PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Merrimack Women's Hockey team scored the lone goal of the contest in the second period and Calli Hogarth made 37 saves to defeat the Providence College Friars by a score of 1-0 on Friday night.
The Basics
Merrimack (6-8-2, 3-6-2): 1, Providence College (3-9-0, 3-5-0): 0
In the first period, Calli Hogarth made seven stops to take the game into the first intermission scoreless.
In the second period, the Warriors were able to kill three different penalties and would also find the game's breakthrough as after some give and go from Maria Lindberg and Mary Edmonds it would Edmonds who knocked in the Lindberg rebound to put Merrimack in front.
With a one goal lead to protect, The Warriors killed two more penalties to go a perfect five for five on the penalty kill. Calli Hogarth also made 14 more saves to help the Warriors close out their second win in a row and sixth on the season.
Notes and Numbers
- Edmonds goal was her fourth of the year.
- Maria Lindberg and Hayley Chang had the assists on the goal.
- Calli Hogarth made 37 saves on the win, her third shutout of the season.
- Powerplays: MC: 0-3 | PRO: 0-5
- Shots on Goal: MC: 13, PRO: 37
- Faceoffs: 20 MC | 31 PRO Blocks: 23 MC | 7 PRO
Up Next:
Merrimack are off next week before returning to play on December 1st on the road against the University of Connecticut Huskies. Puck drop is set for 2 PM.
