ORONO, Maine – The Providence College women's hockey team was defeated by Maine, 3-1, on Saturday, Oct. 31 at Harold Alfond Sports Arena in Orono, Mane. The Friars dropped to 4-6-0 overall and 2-2-0 in Hockey East play, while Maine improved to 4-6-0 and 1-1-0. Sophomore
Sami Snyder (Waterloo, Ontario) scored the lone goal for the Friars and her second of the weekend while sophomore
Mallory Hartl (Aksov, Minn.) recorded 42 saves.
SCORE
Maine – 3 | Providence – 1
RECORDS
Maine – 4-6-0 (1-1-0 HEAW) | Providence – 4-6-0 (2-2-0 HEAW)
VENUE
Harold Alfond Sports Arena |Orono, Maine
GAME FLOW & NOTES
1st Period
-Maine killed off an early Friar powerplay in the period.
-The teams skated scoreless through the first 20 minutes of play. The Black Bears outshot the Friars, 8-2.
2nd Period
-Providence killed a Maine penalty early in the period.
-The Friars opened the scoring at 12:37 of the first period when sophomore
Sami Snyder (Waterloo, Ontario) scored on a breakaway. Junior
Josie Lang (Stillwater, Minn.) and freshman
Reese Kletke (Oakville, Ontario) were credited with assists. The goal marked Snyder's second of the weekend.
-The Black Bears continued to outshoot the Friars, with the total shots on goal, 30-13, in favor of Maine.
3rd Period
-Maine equalized 49 seconds into the period on an unassisted goal from Tiani Makokis.
-The Black Bears took their first lead of the game at 7:01 from Lily Fetch to take a 2-1 lead. Isabelle Michaud and Makokis earned assists.
-With the Friars net empty, Gracie Hanson extended the Providence lead to 3-1 with assists from Lulu Rucinski and Mikayla Boarder with 2:02 remaining in regulation.
NOTES
-Sophomore goaltender
Mallory Hartl (Askov, Minn.) made 42 saves, the second time this season Hartl has posted 40 or more saves.
STAT COMPARISON
Providence – 1
Shots: 25
Face-offs: 14/52
Power plays: 0/2
Penalty Kill: 3/3
Maine – 3
Shots: 45
Face-offs: 38/52
Power plays: 0/3
Penalty Kill: 2/2
PC GAME HIGHS
Shots on Goal: Farace (5)
Blocks: Cerruti, Clarke (3)
Goals: Snyder (1)
Assists: Kletke, Lang (1)
Points: Snyder, Kletke, Lang (1)
UP NEXT
The Friars will return to action on Friday, Nov. 6 against the University of New Hampshire at Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, N.H. at 6:00 p.m. The teams will play a home-and-home series next weekend.
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
– GO FRIARS –