PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The No. 7 Providence College women's hockey team avenged yesterday's overtime loss with a 2-1 victory over the University of Vermont on Sunday, Jan. 6 at Schneider Arena.
SCORE
Providence - 2 | Vermont - 1
RECORDS
Providence: 16-4-0 (10-3-0 HE) | Vermont: 6-11-4 (4-8-2 HE)
VENUE
Schneider Arena | Providence, R.I.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
- The first period featured eight total minutes of 5-on-4 action. Providence had one power play, while Vermont had three.
- The Friars were strong on the kill, allowing just two shots for Vermont during the three extra man opportunities.
- Providence scored two goals 1:24 apart in the middle of the second period to jump out to a 2-0 lead.
- Just as a Vermont power play expired, Whitney Dove (Port Moody, British Colubmia) lit the lamp for the Friars. She took a wrist shot from the left dot that beat Melissa Black at the far post. Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.) picked up her fifth assist on Dove's fourth tally of the season.
- Soon after, Emily Landry (Orangeville, Ontario) notched her third of the season. She made a nifty move to beat her defender, shot into Black's pads and then buried her own rebound. Cassidy MacPherson (Oakville, Ontario) and Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden) assisted the play.
- With less than two minutes to play in the period, Vermont cut into the lead. Maude Poulin-Labelle scored her third career goal to make it 2-1. Alyssa Gorecki and Lilly Holmes assisted the goal.
- The third period featured back-and-forth action with several more penalties for both sides.
- Both teams finished 0/6 on the power play for the day.
- Myers finished with 14 saves, while Black made 23 for Vermont.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (Providence) - 9:26/2nd - EV - Whitney Dove (Lunny) - Wrist shot from the left dot to the far post
2-0 (Providence) - 10:50/2nd - EV - Emily Landry (MacPherson, Hjalmarsson) - Scored her own rebound
2-1 (Vermont) - 18:07/2nd - EV - Maude Poulin-Labelle (Gorecki, Holmes) - Shot from the left boards
GOALTENDERS
Providence: Madison Myers, 15-3-0: 14 saves, 1 goal against
Vermont: Melissa Black, 4-9-3: 23 saves, 2 goals against
STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 25
Face-offs: 26/57
Power plays: 0-6 (0%)
Penalty kill: 6-6 (100%)
Vermont-
Shots: 15
Face-offs: 29/57
Power plays: 0-6 (0%)
Penalty kill: 6-6 (100%)
PC GAME HIGHS
Shots: Rickard, Murphy (4)
Goals: Dove, Landry (1)
Assists: Lunny, Hjalmarsson, MacPherson (1)
Points: Dove, Landry, Lunny, Hjalmarsson, MacPherson (1)
LOOKING AHEAD
Providence faces Boston University in a home-and-home series next weekend. Friday (Jan. 11) is a home game at 6:00 p.m., while Saturday (Jan. 12) is a road game at 3:00 p.m.
