No. 13 Providence Scores Game-Winning Goal with 2.5 Seconds Remaining

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Junior defenseman Kyla Bent (Halifax, Nova Scotia) scored a power-play goal and grad student Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) made 29 saves, but the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team was defeated 2-1 by No. 13 Providence College at Schneider Arena on Saturday when the Friars scored with 2.5 seconds remaining in the game.

Bent's goal gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead early in the second period. Boutilier made 13 of her 29 stops in the first period.

PC goalie Sandra Abstreiter made 15 saves in the second period and 10 more in the third to finish with 32 saves. Sara Hjalmarsson lifted the Friars to victory with the late goal. Reichen Kirchmair netted Providence's other goal.

UNH is now 2-7-0 overall and 2-5-0 in Hockey East, while PC improves to 7-1-0, 4-0-0.

WHOC stats_10.22.22

UP NEXT

UNH returns to action Oct. 28 (7 p.m.) at College of the Holy Cross.
The Wildcats' next home game is Oct. 29 (2pm) against Holy Cross. Buy tickets online by CLICKING HERE, calling (603) 862-4000 or visiting the Whittemore Center Ticket Office.

FIRST PERIOD

Providence recorded a 13-7 shot advantage in the scoreless opening 20 minutes.
The Friars went on the first power play of the game at 11:48 but Boutilier stopped three shots to keep the game scoreless.
Abstreiter denied grad student Gabby Jones (Westfield, Mass.) and then junior Brianna Legros (New Liskeard, Ontario) off the rebound in the 16^th minute.

SECOND PERIOD

UNH converted a 16-6 shot advantage as both teams scored a goal in the middle stanza.
The Wildcats went on their second power play of the game at 1:13 of the middle stanza and pressured Abstreiter with four shots in the opening 60 seconds of the skater advantage.
Bent buried the rebound off the initial shot by Brianna Brooks (Whitby, Ontario) to give New Hampshire a 1-0 lead at 2:33. Grad student Emily Pinto (Mulmur, Ontario) was credited with the secondary assist.
The 'Cats went back on the power play at 4:36, but Abstreiter stopped two shots to keep the Friars within one goal.
Kirchmair's power-play goal with 17.5 seconds on the clock tied the score, 1-1.

THIRD PERIOD

Providence recorded a 12-10 shot advantage in the final frame, and the last one with 2.5 seconds remaining proved to be the difference.
UNH went on its fourth power play at 8:19, but the PC penalty kill did not allow a shot on goal to keep the game deadlocked at 1-1.
The 'Cats sustained pressure in the 11^th minute, but Abstreiter stopped shots by junior Charli Kettyle (Perth, Ontario), classmate Chavonne Truter (Uxbridge, Ontario) and Kettyle again.
Out of that media timeout, UNH kept the puck in the offensive zone and shots by Bent and grad student Emily Rickwood (Brantford, Ontario) were turned away by the PC netminder.
The Friars went on the skater advantage at 13:58, but UNH's penalty kill unit blocked three shot attempts and Boutilier stopped the only puck that got through to her.
Providence's Noemi Neubauerova gained possession behind the net in the closing seconds and fed the puck out to the right post, where Hjalmarsson deposited a shot into the open near side to give the home team its first lead of the game.

GAME NOTEBOOK

New Hampshire finished with the 33-31 shot advantage and 29-28 edge in the faceoff circle.
UNH went 1-for- 4 on the power play and the Friars were 1 of 3.
Both teams blocked 12 shot attempts.

UNH NOTEBOOK

All three of Bent's goals this season have been scored on the power play. The three power-play goals lead the team.
Pinto extended her assist and point streaks to three games; she has one goal and three assists for a total of four points in that span.
Pinto is atop the team leaderboard in both assists (six) and points (seven).
Brooks ranks second in assists (five) and is tied for second in points (five).
Brooks led UNH in faceoff wins (13) and faceoff winning percentage (56.5%).
Rickwood led all skaters with three blocked shots.

SERIES NOTEBOOK

In one of the oldest rivalries in women's college hockey, UNH has a 87-64-15 lifetime record against Providence.

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Recent Results

Players Mentioned

Kyla Bent

Ava Boutilier

Brianna Brooks

Gabby Jones

Charli Kettyle

Brianna Legros

Emily Pinto

Emily Rickwood

Chavonne Truter