'Cats Fall 2-0 at UConn

Tuesday, January 25

Storrs, Conn.

5 PM

University of New Hampshire

8-14-2, 6-10-1

UConn

19-5-2, 13-4-2

New Hampshire

UConn

Photo by: Tari Pecevich

1/25/2022 7:47:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

STORRS, Conn. – Junior goaltender Nicky Harnett (Plymouth, Minn.) stopped 25 shots, but the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team was defeated 2-0 by UConn on Tuesday evening at Freitas Ice Forum.

Harnett made 13 saves in the first period, followed by eight in the second and four in the third. UConn counterpart Megan Warrener was credited with 24 saves, including 11 in the final frame.

Natalie Snodgrass and Amy Landry scored first-period goals for the Huskies.

UNH is now 8-14-2 overall and 6-10-1 in Hockey East. UConn moves to 19-5-2, 13-4-2.

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UP NEXT

UNH returns to action Jan. 28 (6 p.m.) at Merrimack College.
The Wildcats' next home game is Friday, Feb. 4 (6 p.m.) against Boston College. Free admission for everyone to this annual Stick it to Stigma game.

FIRST PERIOD

UConn built a 2-0 lead with a 14-9 shot advantage in the opening 20 minutes.
The Huskies went on the first power play of the game at 5:47 but Harnett stopped the only shot she faced on the penalty kill before it ended at 6:42, when the home team was whistled for interference.
UNH then had nearly three minutes on an extended power play – UConn was called for tripping at 8:39 – but recorded only one shot on goal.
The Huskies went on another power play at 14:07 and Snodgrass scored immediately before UNH returned to full strength for a power-play goal at 16:07. She skated off the end boards toward the right post and beat Harnett short-side to give the home team a 1-0 lead.
With 80 seconds to play, senior captain Maddie Truax (Gardner, Mass.) moved the puck along the end boards to fellow senior captain Lauren Martin (Cambridge, Ontario). Martin's sharp-angle shot from the right side was stopped by Warrner, who then denied the rebound attempt off the stick of junior Jada Christian (Caledon East, Ontario).
In the closing seconds, Amy Landry advanced through the neutral zone along the right dashers. At the circle, she hesitated to cut back behind a UNH defender, advanced toward the cage and lifted a close-range shot into the upper-right corner to extend the advantage to 2-0 with three seconds remaining.

SECOND PERIOD

UConn had a 9-4 shot advantage in the scoreless second stanza.
Harnett kept the 'Cats within two goals in the second minute, when she denied Landry and then Danika Pasqua and Coryn Tormala in front in a span of three seconds.
New Hampshire went on its third power play at 3:18, and both teams recorded one shot during that Wildcats' skater advantage.
With 8:15 on the clock, freshman Kira Juodikis (LaSalle, Ontario) hit an outlet pass to sophomore Nicole Kelly (Brantford, Ontario) on the right wing. Kelly slipped a pass ahead to classmate Brianna Brooks (Whitby, Ontario) cutting down the slot, and Brooks' backhander from the low slot was stopped by Warrener.
The Huskies went on their third power play at 18:31, but UNH's penalty kill did not allow a shot on goal.

THIRD PERIOD

UNH outshot the hosts, 11-4, in the final frame.
On a Wildcats' power play, Kelly was denied by Warrener and then Martin's screened shot from the right circle was also turned aside by Warrener at 9:10.
UConn went on its fourth power play at 11:04 but UNH's penalty kill did not yield a shot.
At 13:41, freshman Shea Verrier (Reading, Mass.) was denied at the left post.
The 'Cats pulled Harnett in favor of an extra skater with 2:30 remaining but had to reenter with 2:07 on the clock.
She returned to the bench with 1:52 left but Warrener stopped all three shots the rest of the way to preserve the shutout victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK

UConn finished with a 27-24 shot advantage
New Hampshire had the 27-19 edge in the faceoff circle.
UNH blocked 15 shot attempts and UConn recorded 11 blocks.
UConn went 1-for-4 on the power play; the Wildcats were 0-for-4.

UNH NOTEBOOK

Brooks led the way in the faceoff circle with 11 wins on 14 draws (78.6%).
She was also one of three 'Cats with a team-high three shots, and she also blocked two shots.
Senior Emily Rickwood (Brantford, Ontario) led all skaters with four blocks.
Truax finished with three blocks.
Harnett stopped 46 of 51 shots (90.2%) in the two-game series.

SERIES NOTEBOOK