St. Lawrence Tops Clarkson in Season Opener
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkson (0-1-1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| St. Lawrence (1-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 02:18 | Vanessa Emond (St. Lawrence) |
| 1st - 08:25 | SH - Kelly Sabatine (St. Lawrence) |
| 2nd - 00:34 | PP - Wood, Hailey (Clarkson) |
| 2nd - 08:00 | PP - Mel Desrochers (St. Lawrence) |
| 2nd - 16:14 | Baribeau, Juana (Clarkson) |
| 2nd - 17:09 | PP - Rattray, Jamie Lee (Clarkson) |
| 3rd - 00:36 | Ellie Williams (St. Lawrence) |
| 3rd - 04:33 | Rylee Smith (St. Lawrence) |
| 3rd - 12:07 | PP - Jessica Hon (St. Lawrence) |
| Clarkson | St. Lawrence |
|---|---|
|
G:
3 Players (#9, #25, #26 - 1)
A: Carly Mercer - 2 Sh: 2 Players (#15, #25 - 5) Sv: Erica Howe - 30 |
G:
6 Players (#11, #14, #15, #16, #18, #24 - 1)
A: 4 Players (#14, #16, #18, #76 - 2) Sh: Bailey Habscheid - 6 Sv: Carmen Macdonald - 29 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Clarkson | St. Lawrence |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 2 for 10 | 2 for 10 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties (min) | 10 (20) | 11 (22) |
| Shots on Goal | 32 | 36 |
| Face Offs Won | 31 | 32 |
Oct. 1: The St. Lawrence University women's hockey team opened
its 2011-12 season in style on Saturday night, toppling Clarkson
behind three third period goals en route to a 6-3 victory at
Appleton Arena. Six different players scored goals for the
Scarlet and Brown, including senior Vanessa Emond and sophomore Mel
Desrochers, who also each added a pair of assists.
St. Lawrence moves to 1-0-0 on the young season after picking up
the non-conference win during the opening event of "Power of Pink"
Week on campus to help raise funds and awareness in the fight
against breast cancer. Meanwhile, Clarkson remains winless at
0-1-1.
"We set the tone early and made some dynamic offensive plays," said
St. Lawrence head coach Chris Wells. "Clarkson is an
extremely talented team, and I was happy with the way we responded
after they tied the score heading into the third period."
The Saints needed only 2:18 to score the first goal of the season,
as Emond took an outlet pass from first-year defenseman Jessa
McAuliffe and moved in one-on-one against Clarkson goalie Erica
Howe. The Levis, QC native lifted a shot over the goalie's
shoulder for her first of the season and a 1-0 lead. Junior
Jamie Goldsmith also had an assist with McAuliffe.
The Saints penalty killing unit, which had a busy night killing off
10 Golden Knight power plays, capitalized on a beautiful 2-on-1 try
to take a 2-0 lead at 8:25. Desrochers sent the puck to
captain Karell Emard, who skated in 2-on-1 with junior Kelly
Sabatine. Emard sent a great crossing pass to her linemate,
who slipped through the crease and sent the puck behind a sliding
Howe for a short-handed goal and a 2-0 cushion.
Clarkson and St. Lawrence would exchange power play goals to open
the second period, as Hailey Wood got the Knights on the scoreboard
only 34 seconds into the stanza. Wood fired a long shot from
the blue line that got past first-year goalie Carmen MacDonald to
cut the visitor's deficit to 2-1. However, Desrochers
answered with a pretty backhanded shot on a 5-on-3 that beat Howe
under the crossbar to re-establish the two-goal lead at 3-1 with
12:00 minutes left in the period.
Clarkson would rally late in the second with back-to-back goals
only 55 seconds apart to tie the score heading into a dramatic
third period. Juana Baribeau made it 3-2 at 16:14 when she
pushed the puck barely across the goal line on a rebound try in
front. Jamie Lee Rattray then scored a power play goal at
17:09 to level the score at 3-3, deflecting a long shot from
Baribeau through MacDonald's legs.
MacDonald would shut the door on Clarkson in the third period,
stopping each of the 14 shots she faced in the period. Her
play allowed the Saints to attack Howe, scoring three times and
taking the 6-3 win.
First-year student Ellie Williams scored the eventual game-winning
goal only 36 seconds into the third period. Junior Brooke
Fernandez found Emard in the slot, and the captain sent a fantastic
between-the-legs pass to Williams on the far post, who snapped a
shot into the goal for a 4-3 lead and her first collegiate
tally.
Sophomore Rylee Smith became the fifth St. Lawrence player to score
a goal in the game at 4:33 of the third, as she completed a pretty
give-and-go play with Sabatine in the offensive zone. The
Hagersville, ON native took a feed from Sabatine and fired a wrist
shot under the cross bar for a 5-3 lead.
First-year student Jessica Hon would put the game away for the
Saints with a power play goal with 7:53 remaining. After Howe
made two great saves on the doorstep, the puck came to the point to
Desrochers. She blasted a slap shot towards goal, which Hon
deflected past the goalie for the 6-3 lead.
MacDonald, who played a flawless third period, earned her first
career win with 29 saves. Meanwhile, Howe suffered the loss
despite making 30 stops including 14 in the third period.
Each team finished 2-for-10 on the power play, and the Saints
closed with a 36-32 advantage in shots on goal.
St. Lawrence will be in action again next Saturday, October 8 when
they welcome UConn to Appleton Arena at 1:00pm.
