Providence College Athletics

Friday, November 22
Cambridge, Mass.
6:00 PM

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Harvard University

2-7-1

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Women's ice hockey player Megane Quirion walking out onto the ice from the locker room

Women’s Hockey Skates to 2-2 Tie With Harvard

11/22/2024 9:05:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Mégane Quirion picked up two assists in the contest.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.– Mégane Quirion (Saint-Eustache, Quebec) provided two assists and Reichen Kirchmair (Oakville, Ontario) scored the shootout winner as the Providence College women's hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie against Harvard on Friday, Nov. 22, at Bright-Landry Hockey Center in Cambridge, Mass. Hope Walinski (Lincoln, R.I.) recorded 25 saves and stopped all three attempts in the shootout.
 
SCORE
Harvard – 2 | Providence – 2 (PC wins shootout, 1-0)
 
RECORDS
Harvard – 2-7-1 (3-5-0 ECAC) | Providence – 6-6-3 (3-5-2 HEAW)
 
VENUE
Bright-Landry Hockey Center | Cambridge, Mass.
 
GAME FLOW & NOTES
 
-Sarah Davies (Mississauga, Ontario) opened the scoring at 11:03 of the first period, jamming in her fifth goal of the season. Mégane Quirion (Saint-Eustache, Quebec) and Peyton Blaney (Millgrove, Ontario) earned the assists, marking Quirion's first point of the season.
 
-Jessie Pellerin (Bowmanville, Ontario) doubled the lead with 59 seconds left in the first period, finishing a feed from Quirion for her second assist of the night. Brooke Becker (Orchard Park, N.Y.) added a secondary assist.
 
-The score remained 2-0 Friars after the second period.
 
-Maria Pape cut the deficit to 2-1 for Harvard, scoring with the extra attacker on the ice and 1:28 left in regulation. Paige Lester and Brooke Manning earned the assists.
 
- With 29 seconds left in the third period, the Crimson tied the game 2-2 with a six-on-five goal. Kaley MacDonald scored, assisted by Antonina and Brooke Manning.
 
-Neither team could find a goal in overtime resulting in a 2-2 tie.
 
-Reichen Kirchmair secured the shootout victory with the game-winning goal, while Hope Walinski (Lincoln, R.I.) stopped all three Crimson attempts.
 
-Walinski recorded 25 saves in the game.
 
-The Friars last had three consecutive ties during the 2009-2010 season (1-1 at UConn, 2-2 at Maine, and 1-1 vs. Northeastern).
 
-The Crimson extended their unbeaten streak against Providence to 12 games (10-0-2).
 
-With the tie, Providence improves 3-1-1 in non-league play this season.

STAT COMPARISON
Providence – 2
Shots: 33
Face-offs: 26/46
Power plays: 0/0
Penalty Kill: 1/1
 
Harvard – 2
Shots: 27
Face-offs: 20/46
Power plays: 0/1
Penalty Kill: 0/0
 
PC GAME HIGHS
Shots: Davies, Knapp (4)
Blocks: Blaney, Knapp (3)
Goals: Davies, Pellerin (1)
Assists: Quirion (2)
Points: Quirion (2)
 
UP NEXT
Providence will host the Harvard University to finish the weekend series on Saturday, November 23 at 2:00 p.m. at Schneider Arena in Providence, R.I.

For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
 
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