NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.- The Merrimack women's ice hockey team came up short at home, falling 3-0 to the No. 7 Providence Friars on Friday afternoon, despite outshooting the Friars through the first two periods.
The Basics
Score: Merrimack 0, Providence 3
Records: Merrimack (1-6-0, 1-6-0 HE) | Providence (8-2-1, 8-2-1)
Location: Lawler Rink | North Andover, Mass.
How It Happened
- At the end of the first, teams were deadlocked at zero, with Merrimack holding a 7-6 shots on goal advantage.
- Providence scored its first on the night early in the second, after a forecheck in the far corner had the puck kick out to the dot where Claire Tyo got an initial shot on goal for the Friars. Controlling the puck for a second chance was Caroline Peterson, with the puck put in by Sara Hjalmarsson.
- Later in the middle frame, Providence won a defensive zone faceoff and started an offensive rush, with Clara Barone finishing on a shot in the high slot for her first of the year.
- The Friars tacked on its third on an empty net attempt in the closing minutes of the game.
- The Warriors offense peppered the Friars net, as Mack Emery, Katie Kaufman, Dominika Laskova, Gabby Jones and Courtney Maud each punched three shots on goal in the game.
Notes & Numbers
- Sophomore netminder Emma Gorski started in her seventh of the season, turning aside 26 Providence shots.
- Goaltenders: Emma Gorski (29 saves, 1-5-0) | Sandra Abstreiter (22 saves, 8-2-1)
- Power Plays: MC 0-2 | PC 0-3
- Shots on Goal: MC 7, PC 6 | MC 12, PC 10 | MC 3, PC 13 | MC 22, PC 29
- Faceoffs: 24 MC | 30 PC
- Blocks: 17 MC | 11 PC
Up Next
The Warriors will close the series with the Friars on Sunday, January 17 in Providence with puck drop at Schneider Arena slated for 1 p.m.