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Women's Ice Hockey
vs Sacred Heart University (Exhibition)
3:00 PM
Providence College Athletics
Sunday, February 17
Boston, Mass.
2:00 P.M.
Providence College
20-10-2, 14-9-2WHEA
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Northeastern University
22-5-4, 20-3-2WHEA
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Providence
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2
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5
Northeastern
2
0
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Photo by: Stew Milne
Women’s Hockey Knocks Off No. 3 Northeastern
2/17/2019 5:21:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
Sara Hjalmarsson’s two-goal performance helped lift the Friars over the Huskies.
BOSTON, Mass. – The Providence College women's hockey team defeated the Northeastern Huskies by a score of 5-2 on Sunday, Feb. 17 at Matthews Arena. The Friars have reached the 20-win mark for the first time since 2010-11.
SCORE
Providence – 5 | No. 3 Northeastern – 2
RECORDS:
Providence: 20-10-2 (14-9-2 HE) | Northeastern: 22-5-4 (20-3-2 HE)
VENUE
Matthews Arena | Boston, Mass.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
- Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden) got Providence on the board with a wrister at the 7:46 mark of the first period. Her 10th goal of the season was assisted by Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.) and Cassidy MacPherson (Oakville, Ontario).
- Lunny's assist was her eighth of the season, while MacPherson's was her 10th.
- Shortly after the goal, a flurry off three penalties occurred, including two on Providence.
- Northeastern capitalized on the 4-on-3, as Skylar Fontaine scored her third goal of the weekend. Her one-timer was assisted by Alina Mueller and Codie Cross.
- The Huskies scored another power-play goal late in the period. Tori Sullivan buried a rebound at the back post with under 30 seconds on the clock. Fontaine assisted the play, earning her second point of the game.
- Providence responded, scoring twice in the opening five minutes of the second period. Hjalmarsson notched her second of the game at the 4:01 mark before Neve Van Pelt (Mitchell, Ontario) added a goal at 5:14 to give the Friars the lead.
- Hjalmarsson was assisted by MacPherson once again. Van Pelt's goal came from Ariane Julien (Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) and Giana Savastano (Mapleville, R.I.).\
- The Friars continued to control the middle period, outshooting the Huskies 11-4 over the 20 minutes.
- Providence increased its lead to two goals near the midpoint of the third period. Christina Putigna (Grimsby, Ontario) played a long pass up to Meaghan Rickard (Coventry, R.I.). She skated deep into the zone and dropped a pass for Putigna to one-time past Frankel.
- Putigna's goal was her 11th of the season, as was Rickard's assist.
- Rickard capped the game with an empty-net goal at 18:38 of the final period. Her unassisted goal was her eighth of the season.
- Hjalmarsson's multi-goal game was the second of her career.
- Rickard has now scored in each of the last four games.
- Madison Myers (Colchester, Vt.) made 19 saves in her 19th win of the season. Frankel made 24 in her first Hockey East loss of the season.
- This is the first season that the Friars have reached the 20-win mark since 2010-11.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (Providence) – 7:46/1st – EV – Sara Hjalmarsson (Lunny, MacPherson) – Wrist shot from the top of the right circle
1-1 (Northeastern) – 9:30/1st – PP (4-on-3) – Skylar Fontaine (Mueller, Cross) – One-timer from the top of the left circle
2-1 (Northeastern) – 19:36/1st – PP – Tori Sullivan (Fontaine) – Back-door rebound goal
2-2 (Providence) – 4:01/2nd – EV – Sara Hjalmarsson (MacPherson) – Pass from the corner for a tap-in in the slot
3-2 (Providence) – 5:14/2nd – EV – Neve Van Pelt (Julien, Savastano) – Came around from behind the net and snuck a shot through Frankel's five-hole
4-2 (Providence) – 9:19/3rd – EV – Christina Putigna (Rickard) – Drop pass for a one-timer
5-2 (Providence) – 18:38/3rd – EN – Meaghan Rickard (unassisted) – Empty-net goal
GOALTENDERS
Providence: Madison Myers, 19-9-2: 19 saves, 2 goals against
Northeastern: Aerin Frankel, 17-3-2: 21 saves, 4 goals against
STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 26
Face-offs: 31/59
Power plays: 0-4 (0%)
Penalty kill: 4-6 (67%)
Northeastern-
Shots: 21
Face-offs: 28/59
Power plays: 2-6 (33%)
Penalty kill: 4-4 (100%)
PC GAME HIGHS
Shots: Murphy, Lunny (5)
Goals: Hjalmarsson (2)
Assists: MacPherson (2)
Points: Hjalmarsson, MacPherson, Rickard (2)
LOOKING AHEAD
Providence concludes the regular season next weekend with road contests at Holy Cross (Feb. 22) and Boston University (Feb. 23).
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
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Team Stats
PC
NU
Shots
26
21
PPG
0
2
SHG
0
0
Penalties
7
5
Penalty Mins
14
10
Faceoffs Won
31
28
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+2
Goals
2
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
+2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
+2
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
+2
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
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