PROVIDENCE, R.I. -Senior Hunter Barnett tallied a multi-goal game to propel Providence College women's hockey over the No. 7 Boston College Eagles, 2-1, on Friday, Nov. 12 in Schneider Arena. Providence improved to 4-3-3 this season, including a 3-2-2 mark in the Hockey East.
SCORE
Providence - 2 | No. 7 Boston College- 1
RECORDS
Providence - 4-3-3 (3-2-2 HEAW) | Boston College - 6-4-0 (4-3-0 HEAW)
VENUE
Schneider Arena - Providence. R.I.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
- Both teams skated through the opening twenty scoreless and entered the first intermission 0-0, with Providence outshooting the Eagles, 19-15.
- Boston College got on the board first, tallying a goal 9:18 into the second period. Gaby Roy put the shot on net that gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
- Providence responded with 2:14 remaining in the second frame with a goal from Hunter Barnett (Caledon, Ontario) to tie things up, 1-1, before entering the second intermission. Brooke Becker (Orchard Park, N.Y.) and Caroline Peterson (East Falmouth, Mass.) earned the assists on Barnett's first goal of the season.
- Barnett netted the game-winner, and her second goal of the night, with 4:20 remaining in regulation. Barnett created a turnover and Ashley Clark (North Weymouth, Mass.) dished it back on the 2-on-1 to make it a 2-1 game. The assist served as Clark's first career point as a Friar.
- Despite the Eagles outshooting the Friars 13-5 in the final period, the Friars closed out the game at 2-1.
- Mireille Kingsley (Sudbury, Ontario) posted 42 saves in the victory, a career high, making multiple game-saving stops down the stretch.
STAT COMPARISON
Providence -
Shots: 36
Face-offs: 22/36
Power plays: 0/2
Penalty kill: 4/4
Boston College -
Shots: 43
Face-offs: 36/22
Power plays: 0/4
Penalty kill: 2/2
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Barnett (2)
Assists: Becker, Clark, Peterson (1)
Points: Barnett (2)
Shots: Bochna (9)
UP NEXT
Providence will play wrap up its series with No. 7 Boston College tomorrow, Nov. 13, with an 8:00 p.m. game at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
