CANTON, N.Y.- The No. 15 Providence College women's hockey team was defeated by St. Lawrence, 7-2, on Friday, Oct. 6 at Appleton Arena in Canton, N.Y. Hope Walinski (Lincoln, R.I.) finished the night with 33 saves.
SCORE
Providence - 2 | St. Lawrence - 7
RECORDS
Providence - 0-1-0 (0-0-0 HEAW) | St. Lawrence - 3-0-0 (0-0-0 ECAC)
VENUE
Appleton Arena | Canton, N.Y.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
-The Saints struck 9:55 into the first period when Mae Batherson scored off of assists from Julia Gosling and Kiley Mastel.
-With eight seconds left in the first, St. Lawrence's Sarah Marchand scored to put her team ahead 2-0. Abby Hustler was credited with the assist.
-St. Lawrence went up 3-0 at the 16:14 mark of the second period with a goal from Melissa Jefferies. Taylor Lum and Julia Gosling assisted the goal.
-The Saints' Abby Hustler scored 4:57 into the third period (4-0). Katina Duscio and Aly McLeod assisted the goal.
-Brooke Becker (Orchard Park, N.Y.) converted on a power play to put the Friars on the board at the 10:03 mark in the third period. Ashley Clark (North Weymouth, Mass.) and KC Brooks (Colorado Springs, Colo.) were each credited with an assist.
-St. Lawrence responded with a power play goal, 5-1, from Mae Batherson 14:09 into the third period. Julia Gosling and Sarah Marchand assisted the play.
-At the 18:04 mark, Clark netted a goal with Maddy Coene (Clayton, N.Y.) assisting to make the score 5-2.
-Rachel Bjorgan scored for the Saints, 6-2, at 18:29 with help from Katina Duscio and Kiley Mastel.
-With 24 seconds left to play, St. Lawrence's Gabi Jones scored to make the final score 7-2.
-Hope Walinski finished the night with 33 saves.
STAT COMPARISON
Providence -
Shots: 29
Face-offs: 25/31
Power plays: 1/3
Penalty Kill: 4/5
St. Lawrence -
Shots: 40
Face-offs: 31/25
Power plays: 1/5
Penalty Kill: 2/3
PC GAME HIGHS
Shots: Clark, DeBlois, Becker (4)
Goals: Clark, Becker (1)
Assists: Brooks, Clark(1)
Points: Clark (2)
UP NEXT
The Friars will face St. Lawrence again tomorrow (Oct. 7) at Appleton Arena for a 2:00 p.m. puck drop.
