Orono, Maine- The Merrimack Warriors Women's Hockey Team finished their regular season in style with a 3-1 win over the Maine Black Bears on Saturday afternoon. Merrimack took the lead midway the second period when Katie Kaufman scored short side down low just after powerplay had ended.
Maine tied the game nine minutes later, but the Warriors would retake the lead when Hayley Chang deked out two defenders and put it top shelf to give the Warriors the lead for good.
Hannah Corneliusen would the capper on this one as scored a breakaway to give the Warriors the win.
Notes and Numbers
- Katie Kaufman, Hayley Chang, Hannah Corneliusen all scored in the Warriors victory.
- Kaufman also two assists for a three point game, Alex Ferguson, Allison Reeb, Alexa Pongo, all had one assist each.
- Teghan Inglis led the team blocked shots with five.
- Emma Gorski made 35 saves and had an assist in the win.
Powerplays: MC: 0-2 | MAINE: 0-4
Shots on Goal: MC 5, MAINE 14 | MC 8, MAINE 11 | MC 10, MAINE 11 | MC 23, MAINE 36
Faceoffs: 27 MC | 36 MAINE Blocks: 18 MC | 8 MAINE
Up Next:
The Warriors will play in first round of the Hockey East playoffs on Wednesday against the Boston University Terriers.
