University of New Hampshire Athletics
University of New Hampshire
5-1-2, 1-0-0
St. Lawrence
2-1-3, 0-0-0
#3 WOMEN'S HOCKEY SKATES TO 3-3 OVERTIME TIE VS. #6 ST. LAWRENCE
10/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
CANTON, N.Y. -
Brittany Skudder (Plainview, N.Y.) recorded a pair
of goals to lead the third-ranked University of New Hampshire
women's ice hockey team to a 3-3 tie against sixth-ranked St.
Lawrence University at the Appleton Arena on Saturday
afternoon.
The Wildcats move to 5-1-2 and 1-0-0 against Hockey East opponents
with the tie, as for the Saints, they adjust to 2-1-3 on the
season.
New Hampshire would strike first in the contest as Skudder would
find the back of the net on the first of her two goals on the
afternoon, putting the puck past St. Lawrence goalkeeper Brittony
Chartier at 3:48 on a power play. Julie Allen
(Brampton, Ontario) and Courtney Sheary (Melrose,
Mass.) were both credited with an assist on the play.
Nearly ten minutes later, the Saints would erase the early Wildcats
lead, as Kayla Sullivan and Kelly Sabatine set up Michelle Ng with
a goal in the 13th minute, knotting the score at 1-1.
The Wildcats wouldn't let the tie stand for long as Kelly
Paton (Woodstock, Ontario) tallied her third goal of the
season, burying the puck in the net at 17:23, giving UNH the 2-1
advantage at the end of the first stanza. Micaela
Long (South Boston, Mass.) and Kristine
Horn (Utica, Mich.) were each credited with an assist on
the score.
New Hampshire would add to their lead in the following period, as
Raylen Dziengelewski (Southwick, Mass.) and Sheary
set up Skudder with her second goal of the afternoon at 15:15 on a
UNH power play, giving the 'Cats a 3-1 lead heading into the
final stanza.
St. Lawrence would strike back in the third as Sabatine punched in
a goal off a pass from Vanessa Emond at 13:49, to cut the score
down to 3-2 in favor of the visitors.
The Saints wouldn't waste much time getting on the board once again
as Britni Smith and Edmond set up Sullivan for their final goal of
the contest at 18:48, forcing overtime between the two squads.
The Wildcats would turn up the heat in the overtime period,
tallying five shots in the final frame, but could not find the back
of the net. The Saints finished with three shots in the stanza, all
of which came in the final three minutes of play.
The Wildcats tallied 36 shots in the game, while the Saints
finished with 33. Kelly Cahill (Farmington Hills,
Mich.) and Kailey Chappell (Pickering, Ontario)
led the 'Cats with five shots apiece in the contest.
Tara Akstull and Jamie Goldsmith led the Saints with five shots
each.
Kayley Herman (Weyburn, Saskatchewan) finished
with 30 saves in the contest for the Wildcats. As for St. Lawrence,
Chartier led the way with 33 saves.
UNH returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 31 (5 p.m.) when they play
host to Connecticut. Tickets for all women's hockey home games are
available at www.unhwildcats.com or by calling the Whittemore
Center box office.
