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Women's Ice Hockey
vs Sacred Heart University (Exhibition)
3:00 PM
Providence College Athletics
Friday, February 1
North Andover, Mass.
5:00 P.M.
Providence College
17-9-1, 11-8-1
2
at
2
Merrimack College
14-9-5, 10-8-3
1
2
3
OT 1
F
Providence
2
0
0
0
2
Merrimack
0
1
1
0
2
Women’s Hockey Plays to First Draw of the Season at Merrimack
2/1/2019 7:21:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
The Friars and Warriors tied 2-2 in Friday night’s game.
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Providence College women's hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie at Merrimack College on Friday, Feb. 1. The Friars jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Merrimack battled back to earn a point.
SCORE
Providence – 2 | Merrimack – 2
RECORDS
Providence: 17-9-1 (11-8-1 HE) | Merrimack: 14-9-5 (10-8-3 HE)
VENUE
Lawler Rink | North Andover, Mass.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
- Providence took the first penalty of the game and killed it off, despite good pressure from Merrimack. Shortly after the penalty expired, the Friars jumped out to a 1-0 lead.
- Maureen Murphy (Buffalo, N.Y.) carried into the offensive zone on a 2-on-1 with Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.). Murphy slid a pass over to Lunny who beat Samantha Ridgewell by firing a shot high, blocker-side.
- Lunny's goal, which came at the 8:03 mark of the first, was her ninth of the season. Murphy's assist was her team-leading 17th.
- Emily Landry (Orangeville, Ontario) extended the lead to 2-0 at the 13:33 mark of the first. Meaghan Rickard (Coventry, R.I.) took a shot, which Landry was able to deflect past Ridgewell. Kate Friesen (Altona, Manitoba) was credited with the secondary assist.
- Landry's goal came just 22 seconds into the Friars' 1:24 of 5-on-3 time and was her fourth of the season.
- At the 7:23 mark of the second, Merrimack cut into Providence's lead. Courtney Maud scored on a scrum in the slot to make it 2-1.
- Providence proceeded to kill two minor penalties in the remainder of the middle stanza, pushing the penalty kill to 3-for-3 through two periods.
- The penalties to the Friars helped Merrimack own a 13-5 advantage in shots on goal in the second.
- Merrimack had a power play late in the game, as Friesen went to the box with 3:48 left on the clock. With just 1:53 remaining in regulation, Megan Fergusson poked home a loose puck at the back post. Her goal, which was her ninth of the season, tied the game at 2-2 and forced overtime.
- Each team had a power play opportunity during the overtime period, but neither were able to convert. Both Providence and Merrimack had two shots on goal during their respective advantages.
- Madison Myers (Colchester, Vt.) finished the game with 32 saves in net. Ridgewell made just 15 at the other end.
- The Friars are now 1-1-1 in overtime this season. The tie marked the first of the season.
- The regular-season series between these teams ended 2-0-1 in favor of Providence.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (Providence) – 8:03/1st – EV – Hayley Lunny (Murphy) – 2-on-1 rush that ended with a shot from the slot over Ridgewell's blocker
2-0 (Providence) – 13:33/1st – PP (5-on-3) – Emily Landry (Rickard, Friesen) – Deflection off Landry and in
2-1 (Merrimack) – 7:23/2nd – EV – Courtney Maud (Rae, MacLean) – Scrum in the slot
2-2 (Merrimack) – 18:07/3rd – PP – Megan Fergusson (Voight, MacLean) – Poked in at the back post
GOALTENDERS
Providence: Madison Myers, 16-8-1: 32 saves, 2 goals against
Merrimack: Samantha Ridgewell, 12-8-5: 15 saves, 2 goals against
STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 17
Face-offs: 26/57
Power plays: 1-4 (25%)
Penalty kill: 4-5 (80%)
Merrimack-
Shots: 34
Face-offs: 31/57
Power plays: 1-5 (20%)
Penalty kill: 3-4 (75%)
PC GAME HIGHS
Shots: Lunny (3)
Goals: Lunny, Landry (1)
Assists: Murphy, Rickard, Friesen (1)
Points: Five different players (1)
LOOKING AHEAD
Providence hosts UConn tomorrow (Feb. 2) at 2:00 p.m. for the team's annual Skating Strides game.
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
- GO FRIARS -
Team Stats
PC
MER
Shots
17
34
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
5
Penalty Mins
12
10
Faceoffs Won
26
31
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
Players Mentioned
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