HAMDEN, Conn. - The No. 10 Providence College women's hockey team rallied from two goals down to defeat No. 3 Quinnipiac University, 3-2, on Saturday, Dec. 10 at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Conn. Sandra Abstreiter finished the day with 46 saves.
SCORE
Providence - 3 | Quinnipiac -2
RECORDS
Providence - 16-5-1 (11-3-1 HEAW) | Quinnipiac - 17-2-0 (8-1-0 ECAC)
VENUE
M&T Bank Arena | Hamden, Conn.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
- The Bobcats struck first at the 6:40 mark when Kendall Cooper scored with help from Olivia Mobley and Madison Chantler.
- The Bobcats' Nina Steigauf scored at 9:44 for a 2-0 lead. Maya Labad earned the assist on the goal.
- Providence got on the board 4:03 into the second period when Rachel Weiss (Calgary, Alberta) scored a goal off a pass from Caroline Peterson (East Falmouth, Mass.). Claire Tyo (Massena, N.Y.) earned the secondary assist.
- Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden) scored on a second attempt 13:35 into the second period to tie the score, 2-2. Noemi Neubauerova (Prague, Czech Republic) and Tyo were each credited with an assist.
- Neubauerova scored the game-winning-goal 8:26 into the third period to give the Friars a 3-2 lead. Tyo and KC Brooks (Colorado Springs, Colo.) assisted on the goal.
- Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) finished the day with 46 saves.
- Tyo registered a career-high three points on three assists.
- The Friars notched their second win against a ranked opponent this season, downing No. 8 Northeastern, 3-0, back on Nov. 15.
STAT COMPARISON
Providence -
Shots: 16
Face-offs: 21/36
Power plays: 0/1
Penalty Kill: 2/2
Quinnipiac -
Shots: 48
Face-offs: 36/21
Power plays: 0/2
Penalty Kill: 1/1
PC GAME HIGHS
Shots: Hjalmarsson (7)
Goals: Weiss, Hjalmarsson, Neubauerova (1)
Assists: Tyo (3)
Points: Tyo (3)
UP NEXT
The Friars will kick off the second half of the season against the University of Vermont in an away-series on Friday, Jan.6 and Saturday, Jan.7.
