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Women's Ice Hockey
vs Sacred Heart University (Exhibition)
3:00 PM
Providence College Athletics
Friday, February 22
Worcester, Mass.
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
21-10-2, 15-9-2
3
at
0
Holy Cross
1-29-3, 1-25-1
1
2
3
F
Providence
1
0
2
3
Holy Cross
0
0
0
0
Women’s Hockey Picks Up A Shutout At Holy Cross
2/22/2019 9:09:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
Providence clinched home ice for the Hockey East Quarterfinals next weekend with the win.
WORCESTER, Mass. – The Providence College women's hockey team earned a 3-0 victory on Friday, Feb. 22 at Holy Cross. The Friars will have home ice for a best-of-three Quarterfinal series next weekend (March 1-3).
SCORE
Providence – 3 | Holy Cross – 0
RECORDS:
Providence: 21-10-2 (15-9-2 HE) | Holy Cross: 1-29-3 (1-25-1 HE)
VENUE
Hart Center | Worcester, Mass.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
- Kate Friesen (Altona, Manitoba) put the Friars up 1-0 with 10:32 remaining in the first period. Neve Van Pelt (Mitchell, Ontario) and Emily Landry (Orangeville, Ontario) set up the play, which ended with Friesen knocking the puck in during a scramble.
- Friesen's goal was her sixth of the season. Van Pelt earned her fourth assist, while Landry picked up her sixth.
- The Friars killed off two penalties in the opening period to head to the locker room with a one-goal lead.
- The second period featured back-and-forth action with Providence outshooting Holy Cross, 16-8.
- The Friars had two power plays in the middle frame, racking up six shots on goal during the four minutes. Despite the offensive pressure, Providence was unable to extend its lead.
- Avery Fransoo (North Battleford, Saskatchewan) wasted no time getting the Friars on top by two in the third. She scored her first goal of the season 37 seconds into the period.
- Maureen Murphy (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Christina Putigna (Grimsby, Ontario) assisted the goal that made it 2-0.
- Murphy's assist was her 20th of the season and Putigna's was her 13th.
- Putigna added a second point in the game, scoring her 12th goal of the season at 9:41 of the third. Her and Meaghan Rickard (Coventry, R.I.) skated in on a 2-on-1, which ended with Putigna scoring five-hole.
- Rickard's assist was her 12th of the season and extends her point streak to a season-long five games.
- Madison Myers (Colchester, Vt.) made 28 saves in her fifth shutout of the season. Jada Brenon made 31 saves at the other end for Holy Cross.
- Providence's penalty kill was strong, finishing the day 4-for-4.
- The Friars outshot the Crusaders 34 to 28 in the game.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (Providence) – 9:28/1st – EV – Kate Friesen (Landry, Van Pelt) – Scramble in front
2-0 (Providence) – 0:37/3rd – EV – Avery Fransoo (Murphy, Putigna) – Slap shot from left point
3-0 (Providence) – 9:41/3rd – EV – Christina Putigna (Rickard) – 2-on-1 rush
GOALTENDERS
Providence: Madison Myers, 20-9-2: 28 saves, 0 goals against
Holy Cross: Jada Brenon, 1-17-2: 31 saves, 3 goals against
STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 34
Face-offs: 27/49
Power plays: 0-2 (0%)
Penalty kill: 4-4 (100%)
Holy Cross-
Shots: 28
Face-offs: 22/49
Power plays: 0-4 (0%)
Penalty kill: 2-2 (100%)
PC GAME HIGHS
Shots: Putigna (7)
Goals: Friesen, Fransoo, Putigna (1)
Assists: Five different players (1)
Points: Putigna (2)
LOOKING AHEAD
Providence concludes the regular season tomorrow (Feb. 23) at Boston University. Puck drop is set for 3:00 p.m. at Walter Brown Arena.
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
- GO FRIARS -
Team Stats
PC
HC
Shots
34
28
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
2
Penalty Mins
8
4
Faceoffs Won
27
22
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+2
Goals
1
Sh
7
A
1
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
+2
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
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