Blair Records 36 Saves in 2-0 Loss at #9 UConn

Saturday, October 12

Storrs, Conn.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

1-2-1, 0-2-0

UConn

3-3-0, 2-0-0

New Hampshire

UConn

Photo by: Alex Miller

10/12/2024 10:57:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

Box Score

STORRS, Conn. – Sophomore goalie Sedona Blair (Prairie View, Minn.) made 36 saves but the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team was defeated 2-0 by ninth-ranked UConn at Toscano Family Ice Forum on Saturday night.

Blair stopped 14 shots in the first period, followed by 10 in the second and 12 in the third.

UConn goalie Tia Chan was credited with 25 saves, 15 of which came in the last 20 minutes. Claire Murdoch and Maya Serdachny scored the Huskies' goals.

UNH moves to 1-2-1 overall and 0-2-0 in Hockey East while UConn is 3-4-0, 2-0-0.

UP NEXT

New Hampshire returns to action for a two-game home series Oct. 18-19 against Union College on Homecoming and Hall of Fame weekend. Both games strartr at 6 p.m. and the Oct. 19 game is Russ McCurdy Night.
CLICK HERE to buy tickets for Friday, Oct. 18 or call the ticket office at (603) 862-4000 or e-mail unh.tickets@unh.edu.
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FIRST PERIOD

UConn recorded a 14-4 shot advantage in the scoreless opening 20 minutes.
Blair held the home team scoreless on a pair of power plays in the first period.

SECOND PERIOD

Serdahny gave the Huskies a 1-0 lead at 1:53 and Murdoch extended the advantage to 2-0 at 11:51.
Both teams went 0-for-1 on the power play in the second stanza.

THIRD PERIOD

UNH recorded a 15-12 shot advantage in the scoreless final frame.
Once again, both teams had one power play in the third period.
The Wildcats went on the power play at 16:59 and pulled Blair at 17:55 to create a two-skater advantage, but the 'Cats did not generate a shot on goal.
Blair reentered at 19:01 and returned to the bench eight seconds later.
Chan turned aside a shot by Andi Calderone (Kirkland, Quebec) with 11 seconds left to preserve the shutout.,

UNH NOTEBOOK

Shea Verrier (Reading, Mass.) led UNH with eight faceoff wins.
Sydney Leonard (St. Bonifacius, Minn.) won 6 of 8 faceoffs.
Sara Boucher (Burlington, Ontario), Kelly Harty (Billerica, Mass.) and Chavonne Truter (Uxbridge, Ontario) each recorded two blocks.