PROVIDENCE, R.I. –The No. 9 Providence College women's hockey team tied No. 8 Quinnipiac on Friday, Oct. 15 at Schneider Arena. With neither team capitalizing in overtime, the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
SCORE
No. 9 Providence – 2 | No. 8 Quinnipiac – 2
RECORDS
No. 9 Providence – 2-0-1 (2-0-0 HEA) | No. 8 Quinnipiac – 6-0-1 (0-0-0 ECAC)
VENUE
Schneider, Arena– Providence, R.I.
GOALIE
Sandra Abstreiter (PC) – 21 saves
Logan Angers (Quinnipiac) – 21 saves
NOTES
Providence struck first, with a power play goal from captain
Caroline Peterson (East Falmouth, Mass.) at 8:05 into the opening period after Quinnipiac's Sophie Urban was whistled for tripping. Peterson's first goal of the season was assisted by
Bailey Burton (Bloomington, Minn.) and
Claire Tyo (Massena, N.Y.).
Providence entered the first intermission up, 1-0, while trailing in shots, 14-5. Peterson's goal served as only the second time this season an opponent scored first against Quinnipiac.
The teams skated through the second period scoreless, entering the second intermission 1-0. It served as the first time all season the Bobcat's entered the second period trailing.
The third period was action packed, starting off with a goal from Quinnipiac's Taylor House, tying things up at 1-1. House was assisted by Kate Reilly and Nina Steigauf on her second goal of the season.
Providence grabbed the lead again at 9:33, with a power-play goal from
Brooke Becker (Orchard Park, N.Y.). Becker, the leading point scorer for the Friars this season, was assisted by
Lindsay Bochna (Toronto, Ontario) and
Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.).
Quinnipiac responded just 23 seconds later with a goal from Courtney Vorster, 2-2, assisted by Zoe Boyd and Lexie Adzija.
The remainder of the third period and overtime remained scoreless for both teams, finishing out tied at 2-2. Abstreiter stopped all six shots she faced in the overtime session.
Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) stopped 19 out of 21 shots faced in net.
STAT COMPARISON
Providence –
Shots: 23
Face-offs: 22/31
Power plays: 2/2
Penalty kill: 1/1
Quinnipiac –
Shots: 23
Face-offs: 31/22
Power plays: 0/1
Penalty kill: 0/2
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Becker, Peterson (1)
Assists: Burton, Bocha, Tyo, Lunny (1)
Points: Burton, Bocha, Becker, Tyo, Lunny, Peterson (1)
Shots: Bochna (4)
UP NEXT
The Friars will return tomorrow, Saturday Oct.16 for the series against the Bobcats in Hamden, Conn. Puck drop is set for 3:00 p.m. at Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena.
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
-GO FRIARS-