Completed Event: Women's Ice Hockey versus #9/9 Clarkson University on October 18, 2025 , Loss , 0, to, 3
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Providence College Athletics
Sunday, January 5
Burlington, Vt.
2:00 P.M.
Providence College
10-8-2, 7-6-0HEAW
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Vermont
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Photo by: DSPics.com
Women’s Hockey Defeats Vermont To Split Road Series, 3-1
1/5/2020 4:32:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
Sara Hjalmarsson scored her team-leading 10th goal of the season while adding two assists.
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Providence College women's hockey team split the weekend series against the Vermont Catamounts, 3-1, on Sunday, January 5. Providence improves to 10-8-2 and 7-6-0 in Hockey East play.
SCORE
Providence – 3 | Vermont – 1
RECORDS
Providence – 10-8-2 (7-6-0 HEAW) | Vermont – 8-9-5 (5-7-3 HEAW)
VENUE
Gutterson Fieldhouse – Burlington, Vt.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
-Ciara Barone (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) netted her first goal of the season 10:31 into the first period to hand Providence an early 1-0 lead. Following an icing call, Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden) won the face-off inside where Barone one-timed a slap shot past the goaltender.
- Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) earned the start in between the pipes and picked up 10 saves in the opening period. Vermont held a 10-4 advantage in shots at the break.
- Providence added an early goal in the second period just 1:18 in, Hjalmarsson scored her tenth goal of the season. Lauren DeBlois (Lewiston, Maine) played the puck up the right boards to Hjalmarsson who slid a pass across the front of the net, the puck popped up off a defenders stick over the goaltenders left shoulder.
- The Friars held a 2-0 lead at the second intermission trailing in shots, 16-15. The Friars and Catamounts each failed to convert on their three power play opportunities in the opening 40 minutes.
- Both sides traded goals in the final period to seal Providence's 3-1 victory. Kristina Shanahan brought the Catamounts within one, 2-1, with 2:52 remaining in the third. Meaghan Rickard (Coventry, R.I.) answered to add an insurance goal just 37 seconds later. Hjalmarsson fed Rickard on the left wing who finished a one-timer past the goaltender sliding across the crease.
- Abstreiter tied her career-high in saves with 26, she improves to 2-3-0 on the season.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (Providence) – 10:31/1st – EV – Ciara Barone (Hjalmarsson) – One-timed slap shot past the goaltenders stick side
2-0 (Providence) – 1:18/2nd – EV – Sara Hjalmarsson (DeBlois, Burton) – Slid a pass across the crease deflected off a defenders stick and in
2-1 (Vermont) – 17:08/2nd – EV – Kristina Shanahan (Karjalainen) – Rebound in front of the crease
3-1 (Providence) 17:45/3rd – EV – Meaghan Rickard (Hjalmarsson) – One-timer from the left wing
GOALTENDERS
Sandra Abstreiter (Providence) – 26 saves, 1 goal against
Natalie Ferenc (Vermont) – 21 saves, 3 goals against
STAT COMPARISON
Providence –
Shots: 24
Face-offs: 17-50
Power plays: 0-3
Penalty kill: 5-5
Vermont –
Shots: 27
Face-offs: 33-50
Power plays: 0-5
Penalty kill: 3-3
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Barone, Hjlamarsson, Rickard (1)
Assists: Hjalmarsson (2)
Points: Hjalmarsson (3)
Shots: Rickard (5)
UP NEXT
Providence will play Boston University in a home-and-home series on Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 11. The series opener will be played in Providence, R.I. followed by the series finale in Boston, Mass.
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
-GO FRIARS-
SCORE
Providence – 3 | Vermont – 1
RECORDS
Providence – 10-8-2 (7-6-0 HEAW) | Vermont – 8-9-5 (5-7-3 HEAW)
VENUE
Gutterson Fieldhouse – Burlington, Vt.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
-Ciara Barone (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) netted her first goal of the season 10:31 into the first period to hand Providence an early 1-0 lead. Following an icing call, Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden) won the face-off inside where Barone one-timed a slap shot past the goaltender.
- Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) earned the start in between the pipes and picked up 10 saves in the opening period. Vermont held a 10-4 advantage in shots at the break.
- Providence added an early goal in the second period just 1:18 in, Hjalmarsson scored her tenth goal of the season. Lauren DeBlois (Lewiston, Maine) played the puck up the right boards to Hjalmarsson who slid a pass across the front of the net, the puck popped up off a defenders stick over the goaltenders left shoulder.
- The Friars held a 2-0 lead at the second intermission trailing in shots, 16-15. The Friars and Catamounts each failed to convert on their three power play opportunities in the opening 40 minutes.
- Both sides traded goals in the final period to seal Providence's 3-1 victory. Kristina Shanahan brought the Catamounts within one, 2-1, with 2:52 remaining in the third. Meaghan Rickard (Coventry, R.I.) answered to add an insurance goal just 37 seconds later. Hjalmarsson fed Rickard on the left wing who finished a one-timer past the goaltender sliding across the crease.
- Abstreiter tied her career-high in saves with 26, she improves to 2-3-0 on the season.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (Providence) – 10:31/1st – EV – Ciara Barone (Hjalmarsson) – One-timed slap shot past the goaltenders stick side
2-0 (Providence) – 1:18/2nd – EV – Sara Hjalmarsson (DeBlois, Burton) – Slid a pass across the crease deflected off a defenders stick and in
2-1 (Vermont) – 17:08/2nd – EV – Kristina Shanahan (Karjalainen) – Rebound in front of the crease
3-1 (Providence) 17:45/3rd – EV – Meaghan Rickard (Hjalmarsson) – One-timer from the left wing
GOALTENDERS
Sandra Abstreiter (Providence) – 26 saves, 1 goal against
Natalie Ferenc (Vermont) – 21 saves, 3 goals against
STAT COMPARISON
Providence –
Shots: 24
Face-offs: 17-50
Power plays: 0-3
Penalty kill: 5-5
Vermont –
Shots: 27
Face-offs: 33-50
Power plays: 0-5
Penalty kill: 3-3
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Barone, Hjlamarsson, Rickard (1)
Assists: Hjalmarsson (2)
Points: Hjalmarsson (3)
Shots: Rickard (5)
UP NEXT
Providence will play Boston University in a home-and-home series on Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 11. The series opener will be played in Providence, R.I. followed by the series finale in Boston, Mass.
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
-GO FRIARS-
Team Stats
PC
UVM
Shots
24
27
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
3
Penalty Mins
10
6
Faceoffs Won
17
33
Game Leaders
+/-
+3
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
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