Ice Dawgs captain Evan Parante (3) fights off a pair of Niagara defenders to chase down a puck behind the Purple Eagles’ net Saturday night at Akins Ford Arena in Athens. IAN TOCHER/Staff
The University of Georgia Ice Dawgs gave up a goal with just 23 seconds left in regulation time Saturday night to suffer a 3-2 loss in Athens at the hands of the Niagara University Purple Eagles.
UGA was down 2-0 in the first period at Akins Ford Arena but tied things up early in the second and appeared to be heading for overtime before Niagara made them pay for a costly turnover deep in their own …