Valente Nets Fourth Goal of Season in Setback to SLU
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union (3-12-1 (1-5-1 ECACH)) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| St. Lawrence (7-7-3 (4-4-1 ECACH)) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 04:45 | Jessica Hon (St. Lawrence) |
| 2nd - 02:05 | PP - Bailey Habscheid (St. Lawrence) |
| 2nd - 09:28 | Christine Valente (Union) |
| 3rd - 15:24 | PP - Karell Emard (St. Lawrence) |
| Union | St. Lawrence |
|---|---|
|
G:
Christine Valente - 1
A: 2 Players (#21, #22 - 1) Sh: 2 Players (#10, #12 - 2) Sv: Kate Gallagher - 35 |
G:
3 Players (#11, #21, #76 - 1)
A: Amanda Boulier - 2 Sh: 2 Players (#16, #76 - 5) Sv: Carmen Macdonald - 12 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Union | St. Lawrence |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 2 | 2 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 4 (8) | 3 (6) |
| Shots on Goal | 13 | 38 |
| Face Offs Won | 16 | 31 |
CANTON, N.Y. - The St. Lawrence University women's hockey
team finished with a 2-for-3 mark on the power play on Friday
night, riding solid special teams play to a 3-1 win over Union
College in Canton, NY.
The Dutchwomen move to 3-12-1 and 1-5-1 in the ECAC, while the
Saints are now 7-7-3 and 4-4-1 on the season. St. Lawrence finished
with a 38-13 advantage in shots on goal while holding Union to a
0-for-2 mark with the extra skater.
St. Lawrence would score the only goal of the first period at 4:45,
as a trio of first-year students got the home team on the
scoreboard. Amanda Boulier sent a pass to Ellie Williams who
hammered a shot off Union goalie Kate Gallagher. However, the
rebound lofted into the slot where Jessica Hon was waiting to knock
the puck out of the air into the goal for her third goal of the
year.
St. Lawrence, which finished the opening 20:00 minutes with a 10-3
advantage in shots, would take a 2-0 lead on the power play a mere
2:05 into the second stanza. Boulier again got the play started as
she cycled the puck to the blue line to sophomore Mel Desrochers.
Desrochers fed classmate Bailey Habscheid, who rifled a slap shot
that beat Gallagher's glove for her second goal of the year.
The Dutchwomen would cut their deficit back to a goal midway
through the second as freshman Christine Valente's fourth goal of
the season got Union within striking distance. Molly Kate Devin
found Emma Rambo who bounced a shot off of St. Lawrence goalie
Carmen MacDonald's leg pads. However, the loose puck found Valente,
who lifted a soft shot just out of MacDonald's reach into the net
to get the visitors on the scoreboard trailing 2-1.
St. Lawrence, which tied Union 2-2 earlier this season, would
assert itself in the final period, using a dominant 12-2 advantage
in shots to keep the Dutchwomen from threatening the lead. Captain
Karell Emard's sixth goal of the year at the 15:24 mark sealed the
win for the Saints, with assists going to juniors Kelly Sabatine
and Brooke Fernandez. Fernandez started the attacked with a shot
from the blue line that Sabatine re-directed to Emard on the near
post who wristed a shot past Gallagher for the team's second power
play goal of the game and a 3-1 win.
Gallagher closed with 35 saves in the loss for Union, while
MacDonald stopped 12 of the 13 shots she saw.
Union concludes ECAC play for the year of 2011 when the squad takes
on Clarkson tomorrow, December 3rd, at 4:00 p.m.
