NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - The Merrimack College women's ice hockey team overturned a two goal deficit and completed the comeback with a furious finish, taking the 3-2 overtime win over the College of the Holy Cross Crusaders in their final home game of the 2024 calendar year on Saturday afternoon.
Merrimack (5-11-1, 3-8-1): 3, College of the Holy Cross (6-9-2, 2-8-2): 2
Holy Cross would open the game's scoring as they took the lead on their first shot of the game, and they would double that lead 12 minutes later, taking a two-goal lead into the room.
Merrimack found their break through on a five-minute major powerplay as Sage Babey scored her second goal in as many games to cut the lead to one heading to the third.
In the third, Holy Cross had a chance to put the game on ice but the shot would glance off the post of the empty net. With the Merrimack net still vacated, the Warriors would set up the house and be rewarded as Sage Babey's second of the game and fourth in two games would pick the bend in the post to tie the game with 10 seconds left.
In the overtime, Merrimack won a powerplay and took advantage as Maria Lindberg received the puck and put it top shelf to complete the comeback and pick up the extra point in the league.
Notes and Numbers:
- Sage Babey scored her third goal in two games and an assist, she also had a team high eight shots on goal.
- Maria Lindberg had a goal and assist.
- Hayley Chang assisted on all three goals, and moved her total to eight on the season.
- Alex Ferguson also had an assist.
- Calli Hogarth made 21 saves in the win.
UP NEXT:
The Warriors head to Portland to face the Maine Black Bears in their final game of the calendar year on Saturday, December 14th at 6 PM.
