| Prd | Time | Team | Score | Type | Scored By | Assists |
| 1st | 11:34 | NOE | 1-0 | EV | Tessa Ward (1) | Shelby Herrington/3, Ainsley MacMillan/2 |
| 1st | 12:15 | NOE | 2-0 | EV GW | Veronika Pettey (3) | - |
| 1st | 13:51 | NOE | 3-0 | PP | McKenna Brand (4) | Codie Cross/2, Denisa Křížová/2 |
| 3rd | 6:18 | NOE | 4-0 | PP | McKenna Brand (5) | Veronika Pettey/3, Codie Cross/3 |
| 3rd | 11:32 | NOE | 5-0 | PP | Veronika Pettey (4) | Denisa Křížová/3, Codie Cross/4 |
| 3rd | 15:12 | SYR | 1-5 | PP | Victoria Klimek (2) | Stephanie Grossi/1, Lindsay Eastwood/3 |
| Scoring | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Northeastern | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shots on Goal | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SOG |
| Northeastern | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| Syracuse | 5 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
| Team Stats and Records | PP | PIM | SHGF |
| Northeastern (3-3-1) | 3/5 | 5/10 | 0 |
| Syracuse (1-5-1) | 1/5 | 5/10 | 0 |
| Northeastern Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
| Brittany Bugalski (W, 3-3-1) | 60:00 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 24 |
| Syracuse Goaltending | MIN | GA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Saves |
| Abbey Miller (L, 1-5-1) | 20:00 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ady Cohen | 40:00 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Senior McKenna Brand and freshman Veronika Pettey each scored two goals, and junior goaltender Brittany Bugalski turned aside 24 shots to help the No. 9/9 Northeastern women's hockey team (3-3-1) notch a 5-1 victory over Syracuse (1-5-1) on Friday night at Tennity Ice Pavilion.
Freshman Tessa Ward also found the back of the net for her first collegiate goal, while sophomore Codie Cross dished out three assists - all on the power play - as the Huskies finished 3-for-5 with the numerical advantage.
Senior Denisa Krizova also chipped in two assists to move within four helpers of tying Hilary Witt for the fourth-most assists (95) in Northeastern history.
Goal Recaps
- For the first time in six contests, Northeastern scored the game's opening goal when Ward netted her first collegiate tally at 11:34 of the first period. Senior Ainsley MacMillan initiated the play with a crisp pass to senior Shelby Herrington, who was cutting through the neutral zone with speed. Herrington skated in on the right wing and delivered a centering pass to Ward, who whacked home the puck in the slot for her first goal as a Husky.
- Pettey doubled the lead just 41 seconds later when she forced a turnover in the neutral zone, skated in alone on the left wing and wristed a shot top-shelf, over the glove of Syracuse netminder Abbey Miller at 12:15.
- The Huskies added to their advantage less than two minutes later with a tic-tac-toe strike on the power play. Senior Denisa Krizova moved the puck to the left point for sophomore Codie Cross, who quickly shifted it back across the goal-mouth to Brand at the right post. The senior settled the disc and ripped a twisted wrister under the crossbar at 13:51 of the opening period to make it 3-0.
- After a scoreless second period, NU tacked on a fourth goal at 6:18 of the final frame. On another power-play chance, Cross flung a shot towards the net that was redirected by Pettey onto the stick of Brand at the right of the cage for her second goal of the night.
- The Huskies' power-play cashed in yet again at 11:32 of the third period to make it 5-0. After heavy pressure in the Syracuse zone, Krizova picked up the puck along right right half-wall and zipped a pass across the crease for Pettey to hammer home at the left post.
Stats of the Game
- McKenna Brand notched her 10th career two-goal game, and her second this season.
- Veronika Pettey registered her first collegiate two-goal effort; Pettey has four goals and three assists in her last five games overall.
- Tessa Ward potted her first collegiate goal; Ward is the third freshman to find the back of the net for NU this season, joining Pettey and Skylar Fontaine.
- Denisa Krizova registered two assists to give her 91 helpers in her collegiate career. With four more assists, Krizova will move into a tie with Hilary Witt (95 assists) for fourth place in the NU record books.
- Codie Cross dished out three assists for her first collegiate three-point game.
Up Next
The Huskies will look to finish the weekend strong when they close out the series with Syracuse on Saturday at 2 p.m.