ORONO, Maine - The Merrimack Warriors Women's hockey team won their opening round playoff game in overtime against the Maine Black Bears by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday night.
The Basics
Merrimack (11-21-3, 7-17-3): 0, Maine (15-18-2 11-14-2): 3
Calli Hogarth made 14 saves in the first period of play to keep the game scoreless through the opening 20 minutes.
In the second period, Maine would strike first on the powerplay as they would score at 13:39 of the frame and they would carry that lead to the third.
After starting the third period with a powerplay, Merrimack would cash in as Celine Tedenby would score the tying goal on her former team less than two minutes in. Neither team however would score in the remainder of regulation sending the game to sudden death overtime.
In the overtime period, Merrimack would not wait around as Allison Reeb would direct the original shot attempt from Raice Szott off the end boards and into the net to send the Warriors to the next round.
Notes and Numbers:
- Calli Hogarth made 28 saves to collect her first postseason win. Against Maine this season, Hogarth went 3-0-1 with a .946 Save Percentage and a 1.71 Goal Against Average.
- Celine Tedenby and Allison Reeb scored for the Warriors.
- Ally Qualley, Hayley Chang, Natalie Nemes and Raice Szott all had assists.
- Teghan Inglis had a team high four blocks.
- Hannah Corneliusen skated in her 100th game as a Warrior.
- Merrimack has won their third straight opening round playoff game, their second consecutive overtime win(4-1 vs UNH 2022, 5-4 OT vs Boston University 2023)
STATS
Powerplays: MC: 1-3 | MAINE: 1-3
Shots on Goal: MC: 33, MAINE: 29
Faceoffs: 30 MC | 23 MAINE
Blocks: 16 MC | 8 MAINE
UP NEXT:
Merrimack will play the second seeded and defending Hockey East Tournament champions Northeastern Huskies on Saturday night.
