Wildcats Fall to Maine Saturday, 3-0

Saturday, February 3

Orono, Maine

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

13-11-7, 8-8-5WHEA

University of Maine

17-9-4, 11-6-3WHEA

New Hampshire

Maine

Carlee Turner (Photo by Ben Gilbert)

Photo by: Ben Gilbert

2/3/2018 4:44:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

The Wildcats were shut out for only the third time this season.

ORONO, Maine – After getting a conference point from Maine on Friday, the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team fell to the Black Bears 3-0 on Saturday afternoon at Alfond Arena.

Though the Wildcats committed several penalties, none resulted in a power play goal as Maine finished the game 0-7 on the power play. UNH finished 0-3 on the power play.

The Wildcats now sit in fourth place in Hockey East, just one point ahead of the fifth place team, Northeastern.

UNH will travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass. next weekend for one game on Friday, Feb. 9 with #3 Boston College. Puck drop is at 2 P.M. on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.

GAME INFORMATION:
Date: Feb. 3, 2018
Location: Alfond Arena – Orono, Maine
Attendance: 287
Score: UNH 0 (13-11-7, 8-8-5) Maine 3 (17-9-4, 11-6-3)

Goals:
UNH (0)
Maine (3) – Lydia Murray, Vendula Pribylova, Alyson Matteau (EN)

Assists:
UNH (0) –
Maine (6) – Mikayla Rogers, Josefine Engmann, Catherine Tufts (2), Lydia Murray (2)

Goaltenders:
Ava Boutilier – 6-3-4 – 13 (2 GA) {58:47} (L, 11-9-7)
Carly Jackson – 7-13-8 – 28 (0 GA) {59:45} (W, 15-8-4)

GAME RECAP

Maine struck first early in the first period, getting a goal 1:47 into the period on a slow pass that was shot on a deflection on a tough angle.
The Black Bears got their second goal in the second period just about halfway through the period, on a long two-on-one pass 7:22 into the period.
Maine sealed the game on an empty netter 18:48 into the final period.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

The loss is only UNH's third time being shut out this season.
New Hampshire suffered just its second loss in the second game of a back-to-back series. (5-2-2 in those games.)
The Wildcats are now 7-3-5 when out-shooting their opponent. They out-shot Maine 28-16 in the game.
UNH allowed three goals for just the third time this season. They are 0-3-0 when allowing exactly 3 goals, 1-10-0 when allowing three or more goals.

PENALTIES
UNH: 7-14 Maine: 5-10

POWER PLAYS
UNH: 0-3 Maine: 0-7

NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADERS:
Points (0): --
Goals (0): --
Assists (0): --
Shots (5): Meghara McManus
Blocked Shots (3): Marie-Jo Pelletier
Faceoffs (5): Abby Chapman

MAINE LEADERS:
Points (3): Lydia Murray
Goals (1): Three players
Assists (2): Catherine Tufts, Lydia Murray
Shots (4): Vendula Pribylova
Blocked Shots (4): Anna Zikova
Faceoffs (11): Lydia Murray