goal were a season-high … the all-time series between Wayne State and Syracuse is tied at 5-5-1 … Szandzik is tied for the team lead with 17 points.