PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The No. 9 Providence College women's hockey team tied No. 8 Quinnipiac on Friday, Oct. 15 at Schneider Arena. With neither team capitalizing in overtime, the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
SCORE
No. 9 Providence - 2 | No. 8 Quinnipiac - 2
RECORDS
No. 9 Providence - 2-0-1 (2-0-0 HEA) | No. 8 Quinnipiac - 6-0-1 (0-0-0 ECAC)
VENUE
Schneider, Arena- Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Sandra Abstreiter (PC) - 21 saves
Logan Angers (Quinnipiac) - 21 saves
NOTES
- Providence struck first, with a power play goal from captain Caroline Peterson (East Falmouth, Mass.) at 8:05 into the opening period after Quinnipiac's Sophie Urban was whistled for tripping. Peterson's first goal of the season was assisted by Bailey Burton (Bloomington, Minn.) and Claire Tyo (Massena, N.Y.).
- Providence entered the first intermission up, 1-0, while trailing in shots, 14-5. Peterson's goal served as only the second time this season an opponent scored first against Quinnipiac.
- The teams skated through the second period scoreless, entering the second intermission 1-0. It served as the first time all season the Bobcat's entered the second period trailing.
- The third period was action packed, starting off with a goal from Quinnipiac's Taylor House, tying things up at 1-1. House was assisted by Kate Reilly and Nina Steigauf on her second goal of the season.
- Providence grabbed the lead again at 9:33, with a power-play goal from Brooke Becker (Orchard Park, N.Y.). Becker, the leading point scorer for the Friars this season, was assisted by Lindsay Bochna (Toronto, Ontario) and Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.).
- Quinnipiac responded just 23 seconds later with a goal from Courtney Vorster, 2-2, assisted by Zoe Boyd and Lexie Adzija.
- The remainder of the third period and overtime remained scoreless for both teams, finishing out tied at 2-2. Abstreiter stopped all six shots she faced in the overtime session.
- Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) stopped 19 out of 21 shots faced in net.
STAT COMPARISON
Providence -
Shots: 23
Face-offs: 22/31
Power plays: 2/2
Penalty kill: 1/1
Quinnipiac -
Shots: 23
Face-offs: 31/22
Power plays: 0/1
Penalty kill: 0/2
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Becker, Peterson (1)
Assists: Burton, Bocha, Tyo, Lunny (1)
Points: Burton, Bocha, Becker, Tyo, Lunny, Peterson (1)
Shots: Bochna (4)
UP NEXT
The Friars will return tomorrow, Saturday Oct.16 for the series against the Bobcats in Hamden, Conn. Puck drop is set for 3:00 p.m. at Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena.