'Cats Downed By Maine, 5-3

Friday, October 26

Orono, Maine

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

1-5-1, 1-4-0

Maine

6-1-0, 2-1-0

New Hampshire

Maine

Paige Rynne takes a faceoff (Photo by Matthew Troisi)

Photo by: Matthew Troisi

10/26/2018 10:06:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

UNH gets an extra-attacker goal, but the following empty-netter clinches it for Maine.

ORONO, Maine – Freshman forward Paige Rynne (Ancaster, Ontario) tallied her first career goal, and teammates Meghara McManus (Milton, Mass.) and Taylor Wenczkowski (Rochester, N.H.) added in goals of their own, but the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team fell at Maine by a final score of 5-3 on Friday evening.

A total of four goals were scored in the first period, with the teams locked at a 2-2 draw at first intermission. Maine tallied goals in the second and third before a late, extra-attacker goal gave the 'Cats new life in the final minute. As they went for another, Maine sealed the game with an empty-netter.

The Wildcats return home on Sunday, October 28 to face Providence College at 2 P.M. For tickets, visit UNHWildcats.com or by call (603) 862-4000.

GAME INFORMATION:
Date: October 26, 2018
Location: Alfond Arena - Orono, Maine
Attendance: 202
Score: Maine 5 (6-1-0, 2-1-0 WHEA) New Hampshire 3 (1-5-1, 1-4-0 WHEA)

Goals:
UNH (3) – Meghara McManus, Paige Rynne, Taylor Wenczkowski
Maine (5) – Michelle Weis, Vendula Pribylova, Celine Tedenby, Tereza Vanisova, Brittany Colton

Assists:
UNH (3) – Carlee Turner, Devan Taylor, Lauren Martin
Maine (7) – Tereza Vanisova, Brittany Kucera, Ida Press (2), Lydia Murray, Michelle Weis, Alyson Matteau

Goaltenders:
UNH - Ava Boutilier – 7-11-3 – 21 (4 GA) {57:09} (L)
Maine - Loryn Porter– 5-6-6 – 17 (3 GA) {60:00} (W)

GAME RECAP
- Maine struck first early in the first period, on a goal from Michelle Weis just two and a half minutes into the game.
- Halfway through the period Maine extended their lead with a power play goal from Vendula Pribylova. It was the first power play goal allowed by the Wildcats all season.
- It only took UNH two minutes to respond to the power play goal, as Meghara McManus netted an unassisted play to cut the lead to one.
- The 'Cats got a power play goal of their own 17 minutes into the period from Paige Rynne, assisted by Carlee Turner (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
- Maine tallied the lone goal in the second period to regain the lead.
- Four minutes into the third, Maine scored another even-strength goal to try and put the game out of reach.
- The 'Cats would end up scoring late on an extra-attacker goal, their third in as many games, with the final shot coming from Taylor Wenczkowski, assisted by Devan Taylor (North Billerica, Mass.) and Lauren Martin (Cambridge, Ontario). The goal came 19:18 into the third period.
- After the enusing faceoff, the Wildcats tried to eqaulize with the goalie pulled once again, but 10 seconds later Maine sealed the victory with an empty netter.

PENALTIES
UNH: 2-4 Maine: 5-10

POWER PLAYS
UNH: 1-5 Maine: 1-2

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS:
Points (1): Six players
Goals (1): Three players
Assists (1): Three players
Shots (4): Meghara McManus
Faceoffs (8): Lauren Martin

MAINE LEADERS:
Points (2): Three players
Goals (1): Five players
Assists (2): Ida Press
Shots (5): Brittany Colton
Faceoffs (11): Lydia Murray, Tereza Vanisova