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Graduate netminder Sandra Abstreiter made 23 saves for the Friars
Abstreiter Stops 23 Shots As Providence Blanks Northeastern, 3-0
Graduate netminder Sandra Abstreiter made 23 saves for the Friars

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The No. 13 Providence College women's hockey team shutout the eighth-ranked Northeastern Huskies, 3-0, on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at Schneider Arena. 

SCORE
Providence - 3 | Northeastern - 0

RECORDS
Providence - 10-4-1 (7-3-1 HEAW) | Northeastern - 12-2-1 (10-2-1 HEAW)

VENUE
Schneider Arena | Providence, R.I. 


GAME FLOW & NOTES

-Both teams skated through the first period scoreless. Northeastern outshot the Friars 12-3.

-Brooke Becker (Orchard Park, N.Y.) put the Friars on the board with a power-play goal 7:38 into the second period. Lauren DeBlois (Lewiston, Maine.) and Lindsay Bochna (Toronto, Ontario) were each credited with an assist. 

-The Friars carried a 1-0 lead into the second intermission. 

-At the 4:53 mark of the third period, Bochna assisted DeBlois to another power-play goal to deepen the Friars lead, 2-0.

-With five minutes remaining in the third period, DeBlois was penalized for holding. The Huskies emptied their net for the 6-4-skater advantage. 

-The Friars fended off the Huskies for 2:30 and totaled seven blocked shots and one save. Forward Ashley Clark (North Weymouth, Mass.) recorded four of the seven blocks. 

-With Northeastern's goal empty, Claire Tyo (Massena, N.Y.) netted the final goal of the night with three seconds remaining in regulation. 

-Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) finished the night with 23 saves.


STAT COMPARISON

Providence -
Shots: 13
Face-offs: 15/24
Power plays: 2/4
Penalty Kill: 2/2

Northeastern -
Shots: 23
Face-offs: 24/15
Power plays: 0/2
Penalty Kill: 2/4


PC GAME HIGHS

Shots: DeBlois, Becker, Tyo, Hjalmarsson (2)
Goals: Becker, DeBlois, Tyo (1)
Assists: Bochna (2)
Points: Bochna, Becker, DeBlois, Tyo (1)


UP NEXT

The Friars will host Maine for a weekend matchup at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19.