Hamilton, N.J. — The top-seeded Liberty Flames were strong in the second and third periods, coasting away from a 1-1 first intermission tie with Maryland to remain undefeated in intra-conference competition and post a 6-2 win in MACH Conference Tournament quarterfinal play on Friday (Feb. 14) at Ice Land.
Maryland struck first, as Thomas Murphy gave the Terrapins the 1-0 lead less than six minutes into the game. Liberty recovered with 4:34 left in the period as Darren Carter evened the score from a Drew Crilly assist.
Once the puck dropped for the second period, Liberty took over. Carter netted his second goal of the game 4:08 into the frame, and the rout was on. McFarlane and Crilly struck for the Flames as well, capping a span of three goals in under five minutes. At the end of the second, Liberty was in control with a 5-1 lead. In the third, J.D. George added a power-play goal for Liberty, while Murphy tallied his second goal of the game for Maryland.
Dakota Cyhaniuk stopped 11 of 13 shots faced in victory for the Flames.Liberty faces Delaware in Saturday’s (Feb. 15) semifinal; full coverage will be available on Delaware Hockey Night.
