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SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY SEAHAWKS
Posted: Feb 02, 2020

Nor'easters hang on to top Seahawks

University of New England fended off a late rally from Salve Regina to win 3-2 in CHC play (Photo by Grace Murphy).
University of New England fended off a late rally from Salve Regina to win 3-2 in CHC play (Photo by Grace Murphy).
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Scoring Summary
1st - 03:40 - Carolyn Curley (U. of New England)
1st - 11:37 - Caroline Prezioso (Salve Regina)
2nd - 09:30 - Jessie Scott (U. of New England)
2nd - 19:10 - Marykate Drinkwater (U. of New England)
3rd - 15:14 - Amanda Fantasia (Salve Regina)
Game Leaders
U. of New England
G: 3 Players (#2, #11, #23) - 1
A: 6 Players (#2, #4, #14, #16, #18, #27) - 1
Sh: Jessie Scott - 5
Sv: Julia Benjamin - 25
Salve Regina
G: 2 Players (#15, #24) - 1
A: Amanda Fantasia - 1
Sh: Amanda Fantasia - 6
Sv: Madison Jalbert - 27
Team Stats
Full stats

SEAHAWK WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY RESULTS
U. of New England 3, Salve Regina 2
St. George's - Middletown, R.I.
Saturday, February 1, 2020

Summary
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - Visiting University of New England swept the season series from the Salve Regina University women's ice hockey team with a 3-2 victory in Colonial Hockey Conference (CHC) play.

Series and Streaks
 The Nor'easters lead 7-5-1 all-time and have won four in a row.

Three Stars of the Game

  1. UNE senior Marykate Drinkwater (Franklin, Mass.) handed out an assist and scored the game-winning goal late in the second period.
  2. Salve Regina senior Amanda Fantasia (Billerica, Mass.) had a hand in each Seahawk goal, assist on the first, then scoring her team-leading seventh of the season late in the third period.
  3. UNE junior Julia Benjamin (Tolland, Conn.) made 25 saves to improve to 13-5-2 in net for the Nor'easters.

Turning Point
Jessie Scott (Barre, Vt.) scored for UNE at 9:30 of the second to break a 1-1 tie, then Drinkwater scored for with 50 seconds remaining in the second period to jump ahead 3-1. Fantasia lit the lamp for the Seahawks with 4:46 remaining in the third period, but the Seahawks could not find the equalizer even with the goaltender pulled for the final 1:45 of the contest.

Quick Hits

  • Madison Jalbert (Beverly, Mass.) made 27 saves to fall to 4-16 between the pipes.
  • Neither team could capitalize on the power play. The Seahawks went 0-for-4 while holding the Nor'easters to 0-for-3 on the man advantage.
  • The Nor'easters held a 30-27 edge in shots.
  • Carolyn Curley (Tewksbury, Mass.) scored her first career goal to open the scoring for UNE, 3:40 into the first period. Caroline Prezioso (Trumbull, Conn.) answered at 11:37 for the Seahawks to tie the game 1-1 heading into the first intermission.

Next Up
Salve Regina (4-16-0; 1-11-0 CHC) hosts Anna Maria on Friday, February 7. University of New England (13-5-2, 8-2-2 CHC) hosts Nichols that same evening.