Prd | Time | Team | Score | Type | Scored By | Assists |
1st | 0:32 | NOE | 1-0 | EV | McKenna Brand (7) | Paige Savage/12, Lauren Kelly/15 |
1st | 12:00 | UNH | 1-1 | PP | Amy Boucher (11) | Sara Carlson/11, Amy Schlagel/8 |
1st | 17:31 | NOE | 2-1 | EV | Kendall Coyne (36) | Jordan Krause/22, Heather Mottau/13 |
2nd | 11:01 | UNH | 2-2 | PP | Jonna Curtis (14) | Amy Boucher/11, Amy Schlagel/9 |
2nd | 12:25 | NOE | 3-2 | EV GW | Lauren Kelly (3) | Shelby Herrington/8 |
3rd | 5:41 | NOE | 4-2 | EV | Denisa Křížová (15) | Kendall Coyne/28 |
3rd | 7:10 | NOE | 5-2 | EV | McKenna Brand (8) | Paige Savage/13, Jordan Krause/23 |
Scoring | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
New Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Northeastern | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Shots on Goal | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SOG |
New Hampshire | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
Northeastern | 12 | 10 | 12 | 34 |
Team Stats and Records | PP | PIM | SHGF |
New Hampshire (10-17-1) | 2/7 | 3/6 | 0 |
Northeastern (23-4-1) | 0/3 | 7/14 | 0 |
New Hampshire Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
Kyra Smith (L, 9-9-1) | 60:00 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 |
Northeastern Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
Brittany Bugalski (W, 16-3-1) | 59:58 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
Empty Net | 0:02 | 0 |
BOSTON - Sophomore McKenna Brand scored two goals to lift the No. 6/5 Northeastern women's hockey team (23-4-1, 18-2-0 WHEA) to its 12th consecutive win in a 5-2 victory over New Hampshire (10-17-1, 7-11-0 WHEA) on Friday night at Matthews Arena.
Five Huskies recorded multi-point performances, including two-assist efforts from redshirt junior Paige Savage and senior Jordan Krause, and a goal and an assist apiece for senior Kendall Coyne and sophomore Lauren Kelly.
Freshman netminder Brittany Bugalski won her sixth straight decision with 19 saves as Northeastern completed a perfect month of January (10-0-0) for the fourth time in program history.
Goal Recaps
- Brand put the Huskies in front just 32 seconds into the contest when she picked up a pass from Savage between the circles and fired a wrister over the blocker of UNH netminder Kyra Smith (29 saves).
- The Wildcats tied the score on a two-man advantage when Amy Boucher's shot deflected between the pads of Bugalski from the right of the net at the 12-minute mark of the first period.
- Northeastern pulled back ahead at 2-1 when Coyne picked up the puck along the boards and cut to the middle of the ice, before lifting a backhand over the glove of Smith with 2:29 left in the opening frame.
- UNH again tied the score 11 minutes into the second period when Jonna Curtis finished a centering pass from Amy Schlagel on the power play.
- Just 1:14 later, NU was back in front. Off a faceoff win by Shelby Herrington, Kelly scooped up the puck, drifted to her left, and wristed a shot off the right post and in to make it 3-2.
- The Huskies padded the lead to 4-2 at 5:41 of the third when sophomore Denisa Krizova crashed the net following a Coyne shot and tucked the rebound off the right post and in.
- Northeastern made it 5-2 just 1:29 later when Savage found Brand on the rush for a one-timer that beat Smith from the high slot.
Stats of the Game
- The Huskies won their 12th straight game-the longest streak for NU since the 1988-89 squad won 15 straight contests.
- At 12 games, this is NU's longest winning streak heading into the Beanpot in program history.
- Northeastern completed the month of January unbeaten (10-0-0) for the fourth time in program history.
- NU tied a program record for its most wins before the Beanpot with 23 (2001-02).
- Brand scored for the third straight game and notched her third career two-goal game.
- After not scoring in the first 25 games this season, Kelly scored her third goal in the last two games.
- Junior Heather Mottau extended her point streak to four games with an assist.
- The Huskies scored at least five goals for the 18th time this season.
Up Next
The Huskies will take their 12-game winning streak into the Women's Beanpot on Tuesday against rival Boston University. Puck drop from Walter Brown Arena is set for 8 p.m.