St. Lawrence Skates Past Union
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- The St. Lawrence Saints scored three times
in the first period, including two power-play goals on there way to
defeating the Union College Dutchwomen by a final score of 7 - 1.
The Saints would go 4-6 on the power-play to improve St. Lawrence
to 19-7-0 overall and 11-2-0 in ECAC Hockey action. The loss drops
the Dutchwomen to 3-19-2 overall and 0-12-2 in ECAC Hockey action.
The Saints first power-play goal came at 8:12 of the first period.
Karell Emard took the puck in the right face off zone and slid the
puck to the slot for Britni Smith. Smith then sent the puck over to
Courtney Sawchuk who took a hard slap shot from the right face off
circle that beat Union netminder Lundy Day (Calgary, AB) through
the five-hole. The Saints tacked onto the lead at the 17:22 mark
when Carson Duggan took control of a loose puck in the right face
off zone, skated into the slot and fired a low wrist shot that beat
Day on the glove side. The Saint's third goal, also a power-play
goal, came when Brittaney Maschmeyer took a slap shot from the
center point that was tipped by forward Tara Akstull in front of
the net that found its way past Day.
Suzy Pocock (Sterling Heights, MI) had the best scoring chance for
the Dutchwomen in the first period. Midway through the period
Courtney Kerslake (Sarnia, ON) gained control of a loose puck at
center ice and passed to a streaking Pocock who broke into the
Saints zone all alone. However, Saints goalie Maxie Weisz was there
to make the save.
The second saw the Saints light the lamp four more times, with two
of the goals coming on the power-play. At 5:27 of the second Kerri
Wallace sent a screaming slap shot from the slot that deflected off
the stick of a Union defender and found its way past Day for the
Saints third power-play goal of the game. Duggan would add her
second goal of the game at 13:08. Lisa Batchelor would send a pass
from the center blue line down to the right face off circle where
Allison Domenico would send a one time pass over to the other side
of the net to Duggan who had a wide open net to put the puck home.
St. Lawrence scored two more times to take a 7-0 lead into the
locker room after two periods.
Union's goal came at the 14:13 mark of the third period. Kelly
Fleming (Lake Placid, NY) took control of a loose puck at the blue
line and sent a pass ahead to Stephanie Gilbert (Salt Lake City,
UT) who was able to jam the puck past Weisz for the Dutchwomen's
lone goal.
For Union, Day made 22 saves in net and was relieved by Danielle
Kimble (Reston, VA) who stopped 15 out of the 16 shots she faced.
St. Lawrence goalies Weisz and Megan Gallagher combined to stop 13
of the 14 Dutchwomen shots they faced.
Union takes to the road to continue ECAC Hockey action next week as
they travel to Quinnipiac on Friday, February 1st for a
7:00 face-off against the Bobcat's.
