PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's ice hockey team defeated Brown, 4-2, on Nov. 27 in the 26
th Annual Mayor's Cup at Meehan Auditorium in Providence, R.I. It marked the sixth-consecutive Mayor's Cup victory for Providence.
SCORE
Providence – 4 | Brown – 2
RECORDS
Providence – 5-5-4 (3-4-2 HEAW) | Brown – 1-10-2 (1-6-1 ECAC)
VENUE
Meehan Auditorium – Providence, R.I.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
Shay Maloney put the Brown Bears on the board first, 1-0, unassisted at 9:59 of the opening period.
Ashlyn Garnett (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) found the equalizer for Providence, 1-1, with just 36 remaining in the first period. The goal, assisted by
Brooke Becker and
Sara Hjalmarsson, was Garnett's first career goal as a Friar.
Brown scored the lone goal of the second period at 8:06 by Shay Maloney, her second of the night, to carry a 2-1 lead into the second intermission.
Providence's action packed third was started by
Ciara Barone (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) who evened things out for the Friars, 2-2, at 5:37. Barone was assisted by
Isabelle Hardy (Oakville, Ontario) and
Caroline Peterson (East Falmouth, Mass.) on her second goal of the season.
Peterson scored the game-winner, 3-2, on the rebound less than a minute later at 6:29.
Lindsay Bochna (Toronto, Ontario) earned the sole assist on the play.
Bailey Burton (Bloomington, Minn.) found the back of the net through traffic, 4-2, to earn some insurance for the Friars in the final four minutes of play. On her first goal of the season, Burton was assisted by
Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.) and Bochna.
Mireille Kingsley (Sudbury, Ontario) stopped 17 of 19 shots faced in net for a .895 save percentage.
Providence takes home the Mayor's Cup for the sixth-consecutive year, marking the first time either school has captured six titles in a row.
The Friars lead the all-time Mayor Cup series, with a record of 13-10-3.
STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 35
Face-offs: 21/32
Power plays: 0/3
Penalty kill: 4/4
Brown-
Shots: 19
Face-offs: 32/21
Power plays: 0/4
Penalty kill: 3/3
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Burton, Barone, Garnett, Peterson (1)
Assists: Bochna (2)
Points: Bochna, Peterson (2)
Shots: Hjalmarsson (6)
UP NEXT
Providence will be back at Schneider Arena this Tuesday, Nov. 30 for a 6:00 p.m. Hockey East matchup against Merrimack College.
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
-GO FRIARS-