Dunbar Lifts ‘Cats over Huskies in OT, 2-1

Friday, December 1

Durham, N.H.

7 PM

University of New Hampshire

7-5-5, 5-2-3WHEA

Northeastern University

9-9-1, 5-6-1WHEA

Team	1	2	3	OT 1	F
Northeastern	0	1	0	0	1
New Hampshire	0	1	0	1	2

Nicole Dunbar scored with 52 seconds remaining in overtime (Photo by Joey Walker)

Photo by: Joey Walker

12/1/2017 10:21:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score Highlights

The Wildcats scored with just under a minute left to play in overtime.

DURHAM, N.H. – Sophomore forward Nicole Dunbar (Coto de Caza, Calif.) rallied in overtime to push the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team past Northeastern on Friday night at the Whittemore Center.

It was the Wildcats' second win in overtime this season; they now have a 2-0-5 record when games go to the extra period.

Junior goaltender Kyra Smith (Littleton, Colo.) saw her first action of the season, stopping 29 shots with a 1-0-0 record.

The two teams will face off again Sunday at Matthews Arena in Boston. Puck drop is at 2 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
Date: Dec. 1, 2017 (7:00 pm)
Location: Whittemore Center (Durham, N.H.)
Attendance: 221
Score: New Hampshire 1 (7-5-5, 5-3-2 WHEA), Northeastern (9-9-2, 5-6-1 WHEA)

Goals:
UNH (2) – Meghara McManus (1), Nicole Dunbar (1)
Northeastern (2) – Tori Sullivan (1)

Assists:
UNH (1) – Carlee Turner (1)
Northeastern (1) – McKenna Brand (1)

Goaltenders:
UNH – Kyra Smith 11-7-10-1- 29 [1 GA] (W)
Northeastern – Brittany Bugalski 6-6-13-1- 26 [2 GA] (L)

GAME RECAP

The first period went scoreless as Northeastern out-shot New Hampshire 11-6.
Sophomore forward Meghara McManus (Milton, Mass.) put the Wildcats on the board first 3:22 into the second period with a wrist shot from in front of Bugalski's stick side off of a pass from sophomore Carlee Turner (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
Northeastern's Tori Sullivan evened the score off of a pass from McKenna Brand 59 seconds left in the second period.
The third period went scoreless as New Hampshire had a 13-10 advantage on shots.
Dunbar scored with 52 seconds remaining in the overtime period to put the Wildcats on top. Dunbar stole the puck in behind Northeastern's net and made a wrap-around shot through Bugalski's legs.

PENALTIES
UNH: 2-4. Northeastern: 2-4.

POWER PLAYS
UNH: 0-2. Northeastern: 0-2

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS
Points: Meghara McManus (1), Carlee Turner (1), Nicole Dunbar (1)
Goals: Meghara McManus (1), Nicole Dunbar (1)
Assists: Carlee Turner (1)
Shots: Three tied (5)
Blocked Shots: Amy Schlagel (3), Devan Taylor (3)
Faceoffs: Carlee Turner (5), Ellie Sasaki (5)

NORTHEASTERN LEADERS
Points: Tori Sullivan (1), McKenna Brand (1)
Goals: Tori Sullivan (1)
Assists: McKenna Brand (1)
Shots: Kasidy Anderson (5)
Blocked Shots: Ainsley MacMillan (2)
Faceoffs: Tori Sullivan (13)

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