Providence College Edged By Syracuse, 2-1

Senior forward Blair Parent scored a goal for the Friars
Prd Time  Team Score Type Scored By Assists
1st 19:34  SYR1-0 EV Kelli Rowswell (2)Brooke Avery/2, Lindsay Eastwood/1
2nd 17:01  SYR2-0 EV GW Brooke Avery (1)Kelli Rowswell/1, Alysha Burriss/1
3rd 6:06  PRV1-2 PP Blair Parent (2)Cassidy MacPherson/3, Meaghan Rickard/2
Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd Final
Providence  0011
Syracuse  1102
Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd SOG
Providence  7111432
Syracuse  156324
Team Stats and Records  PP PIM SHGF
Providence (3-2-0)  1/5 2/4 0
Syracuse (1-3-1)  0/2 5/10 0
Providence Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Madison Myers (L, 3-2-0)58:212 145322
Empty Net1:390     
Syracuse Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves
Abbey Miller (W, 1-3-1)60:001 7111331

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Providence College women's ice hockey team fell to Syracuse University, 2-1, on Friday afternoon at Tennity Ice Pavilion.

SCORE

Syracuse - 2 | Providence - 1

RECORDS

Providence: 3-2-0 (1-0-0 HE) | Syracuse: 1-3-1 (0-0-0 CHA)

VENUE

Tennity Ice Pavilion - Syracuse, N.Y.

GAME FLOW & NOTES

- The Orange outshot the Friars 15-7 in the first period. Madison Myers (Colchester, Vt.) made 14 saves in the opening frame.

- With only 26 seconds remaining in the first period, Syracuse's Kelli Rowswell skated through traffic in front and was able to put home her second goal of the season. Brooke Avery and Lindsay Eastwood picked up the assists.

- Avery scored a goal of her own with just under three minutes remaining in the second period. Rowswell took a shot that hit the post and Avery was there to bury the rebound.

- Blair Parent (Blaine, Minn.) cut Syracuse's lead in half just 6:06 into the third period. Her goal directly off the face-off came only four seconds into the Friars' fifth power play. Kate Friesen (Altona, Manitoba) was credited with her fourth assist of the season on the play.

- Sophomore Meaghan Rickard (Coventry, R.I.) and junior Christina Putigna (Grimsby, Ontario) lead the team in shots with five apiece.

- Myers ended the day with 22 saves in the loss. Abbey Miller stopped 31/32 shots for the Orange.

HOW THEY SCORED

1-0 (Syracuse) - 19:34/1st - EV - Kelli Rowswell, assisted by Brooke Avery and Lindsay Eastwood - Goal in traffic in front

2-0 (Syracuse) - 17:01/2nd - EV - Brooke Avery, assisted by Kelli Rowswell - Rebound goal

2-1 (Providence) - 6:06/3rd - PP - Blair Parent, assisted by Kate Friesen - Shot off the face-off

GOALTENDERS

Providence: Madison Myers, 3-2-0: 22 saves, 2 goals against
Syracuse: Abbey Miller, 1-3-1: 31 saves, 1 goal against

STAT COMPARISON

Providence-
Shots: 32
Face-off percentage: 53.2% (33/62)
Power plays: 1-5 (20%)
Penalty kill: 2-2 (100%)

Syracuse-
Shots: 24
Face-off percentage: 46.8% (29/62)
Power plays: 0-2 (0%)
Penalty kill: 4-5 (80%)

PC GAME HIGHS

Shots: Christina Putigna and Meaghan Rickard (5)
Goals: Blair Parent (1)
Assists: Kate Friesen (1)

LOOKING AHEAD

The Friars continue the weekend series at Syracuse tomorrow afternoon (Oct. 14). Puck-drop is at 3:00 p.m. at Tennity Ice Pavilion.