MANCHESTER, N.H.– The Assumption University women's ice hockey team improved to 5-0-1 on the year and 5-0-0 in New England Women's Hockey Alliance action, as the Greyhounds picked up a 3-2 win at Saint Anselm on Friday evening at Sullivan Arena.
THE BASICS
Score: Assumption University 3, Saint Anselm College 2
Records: Greyhounds (5-0-1, 5-0-0 NEWHA) | Hawks (0-1-0, 0-1-0 NEWHA)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Assumption came out firing in the opening period, outshooting Saint Anselm 26-9. The Greyhounds broke through at 10:16 when
Lauryn Broecker scored her first goal of the season on an assist from
Allison Ryan, giving Assumption a 1-0 lead. The Greyhounds kept applying offensive pressure throughout the period, but Saint Anselm goalkeeper Kalyssa Bayne turned aside 25 shots to keep the Hawks within one heading into the first intermission.
The Greyhounds doubled their lead midway through the second period when Ryan found the back of the net for her first goal of the season at 13:15. Saint Anselm responded just over two minutes later when Bavneet Dhaliwal scored a power-play goal at 15:49, cutting Assumption's lead to 2-1. Despite the Hawks' response, the Greyhounds maintained control offensively, outshooting Saint Anselm 23-4 in the middle frame.
Assumption extended its lead to 3-1 at the 8:42 mark of the third period when
Megan Tremblay scored her second goal of the season off assists from
Alaina Whitesell and
Natalie Joiner. The Greyhounds continued to dominate the offensive zone, recording 30 shots in the final period. Saint Anselm made one final push when Dhaliwal scored her second goal with just 33 seconds remaining, cutting the deficit to 3-2. However, Assumption held on in the closing seconds to secure the conference victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Taylor Thompson recorded 15 saves in the win.
- Assumption fired 127 total shots, compared to 31 for the hosts. The shots-on-goal tallies were 79 to 17 for the Greyhounds.
- Assumption went scoreless on four power-play attempts, while the Hawks went 1-for-1.
- The Hounds won 38 of 64 faceoffs, while the hosts blocked 22 shots.
- Saint Anselm still leads the all-time series 8-5-1.
UP NEXT
- Assumption vs. Saint Anselm College, Saturday, October 17, 7:00 pm.
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