Blair Stops 26 of 27 Shots in 2-0 Loss to Northeastern

Wednesday, December 4

Durham, N.H.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

10-7-1, 6-6-0

Northeastern

10-6-1, 8-4-1

Northeastern

New Hampshire

Photo by: Rosie Blaney

12/4/2024 9:20:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

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DURHAM, N.H. – Sophomore goaltender Sedona Blair (Eden Prairie, Minn.) of the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team made 26 saves in a 2-0 loss Wednesday night against Northeastern University at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex.

Blair recorded 10 saves in the first period, seven in the second and nine in the third while yielding one goal; NU's second goal was an empty-netter with 54.3 seconds remaining. She made six of those stops on UNH's penalty kill to keep the Huskies scoreless on four power plays.

Northeastern goalie Lisa Jönsson recorded 17 saves while Eloise Caron led the offense with a goal and an assist.

UNH is now 10-7-1 overall and 6-6-0 in Hockey East while NU improved to 10-6-1, 8-4-1.

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FIRST PERIOD

The Huskies recorded a 10-7 shot advantage in a scoreless first period.
Northeastern's Morgan Jackson came closest to ending the scoreless first period when she fired a shot that rang off the pipe, narrowly missing the back of the net, at 15:58.

SECOND PERIOD

The visitors had a 7-6 shot advantage in the scoreless second stanza to make the cumulative shot totals 17-13 in favor of NU.
Blair kept the game scoreless as Northeastern's Holly Abela and Éloïse Caron generated a 2-on-1 scoring chance in the 14^th minute.

THIRD PERIOD

At 8:03, grad student Sara Boucher (Burlington, Ontario) fired a one-timer from the slot that ricocheted off the pipe to keep the game scoreless.
Northeastern took the 1-0 lead on a goal by Caron, assisted by Morgan Jackson and Lily Shannon, from the top of the crease at 15:58.
UNH pulled Blair in favor of an extra skater with 1:46 remaining.
The Huskies extended their lead to 2-0 with an empty-net goal by Jaden Bogden with 54 seconds to play.
Blair returned to the ice briefly and headed back to the bench with 47 seconds on the clock.
Jönsson denied Alyson Hush (Scarborough, Ontario) with 29 seconds left to secure the win and shutout.
The shots were 11-4, Huskies, in the final 20 minutes.

UNH NOTEBOOK

Senior Shea Verrier (Reading, Mass.) recorded a team-high eight faceoff wins.
Senior captain Kira Juodikis (LaSalle, Ontario) and grad student Andi Calderone (Kirkland, Quebec) both recorded three blocks.

GAME NOTEBOOK

Northeastern finished with a 28-17 shot advantage and 32-18 edge in the faceoff circle.
UNH went 0-for-2 on the power play and the Wildcats' penalty kill was a perfect 4-for-4.
The Wildcats blocked 13 shot attempts and the Huskies had 10 blocks.

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