Hughes’ Buzzer-Beater Stuns Quinnipiac
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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale (9-13-0) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Quinnipiac (3-21-4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 11:05 | Chelsea Illchuk (Quinnipiac) |
| 2nd - 15:31 | PP - Helen Resor (Yale) |
| 3rd - 19:57 | Aleca Hughes (Yale) |
| Yale | Quinnipiac |
|---|---|
|
G:
2 Players (#11, #15 - 1)
A: 2 Players (#8, #27 - 1) Sh: Helen Resor - 8 Sv: Genny Ladiges - 16 |
G:
Chelsea Illchuk - 1
A: Danielle Alexieff - 1 Sh: Kallie Flor - 4 Sv: Nanna Holm-Glaas - 26 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Yale | Quinnipiac |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 8 | 0 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 5 (10) | 10 (31) |
| Shots on Goal | 28 | 17 |
| Face Offs Won | 42 | 31 |
HAMDEN, Conn. -- Freshman forward Aleca Hughes' goal with 3.3
seconds lifted Yale to a thrilling 2-1 win over Quinnipiac Saturday
afternoon at TD Banknorth Sports Center. Hughes, who had a goal
waved off earlier in the game, slid the puck past Quinnipiac
goaltender Nanna Holm-Glaas after taking a pass from senior forward
Crysti Howser in the neutral zone. Yale freshman Genny Ladiges
stopped 16 of 17 shots to earn the win. Senior defenseman Helen
Resor scored Yale's other goal, also assisted by Howser.
Quinnipiac (3-21-4, 2-10-4 ECAC Hockey) had an early flurry, and
senior defenseman Carry Resor saved a goal by backhanding a rebound
out of the crease just before a Bobcat player could get to it 2:30
in. The Bulldogs generated a scoring chance at the other end when
forechecking from sophomore forward Lili Rudis generated a turnover
in the Quinnipiac zone, but junior forward Berit Johnson just
missed putting home Rudis' crossing pass.
After Yale (9-13-0, 5-10-0 ECAC Hockey) came up empty on a power
play midway through the first, the Bobcats went ahead on a goal by
forward Chelsea Illchuk at 11:05. Yale finished the period with a
13-9 edge in shots on goal, but trailed 1-0.
The Bulldogs went scoreless on their first two power plays of the
second period, though right after the second one ended they nearly
scored the game-tying goal. Hughes picked up a loose puck after a
blocked Yale shot and knocked it past Holm-Glaas at the 15:05 mark,
but the goal was waved off due to a crease violation.
Fourteen seconds later, another Bobcat penalty allowed the Bulldogs
to knot the game at one. Howser worked the puck up top to Resor,
whose wrister through traffic beat Holm-Glaas high on her glove
side at 15:31.
The Bulldogs had to kill off a penalty of their own late in the
period, but Ladiges came up with a pair of big saves followed by a
clear by sophomore defenseman Samantha MacLean.
A high-sticking call on Quinnipiac with 1:14 left in the second
period gave Yale a power play that wrapped around to the third
period. Holm-Glaas made a big kick save on a shot from in front by
Resor to help put that power play to an end.
A hitting from behind and game misconduct call on Quinnipiac two
minutes into the third would have given Yale a golden chance to
take the lead, but a pair of Yale penalties that followed left the
teams skating 4-on-4 for much of that five-minute period -- and at
one point even forced Yale to kill off a brief 4-on-3. The Bobcats
were hit with another penalty before the first one expired, but the
Bulldogs could not convert during the 5-on-3.
Yale just missed taking the lead with six minutes to play when
sophomore forward Bray Ketchum's blast hit the cross bar and
ricocheted all the way out into the stands. A pair of matching
penalties with 2:31 to play led to four-on-four hockey, but neither
team could take advantage. Yale outshot Quinnipiac 13-6 in the
third, but the game was not settled until Hughes' dramatic
goal.
Yale plays at Harvard next Friday at 7:00 p.m.
