Women's Hockey Roundup 3/20/24
Last week we saw the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey tournament begin, and the PWHL march closer to playoffs. Let’s recap all the action as we march toward the end of the women’s hockey season and what will also be the last women’s hockey roundup of the season. Yes, the Frozen Four has yet to happen, and the PWHL season is still going on. But, unfortunately, from here on out: articles are going to get short quite quickly. Women’s hockey news will get added to Thursday news roundup articles starting next week.
NCAA
Thursday
(#14) Penn State vs. (#7) St. Lawrence: It required overtime, but St. Lawrence would win this one, 1-0. Kristina Bahl, receiving a cross-ice pass from Katina Duscio, fired off the game-winner 9:38 into overtime. Emma-Sofie Nordström made 36 saves to get the shutout win.
Stonehill vs. (#6) Cornell: This was a rather easy win for Cornell, as they defeated Stonehill, 7-1. Stonehill’s one goal was the second goal of the game, by Alexis Petford. For Cornell, they were powered by Izzy Daniel, who had four points in the game, only one being a goal. Sarah MacEachern (2A) and Rory Guilday (2G) were the only two others to get multiple points in the match. Surprisingly, in a tournament match, there was only one penalty, that going against Stonehill’s Bailey Feeney in the second period, for bodychecking.
(#9) Connecticut vs. (#8) Minnesota Duluth: It took two overtime periods, but, Minnesota Duluth won, 1-0. Mannon McMahon won 17:13 into the second overtime to send her team on to the next round, while Ève Gascon made 33 saves to get the shutout win.
Saturday
(#8) Minnesota Duluth vs. (#1) Ohio State: To no one’s surprise, the top-ranked Buckeyes skated away with the victory, winning 9-0. Olivia Mobley and Hannah Bilka both had two goals, with Mobley also having an assist. Jocelyn Amos was the other player with three points, having two assists and a goal. Raygan Kirk made 16 saves to get the shutout win.
(#7) St. Lawrence vs. (#2) Wisconsin: The second-ranked Badgers won this one by a score of 4-0. Laila Edwards scored twice and Laney Potter got three assists to power the Badgers forward. Casey O'Brien was the only other player with multiple points, getting a goal and an assist. Ava McNaughton made 25 saves to get the shutout.
(#3) Colgate vs. (#6) Cornell: It would be Colgate winning this one by a score of 3-1. Elyssa Biederman had a hand in all three Colgate goals, scoring the final one herself. Kaitlin Jockims scored the sole goal for Cornell, which was the second goal of the game.
(#5) Minnesota vs. (#4) Clarkson: Wow. This was a long match. Four overtimes. No, you didn’t misread that. That’s how long it took for Clarkson to win, 3-2. Three of the four regulation goals happened in the first period, with Minnesota scoring the first two. Josefin Bouveng and Abbey Murphy had a hand in both Minnesota goals, Bouveng scoring the first goal. For Clarkson, Haley Winn had a hand in all three goals, scoring the first one. Alexie Guay (2A), Nicole Gosling (2A), and Dominique Petrie (2G) all also had multiple points for Colgate. Dominique Petrie was the one who scored the game-winner, 5:44 into the fourth overtime.
PWHL
New York vs. Boston: It took overtime, but Boston won 3-2. Hannah Brandt got the scoring started just 3:57 into regulation, giving Boston the early lead. The second period would belong to New York as both of the goals were in this period. Elizabeth Giguère got her first goal of the season and Jaime Bourbonnais got her third. But, in the third, Sophie Shirley would tie the game up for Boston, and force the match into overtime. Then, in overtime, who else but Hannah Brandt, who got her second goal of the match to play overtime hero? In net, Abigail Levy made 43 saves on 46 shots for New York, while Emma Söderberg made 21 saves on 23 shots for Boston.
Ottawa vs. Montreal: Here’s one you might not have seen coming: Ottawa defeated Montreal, 4-2. Now, mind you, Marie-Philip Poulin was not playing, and she also wasn’t available for the next Montreal game. So, that explains some of it. Anyway, onto the game itself, Ottawa had a two-goal lead going into the third period, where scoring exploded. It was a four-goal third period, with both teams scoring twice. Kateřina Mrázová led the match in points, with three assists for Ottawa, while teammates Aneta Tejralová (1G, 1A) and Brianne Jenner (1G, 1A) both had multiple points as well. For Montreal, Laura Stacey had a hand in both goals, scoring the first herself. In net, Emerance Maschmeyer made 34 saves on 36 shots for Ottawa, while Ann-Renée Desbiens made 29 saves on 33 shots for Montreal.
Boston vs. Minnesota: The win streak continues for Minnesota, as they won this match, 4-0. Taylor Heise had two points, including an empty net goal at the end. She was the only player with multiple points. The other scorers were Kendall Coyne Schofield, Michela Cava, and Grace Zumwinkle. In net, Aerin Frankel made 20 saves on 23 shots for Boston, while Nicole Hensley made 20 saves for the shutout win for Minnesota.
New York vs. Minnesota: They can’t be stopped, apparently. Minnesota followed up their previous performance with another dominant victory, winning 5-1. The sole New York goal was by Abby Roque. Michela Cava scored twice, while Grace Zumwinkle (1G, 1A) and Taylor Heise (2A) also had multiple points. Claire Butorac got her first goal of the season. In net, Corinne Schroeder made 35 saves on 40 shots for New York, while Maddie Rooney made 20 saves on 21 shots.
Ottawa vs. Boston: It required a shootout, but Boston won this, 2-1. Both regulation goals happened in the first period, with Hilary Knight scoring for Boston, and Emily Clark for Ottawa. In the shootout, Kateřina Mrázová was the sole scorer for Ottawa, and Hannah Brandt and Hilary Knight both scored for Boston. In net, Emerance Maschmeyer made 25 saves on 26 shots for Ottawa, while Aerin Frankel made 25 saves on 26 shots for Boston.
Toronto vs. Montreal: Winning ways continued for Toronto, despite not playing in a week. They won, 2-1. Kali Flanagan had a hand in both Toronto goals, scoring the second herself. Hannah Miller scored the first goal. The sole Montreal goal came from Kristin O'Neill, her first of the season. In net, Kristen Campbell made 17 saves on 18 shots for Toronto, while Ann-Renée Desbiens made 24 saves on 26 shots for Montreal.
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