Prd | Time | Team | Score | Type | Scored By | Assists |
1st | 8:17 | MER | 1-0 | PP | Katelyn Rae (7) | Mikyla Grant-Mentis/5, Emily Volpe/1 |
1st | 11:32 | MER | 2-0 | EV GW | Jessica Bonfe (2) | Andrea Olson/1 |
2nd | 6:37 | MER | 3-0 | PP | Paige Voight (1) | Allison Sexton/3, Paige Sorensen/1 |
2nd | 10:20 | MNE | 1-3 | PP | Tereza Vanišová (4) | Alyson Matteau/3, Ebba Strandberg/2 |
2nd | 14:50 | MER | 4-1 | EV | Paige Voight (2) | Jackie Pieper/2, Meghan Martin/1 |
2nd | 18:01 | MER | 5-1 | EV | Jessica Bonfe (3) | Paige Voight/1, Allison Sexton/4 |
Scoring | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
Merrimack | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Maine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Shots on Goal | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SOG |
Merrimack | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
Maine | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 |
Team Stats and Records | PP | PIM | SHGF |
Merrimack (2-3-0) | 2/4 | 5/10 | 0 |
Maine (1-6-0) | 1/5 | 4/8 | 0 |
Merrimack Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
Léa-Kristine Demers (W, 2-3-0) | 59:41 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 29 |
Empty Net | 0:19 | 0 |
Maine Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
Mariah Fujimagari (L, 1-1-0) | 37:59 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
Carly Jackson | 21:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Empty Net | 0:04 | 0 |
ORONO, Maine - The Black Bears Women's Ice Hockey team kicked off their busy weekend against Merrimack in Alfond Arena where the Warriors routed Maine 5-1 in the Friday afternoon contest. The 3rd conference contest of the year for Maine, and the first for Merrimack, ended with Merrimack starting off 1-0-0 in conference while Maine falls to 0-3-0.
The Warriors got out in front early in the game as 8:17 into the first period Katelyn Rae scored a power play goal on Merrimack's first power play attempt to give them a 1-0 lead. It was then followed up by an even-strength goal 11:32 into the period from Jessica Bonfe to give Merrimack a 2-0 lead to end the first period.
Merrimack continued to dominate through the second period as Paige Voight scored a power play goal 6:37 into the second period to extend Merrimack's lead to 3-0. Maine would respond 10:20 into the period on their 2nd power play attempt of the game as Tereza Vanisova took a feed from Alyson Matteau and Ebba Strandberg for her 4th goal of the season as Maine cut the lead to 2 goals, 3-1 Merrimack.
Merrimack would answer back in the 2nd period however as Paige Voight scored her second of the game 14:50 into the second, and Jessica Bonfe followed up at 18:01 into the period with her second goal of the game to give Merrimack a 4 goal lead and the final score of 5-1.
Mariah Fujimagari gets the loss for Maine, she stopped 15 of 20 shots before being replaced by Carly Jackson in the 2nd. Carly would go on to stop all 6 shots she faced. Fujimagari now has a 1-1-0 record. Lea-Kristine Deme for Merrimack stopped 29 of Maine's 30 shots on goal, her record improves to 2-3-0.
The Black Bears are back in action Saturday evening in Auburn, Maine, as they face #5 Boston College at 7pm.