LAKE PLACID — The final women’s hockey match of the Empire State Winter Games, an all-out battle for the silver medal between Central and Adirondack, resulted in a 1-1 tie.

Western New York, a perennial powerhouse, clinched the gold this year after Adirondack knocked it from its top perch last year.

Trailing 1-0 in the third period on Sunday, rowdy Central fans cheered their team on, rousing the players to action.

After a scoreless first period, Central was slapped with multiple penalties in the second. With Central players in the penalty box, Adirondack stayed in control throughout, with Adirondack goalie Kaitlin Branon of Plattsburgh looking on as her teammates fired shots on the Central goal.

Central goalie Kathleen Hedges saved 14 shots. One went by during the succession of power plays, as Kelly Moore, of Bloomington, scored for Adirondack with 7:43 remaining in the period, assisted by Danielle Lennox of Massena.

In the third period, Central stayed out of the penalty box and got aggressive. Stephanie Nadler, of Black River, scored with just 4:49 remaining in the game, her third goal of the tournament.

Branon had 10 saves in the game, 43 for the tournament. Hedges had 21, with 80 on the weekend.

Central finished the tournament with a 3-0-2 record, and Adirondack finished at 2-1-2. Adirondack won the bronze, Central won the silver, and Western, which also finished at 3-0-2, won the gold.