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University of New Hampshire Athletics
University of New Hampshire
1-0-1, 1-0-1WHEA
Merrimack College
2-2-1, 1-1-1WHEA
Dunbar, Schlagel, and Fedeski Score as UNH defeats Merrimack, 3-1
10/7/2017 9:50:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
The Wildcats finish the first weekend with a 1-0-1 record.
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Univeristy of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team bounced back from their 1-1 tie on Friday evening, as they won the second game of their series with Merrimack 3-1 at Lawler Rink on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Nicole Dunbar (Cota De Caza, Cali.) and senior Amy Schlagel (Blaine, Minn.) both scored in the same minute of the first period, and fellow senior Julia Fedeski (Algonquin Higlands, Ontario) added on the empty-netter in the third to secure the victory.
Freshman goaltender Ava Boutilier (Charlottesville, Prince Edward Island) got her first collegiate victory in net, stopping 31 shots in her second career start. Her record now stands at 1-0-1.
The Wildcats now have three points in conference play, tied with Merrimack in second.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Oct. 7, 2017 (4:00 p.m.)
Location: Lawler Rink (North Andover, Mass.)
Attendance: 407
Score: University of New Hampshire 3, Merrimack 1
Goals:
UNH (3) – Nicole Dunbar, Amy Schlagel, Julia Fedeski
Merrimack (1) - Madison Morey
Assists:
UNH (5) – Ellie Sasaki, Abby Chapman, Taylor Wenczkowski, Marie-Jo Pelletier, Carlee Turner
Merimack (1) – Mikayla Grant-Mentis
Goaltenders:
UNH- Ava Boutilier 8-12-11 - 31 (1 GA) {59:57} [Win] / Empty Net {00:03} [0 EN]
Merrimack - Samantha Ridgewell - 11-10-5 - 26 (2 GA) {58:43} [Loss] / Empty Net {1:17} [1 EN]
GAME RECAP
- UNH tallied their two goals in the first period within 21 seconds of each other. The first coming from Dunbar on a quick three-on-three rush, with Abby Chapman (Beverly Hills, Mich.) skating it across the blue line on the left wing, passing it over quickly to Ellie Sasaki (Markham, Ontario) in the middle, who then quickly passed it over to Dunbar on the right, and put it top shelf on the left side of the net to give UNH a 1-0 lead. It was Sasaki's first career point.
- The second goal, 21 seconds later, was a snipe from the blue line from Schlagel. The offensive-zone faceoff was won to Marie-Jo Pelletier (Dalhousie, New Brunswick), who then passed it over to Taylor Wenczkowski (Rochester, N.H.), who skated to the left side and played it back to Schlagel, who let the shot fly while falling down.
- Merrimack answered back in the second period as Madison Morey put one past Boutilier, assisted by Mikyla Grant-Mentis and Courtney Maud. Grant-Mentis passed the puck from behind the red line, to a charging Morey who shot it straight on. Merrimack had cut the lead, 2-1.
- Late in the game, the Warriors committed a costly major penalty to put UNH on the power play for the remainder of the game.
- With 1:17 remaining in the third, Merrimack pulled their goaltender to attempt one final five-on-five push. UNH cleared the puck from their defensive zone, and while trying to prevent an empty net chance, an errant Merrimack pass found its way to a diving Carlee Turner (Scottsdale, Ariz.) who knocked it over to Fedeski for a wide open empty-net chance to put the Wildcats up 3-1.
PENALTIES
UNH: 3-6. Merrimack: 6-15.
POWER PLAYS
UNH: 1-5. Merrimack: 0-2.
NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS
Points (1): 8 players tied.
Goals (1): Nicole Dunbar, Amy Schlagel, Julia Fedeski
Assists (1): 5 players tied
Shots (7): Carlee Turner
Faceoffs (16): Taylor Wenczkowski
MERRIMACK LEADERS
Points (1): Madison Morey, Mikayla Grant-Mentis, Courtney Maud
Goals (1): Madison Morey
Assists (1): Mikayla Grant-Mentis, Courtney Maud
Shots (5): Katelyn Rae, Dominique Kremer
Faceoffs (8): Annie Boeckers
For the most up-to-date information on women's hockey game times, events, and scores, visit UNHWildcats.com and follow the team on Twitter @UNHWHOCKEY.
