PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's hockey team fell to No. 5/5 Northeastern, 4-2, on Saturday, Feb. 21 at Schneider Arena. The Friars closed the regular season at 11-21-2 overall and 8-14-2 in Hockey East play, while the Huskies finished 26-7-1 overall and 21-2-1 in conference action. Senior
Reichen Kirchmair (Oakville, Ontario) recorded her 100th career point with a first-period goal, becoming the 29th player in program history to reach the milestone.
SCORE
Providence – 2 |Northeastern – 4
RECORDS
Providence – 11-21-2 (8-14-2 HEAW) | Northeastern – 26-7-1 (21-2-1HEAW)
VENUE
Schneider Arena | Providence, R.I.
GAME FLOW
1st Period
-The Friars opened the scoring just 26 seconds into the game as Kirchmair found the back of the net off assists from seniors Mégane Quirion (Saint-Eustache, Quebec) and
Sarah Davies (Mississauga, Ontario). The goal marked Kirchmair's 14th of the season and 55th of her career.
-Providence doubled its lead 37 seconds later when freshman
Molly Farace (Otonabee, Ontario) scored her second goal of the season. Sophomores
Jessie Pellerin (Bowmanville, Ontario) and
Hannah Clarke (Richmond Hill, Ontario) earned the assists. The helper marked Pellerin's first career season reaching double-digit assists.
-Northeastern held a 9-4 advantage in shots on goal after the opening 20 minutes.
-Providence went 0-for-2 on the power play, while Northeastern was 0-for-1.
2nd Period
-The Huskies cut the deficit to 2-1 at 10:13 as Stryker Zablocki scored, assisted by Allie Lalonde and Rylie Jones.
-Northeastern had one power-play opportunity in the period, which the Friars successfully killed.
-Shots on goal through two periods favored Northeastern, 20-16.
3rd Period
-Northeastern tied the game at 9:08 of the third period on a goal by Lalonde, assisted by Zablocki and Kristina Allard.
-The Huskies took the lead 36 seconds later as Lily Shannon scored off assists from Emy McDermid and Jones.
-Northeastern sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 18:39 from Zablocki. Morgan Jackson and Allard recorded the assists.
NOTES
-Graduate student goaltender
Hope Walinski (Lincoln, R.I.) made 30 saves.
STAT COMPARISON
Providence – 2
Shots: 24
Face-offs: 23/55
Power plays: 0/2
Penalty Kill: 4/4
Northeastern – 4
Shots: 34
Face-offs: 32/55
Power plays: 0/4
Penalty Kill: 2/2
PC GAME HIGHS
Shots on Goal: Knapp, Pellerin (4)
Blocks: Blaney, Cavaliere, Snyder (2)
Goals: Farace, Kirchmair (1)
Assists: Clarke, Davies, Quirion, Pellerin (1)
Points: Six players (1)
UP NEXT
The Friars will travel to Boston, Mass., to face Boston University in the Opening Round of the Hockey East Tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Puck drop is to be determined.
For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
– GO FRIARS –