PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College women's hockey team skated to a 1-1 tie against the Princeton University Tigers in the non-conference series finale on Saturday, Dec. 4 at Schneider Arena.
SCORE
Providence - 1 | Princeton - 1 - OT
RECORDS
Providence - 7-5-5 (3-4-2 HEA) | Princeton - 5-5-2 (5-2-1 ECAC)
VENUE
Schneider Arena - Providence, R.I.
GOALIE
Mireille Kingsley (PC) - 30 saves
Rachel McQuigge (Princeton) - 33 saves
NOTES
- Both teams skated through the first 20 minutes scoreless. Mireille Kingsley (Sudbury, Ontario) recorded 10 saves as the Tigers outshot the Friars, 10-6.
- Princeton struck first with a second period goal at 10:25 by Mia Coene, sister of Providence's Maddy Coene (Clayton, N.Y.). The Tigers carried a 1-0 lead into the second intermission.
- The Friars pulled Kingsley just under the three-minute mark for the extra-man. Caroline Peterson (East Falmouth, Mass.) found the equalizer for the Friars in the final 51 seconds of play, assisted by Lauren DeBlois (Lewiston, Maine) to send the teams into overtime, 1-1.
- Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden) earned a minor for tripping at the 3:03 mark of overtime. The Friars skated man-down for the remainder of extra-time but Kingsley was able to keep the Tigers off the board, tallying four saves.
- Kingsley recorded 30 saves for a .968 save percentage on the night.
STAT COMPARISON
Providence -
Shots: 34
Face-offs: 21/54
Power plays: 0/3
Penalty kill: 4/4
Princeton -
Shots: 31
Face-offs: 33/54
Power plays: 0/4
Penalty kill: 3/3
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Caroline Peterson (1)
Assists: Lauren DeBlois (1)
Points: Peterson, DeBlois (1)
Shots: Hjalmarsson (6)
UP NEXT
The Friars are back in action after the holidays against Vermont for a single Hockey East matchup at Schneider Arena on Friday, Dec. 31.
