Prd | Time | Team | Score | Type | Scored By | Assists |
2nd | 4:07 | MND | 1-0 | PP GW | Zoe Hickel (1) | Meghan Huertas/1, Catherine Daoust/1 |
2nd | 10:29 | MND | 2-0 | PP | Tea Villilä (1) | Michelle Löwenhielm/2 |
3rd | 18:51 | MND | 3-0 | EV EN | Michelle Löwenhielm (1) | Emma Stauber/1 |
Scoring | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shots on Goal | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SOG |
Minnesota Duluth | 11 | 13 | 11 | 35 |
Connecticut | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 |
Team Stats and Records | PP | PIM | SHGF |
Minnesota Duluth (1-0-1) | 2/4 | 6/12 | 0 |
Connecticut (0-1-1) | 0/6 | 4/8 | 0 |
Minnesota Duluth Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
Kayla Black (W, 1-0-1) | 60:00 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 |
Connecticut Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
Elaine Chuli (L, 0-1-1) | 59:07 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
Empty Net | 0:53 | 1 |
STORRS, Conn. - The UConn women's hockey team couldn't convert on six power play chances and allowed a pair of man-advantage goals to No. 10 Minnesota Duluth in a 3-0 loss on Saturday afternoon at Freitas Ice Forum. The loss drops the Huskies to 0-1-1 on the young season, while the Bulldogs improve to 1-0-1.
UConn kept pace with its top-10 opponent throughout the contest, with UMD holding a slight 35-27 advantage in shots. Elaine Chuli (Waterford, Ontario) made 32 saves for the Huskies, improving her season save percentage to a terrific .935 mark. Theresa Knutson (Onalaska, Wis.) led UConn with four shots on goal.
After a quiet start to the first period, Minnesota Duluth went on the power play at 11:49 after a hooking call. The Bulldogs' man-advantage afforded them four shots on target, but Chuli stood tall and turned aside each attempt. UMD had a grade-A look in the final minute of the opening frame, but Chuli gloved a Zoe Hickel blast on an odd-man rush to keep the contest scoreless.
The Bulldogs used a pair second period power plays to get on the board. At the 4:07 mark of the frame, Hickel took a feed from Meghan Huertas and beat Chuli blocker side for the game's first goal. UMD struck again with the man-advantage at the 10:29 mark, with Tea Villila ripping a shot from the point into the back of the cage.
UConn had a pair of power play chances early in the third period, but outside of two Leah Lum (Richmond, British Columbia) blasts from the point couldn't generate a quality look. The Huskies went a man up again midway through the frame, but Duluth was strong on the kill to keep them off the board.
Caitlin Hewes (Stillwater, Minn.) made a bid for UConn inside the four-minute mark of the third period, but her shot skipped in front of the net and Black snagged it. The Bulldogs countered immediately for a pair of strong looks in Chuli's crease, but the UConn netminder snuffed both chances.
UConn called its timeout and pulled Chuli with 2:02 remaining in regulation, but Duluth capitalized with a Michelle Lowenhielm empty-netter a minute later to seal the 3-0 victory.
Up next, UConn continues early season action with a trip to in-state rival No. 10 Quinnipiac. The Huskies and Bobcats will skate in Hamden on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m.