Providence College Athletics

Friday, September 23
Providence, R.I.
6:00 PM

Providence College

1-0-0

3
vs
2

St. Lawrence University

0-1-0

1
2
3
OT 1
F
St. Lawrence
1
0
1
0
2
Providence
0
2
0
1
3
Women's ice hockey players celebrating after scoring a goal against Saint Lawrence

Women's Hockey Picks Up 3-2 Win Over St. Lawrence In Season Opener

9/23/2022 9:44:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Reichen Kirchmair had the game-winning goal in overtime.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's hockey team defeated the St. Lawrence Saints, 3-2, in overtime on Friday, Sept. 23 at Schneider Arena. Reichen Kirchmair (Oakville, Ontario) scored the game-winner with her first career goal for the Friars. 
 
SCORE
Providence – 3 | St. Lawrence – 2 - OT
 
VENUE
Schneider Arena | Providence, R.I. 
 
GAME FLOW & NOTES
 
St. Lawrence grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first, with a goal from Abby Hustler assisted by Julia Gosling at 17:37. 
 
Caroline Peterson (East Falmouth, Mass.) kicked off period two with the Friars' first goal at 1:19, assisted by Reichen Kirchmair and Rachel Weiss (Calgary, Alberta). 
 
Providence then took the lead after Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankyerd, Sweden) scored at 12:55 with Noemi Neubauerova (Prague, Czech Republic) and Claire Tyo (Massena, N.Y.) assisting on the play.
 
St. Lawrence answered with the tying goal at 15:48 of the third period on a goal from Taylor Lum. Regulation ended with the teams tied at 2-2.
 
At the 3:27 mark of overtime, Kirchmair scored the game-winning goal on a rebound from a Lauren DeBlois (Lewiston, Maine) shot. 
 
Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) finished the game with 31 saves during her 63:27 minutes in the net. 
 
STAT COMPARISON 
Providence –
Shots: 31
Face-offs: 29/27
Power plays: 0/0
Penalty Kill: 0/0 
 
St. Lawrence –
Shots: 33
Face-offs: 27/29
Power plays: 0/0 
Penalty Kill: 0/0 
 
PC GAME HIGHS
Shots: Hjalmarsson (5)
Goals: Kirchmair, Hjalmarsson, Peterson (1)
Assists: DeBlois, Kirchmair, Neubauerova, Tyo, Weiss (1)
Points: Kirchmair (2)
 
UP NEXT
The Friars play the St. Lawrence Saints again on Saturday afternoon (Sept. 24). Puck drops at 3 p.m. at Schneider Arena. 
 
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
 
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