SCHENECTADY, NY – Junior forward Mario Valery-Trabucco scored two goals and sophomore forward Stéphane Boileau had the game-winner in the Dutchmen's 5-3 win against Clarkson (10-18-7, 8-10-4) in the first game of the first round of the ECAC Hockey Playoffs.  Union's (17-15-3, 9-11-2) five goals set a program mark for most goals in a single playoff game. The victory was also the team and sophomore goaltender Corey Milan's 17th of the season, giving them the school record for wins in a season.

Valery-Trabucco notched his fifth multi-point game of the season, while sophomore forward Adam Presizniuk registered his team-leading seventh multi-point effort with a goal and three assists.  Senior captain and Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Finalist Matt Cook posted his fourth double point game with two assists.

Boileau, scored the game-winner at the 7:05 mark of the third period with assists going to Cook and freshman forward Kelly Zajac. The goal was his ninth of the season and the fifth game-winner of his career.

Valery-Trabucco made it 5-3 with only 2:54 remaining while on the power play, making Union 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

The scoring started with an unassisted, breakaway goal by sophomore forward Scott Freeman put the Golden Knights ahead at the 12:04 mark of the second period. Only moments before Valery-Trabucco rang one off the pipe.

The Montreal native sent the Messa Rink faithful to their feet by wheeling through the neutral zone and then firing a shot off the shoulder of Clarkson netminder Paul Karpowich and over the goal line at 14:14 for his career-high tying 12th goal of the season.  Junior defenseman Mike Schreiber picked up the assists.

Presizniuk followed at 17:27 on a Clarkson turnover and a rebound off of Simpson's shot. The goal was his 21st of his career and 14th of the season, placing him seventh on Union's single season goal scoring list.

Coming out of the first break, the Golden Knights found the equalizer with a goal from Chris D'Alvise at 1:13 into the period and went ahead with a goal from Shea Guthrie at 2:02.

The fast pace continued and the third part of the Trabucco-Presizniuk-Walters line cashed in to pull the score even at 3-3. Walters picked up a rebound and slide the puck past Karpowich for his 13th goal of the season. The assist gave Presizniuk his 33rd point of the season – eighth most in school history.

Milan finished with 18 saves and helped kill off Union's lone penalty. At the other end Karpowich turned away 30 stops.

The victory was Union's second opening-playoff-game win in its Division I history. The team will attempt its first playoff series victory as the two teams square off again on Saturday at 7 p.m. for game two of the best-of-three series.