Wildcats Downed by Saints, 1-0 in Overtime

Saturday, October 6

Canton, N.Y.

1 PM

University of New Hampshire

0-1-1

St. Lawrence

2-1-1

Team	1	2	3	OT 1	F
New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0
St. Lawrence	0	0	0	1	1

Jenna Rheault (photo by Audrey Powell)

Photo by: Audrey Powell

10/6/2018 4:58:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

New Hampshire falls to #10 St. Lawrence in the final second of overtime.

CANTON, N.Y. – A scoreless draw ended after 64 minutes and 59.9 seconds, as the University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team was defeated in the very last second by #10 St. Lawrence, 1-0. The Wildcats, who tied the Saints the night before, fall to 0-1-1 to start the season.

Sophomore goaltender Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) made 34 saves in the loss, her record now 0-1-1 on the season. She made three saves in the extra period before the game-winner that came with 0.1 seconds remaining in overtime.

The Wildcats will host UConn in their home opener this coming Friday, October 12 at 7 P.M. at the Whittemore Center Arena. For tickets, call (603) 862-4000 or visit UNHWildcats.com.

GAME INFORMATION:
Date: October 6, 2018
Location: Appleton Arena – Canton, N.Y.
Attendance: 238
Score: SLU 1 (2-1-1) UNH 0 (0-1-1)

Goals:
UNH (0)
SLU (1) – Skylar Podvey

Assists:
UNH 0)
SLU (2) – Kayla Vespa, Justine Reyes

Goaltenders:
Ava Boutilier – 5-15-11-3 – 34 (1 GA) {64:59} (OTL)
Sonjia Shelly – 3-5-9-2 – 19 (0 GA) {64:53} (W)

GAME RECAP

The Wildcats had two power play opportunities to begin the contest, including one just 53 seconds into the game. They were only able to get one power-play shot on goal in the period.
Neither team made an impact with shots in the first, as St. Lawrence led at the first intermission 5-3 in shots on goal.
The second period picked up in shots for St. Lawrence, but all were stopped by Boutilier and the UNH defense.
The Wildcats killed off all three of SLU's power plays; the Saint's took one power play shot in the second period and three in the third.
New Hampshire tried to answer back with aggression in the third, tallying nine shots on goal in the third, their most of any period in the game.
In overtime, SLU outshot UNH 4-2, with the fourth shot crossing the goal line with 0.1 seconds officially remaining on the clock. A shot from the point with one full second left on the clock was able to get through before the buzzer went off.

PENALTIES
UNH: 3-6 SLU: 3-6

POWER PLAYS
UNH: 0-3 SLU: 0-3

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS:
Points (0):
Goals (0):
Assists (0):
Shots (5): Devan Taylor
Blocked Shots (2): Four players
Faceoffs (5): Ellie Sasaki, Carlee Turner

ST. LAWRENCE LEADERS:
Points (1): Three players
Goals (1): Skylar Podvey
Assists (1): Kayla Vespa, Justine Reyes
Shots (6): Nadine Edney, Skylar Podvey
Blocked Shots (2): Three players
Faceoffs (14): Kayla Nielsen