WORCESTER, Mass. - The Providence College women's hockey team defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders, 3-1, on Friday, Jan. 19 at the Hart Center Rink in Worcester, Mass. Hope Walinski (Lincoln, R.I.) finished the night with 20 saves.
SCORE
Providence - 3 | Holy Cross - 1
RECORDS
Providence - 9-14-1 (8-8-1 HEAW) | Holy Cross - 5-15-2 (2-12-2 HEAW)
VENUE
Hart Center Rink | Worcester, Mass.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
-Audrey Knapp netted the first goal of the night at the 13-minute mark of the first period, unassisted.
-Holy Cross' Casey Borgiel converted on a power play at 5:49 in the second period. Emilie Fortunato assisted the play.
-Rachel Weiss scored off a pass from Lily Martinson 9:28 into the second period to give the Friars a 2-1 lead. Lily Hendrikson earned the secondary assist.
-With three minutes left in the second period, Lindsay Bochna converted on a power play to extend the Friars' lead to 3-1. Lauren DeBlois and Claire Tyo were each credited with an assist.
-Providence carried a 3-1 lead into the third period.
-Both teams skated through the third period scoreless.
-Hope Walinski finished the night with 20 saves.
-The Friars have recorded three-straight wins, marking their longest winning streak of the season.
-Providence has posted a 4-1-1 record in its last six Hockey East games to improve to 8-8-1 in league action.
STAT COMPARISON
Providence -
Shots: 34
Face-offs: 29/18
Power plays: 1/4
Penalty Kill: 4/5
Holy Cross -
Shots: 21
Face-offs: 18/29
Power plays: 1/5
Penalty Kill: 3/4
PC GAME HIGHS
Shots: Kirchmair, Becker (8)
Goals: Knapp, Bochna, Weiss (1)
Assists: Martinson, DeBlois, Hendrikson, Tyo (1)
Points: Knapp, Bochna, Tyo, Martinson, DeBlois, Hendrikson, Tyo (1)
UP NEXT
The Friars will face Holy Cross again tomorrow, Jan. 20 at Schneider Arena for a 2:00 p.m. puck drop. Providence will welcome back alumni to celebrate 50 years of Schneider Arena.
