Senior goaltender Ava Boutilier earned her ninth career shutout with 18 saves for the Wildcats
Boutilier, New Hampshire Shut Out Merrimack, 3-0
Senior goaltender Ava Boutilier earned her ninth career shutout with 18 saves for the Wildcats

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.- The Merrimack women's ice hockey team was outpaced in 3-0 loss to the University of New Hampshire Wildcats on Friday afternoon.


The Basics

Score: Merrimack 0, New Hampshire 3
Records: Merrimack (1-8-0, 1-8-0 HE) | New Hampshire (4-10-1, 4-10-1 HE)
Location: Lawler Rink | North Andover, Mass.


How It Happened

- After opening the game even, New Hampshire got on the board at the tail end of a power play at 17:26. The Wildcats corralled a rebound in the high slot, scoring on the doorstep for the first goal of the game.

- The Wildcats got their second of the game midway through the period, taking the puck end-to-end offensive opportunity, with New Hampshire finishing a shot from the top of the faceoff circle.

- UNH scored its third at 14:38 of the second, finishing on a tipped in shot from the slot.

- The Warriors offense peppered the Wildcats net with 18 shots, with junior Julia MacLean leading the team with three shots on goal.


Notes & Numbers

- Sophomore netminder Emma Gorski turned aside a barrage of shots for the Warriors, stopping 39 in her ninth start of the season.

- Goaltenders: Emma Gorski (39 saves, 1-8-0) | Ava Boutilier (18 saves, 4-8-1)

- Power Plays: MC 0-6 | UNH 1-4

- Shots on Goal: MC 4, UNH 10 | MC 7, UNH 11 | MC 7, UNH 21 | MC 18, UNH 42

- Faceoffs: 34 MC | 22 UNH

- Blocks: 17 MC | 13 UNH


Up Next

The Warriors will finish the weekend series against the Wildcats tomorrow night at the Whittemore Center in Durham, NH with puck drop at 7 p.m.

Game Summary

Friday, January 22, 2021

3
0
Game statistics
42 Shots 18
1 / 4 Power Plays 0 / 6
6 / 12 PIM 4 / 8
4-10-1 Records 1-8-0
GOAL SCORERS
New Hampshire Merrimack
Charli Kettlye (2)
1st/17:26 PP GW
Lauren Martin (4)
2nd/11:56
Paige Rynne (1)
2nd/14:38
GOALTENDERS
New Hampshire Merrimack
Ava Boutilier
60:00, 18 Saves, 0 GA
(W, 4-8-1)
Emma Gorski
59:57, 39 Saves, 3 GA
(L, 1-8-0)

Empty Net
0:03, 0 GA