DURHAM, N.H. – The Providence College women's hockey team fell to New Hampshire, 3-1, on Saturday (Jan. 8) at Whittemore Center.
SCORE
Providence – 1 | New Hampshire – 3
RECORDS
Providence – 8-7-5 (5-6-2 HEAW) | New Hampshire – 8-12-2 (6-8-1 HEAW)
VENUE
Whittemore Center – Durham, N.H.
NOTES
-Both the Friars and Wildcats skated through the first period scoreless, with Providence leading in shots, 15-7.
-New Hampshire netted three goals back-to-back in the second period, two of which were on the power play, to take a 0-3 lead.
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Kailey Sato (South Pasadena, Calif.) netted the lone goal for the Friars, 1-3, at the 17:29 mark of the second period, which served as her first collegiate goal. Sato was assisted by
Hunter Barnett (Caledon, Ontario) and
Maddy Coene (Clayton, N.Y.) on the play.
-The third period was also scoreless between the two teams, and the Wildcats finished out the series finale on top, 3-1.
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Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) stopped 33 of 36 shots faced in net today.
STAT COMPARISON
Providence –
Shots: 38
Face-offs: 26/62
Power plays: 0/2
Penalty kill: 2/4
New Hampshire –
Shots: 36
Face-offs: 36/62
Power plays: 2/4
Penalty kill: 2/2
UP NEXT
The Friars will return next weekend, on Friday, Jan. 14 and Saturday, Jan. 15, for a home-and-home series against Merrimack College. Puck drop on Friday is set from 4:00 p.m. at Schneider Arena before the Friars travel to North Andover, Mass. for a 4:00 p.m. puck drop on Saturday.
-GO FRIARS!-