Crusaders hand Seahawks first loss

SEAHAWK WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY RESULTS

Holy Cross 5, Salve Regina 3
Worcester, Mass. - Hart Center
Sunday, November 8, 2015

All-Time Series & Streaks
The Crusaders own a 27-1-1 record over the Seahawks and have won four straight meetings.

Three Stars of the Game 
1 – Holy Cross sophomore Lauren Abbenante (Cranston, R.I.) scored two goals.
2 – Holy Cross junior Elizabeth Scala (Rumford, R.I.) had a goal and an assist.
3 – Salve Regina junior Colleen Marcik (Madison, Conn.) made 42 saves for a .893 save percentage.

Key Stat of the Game
The Seahawks scored first in the first and second periods, but the Crusaders ended up winning both periods, outscoring the Seahawks 2-1 in both to lead 4-2 at the end of two.

Quick Hits

• Salve Regina struck first, as Briana D'Avolio (Reading, Mass.) found the back of the net on the power play just 1:17 into the game.
• Holy Cross would have an answering goal at 4:59 of the period, as Abbenante made it 1-1.
• Junior Elizabeth Scala (Rumford, R.I.) made it 2-1 Crusaders as she found the back of the net at the 11:54 mark of the first.
• Holy Cross outshot Salve Regina 15-7 in the first period. The Seahawks were 1-for-2 on the power play in the first.
• Shelby Johnson (Sterling, Mass.) tied the game up for the Seahawks at 9:07 of the second period with a breakaway tally.
• Abbenante had a quick answer at 10:35 of the period to make it 3-2 Holy Cross as she tapped in a rebound created by senior Taylor McGee (Pearl River, N.Y.).
• Freshman Sam Girard (Dedham, Mass.) would make it 4-2 Holy Cross at 14:41 of the second.
• The Crusaders outshot the Seahawks 19-9 in the second period. Holy Cross was 0-for-1 on the power play in the period.
• Senior Mackenzie Boardman (Anchorage, Alaska) scored at 9:46 of the third period as she pressed in front of the net and found a loose puck to make it 5-2.
• In the closing minutes, Danielle Phalon (Stoneham, Mass.) roofed a shot for Salve Regina to make it 5-3 at 19:36 of the third.
• Holy Cross outshot Salve Regina 13-8 in the third period. The Seahawks were 0-for-2 on the power play in the third, while the Crusaders were 1-for-1.

Next up
Holy Cross (4-0-0, 2-0-0 NEHC) – Friday, November 13 at Saint Anselm, 7 p.m.
Salve Regina (2-2-0, 1-1-0 NEHC) – Friday, November 13 vs Manhattanville, 7 p.m.