Salmon not a favorite of the Seahawks in shutout

SEAHAWK WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY RESULTS
William Smith 1, Salve Regina 0
Middletown, Rhode Island - Howard Rink (St. George's)
Saturday, October 29, 2016

Summary
Rebecca Begley (Fremont, N.H.) scored an unassisted goal at 18:49 of the third period as William Smith College completed a sweep of Salve Regina University women's ice hockey in a two-game series at St. George's Howard Rink with a 1-0 final on Saturday.

Series and Streaks
William Smith sweeps the two-game season-opening series on the road.

Three Stars of the Game
1 - Heron sophomore junior Maggie Salmon (Medford, Mass.) netted her second straight win and first shutout of the season with 37 saves.
2 - Heron junior captain Rebecca Begley (Fremont, N.H.) had just entered the ice with the puck in her team's offensive zone when she picked it up at the right point and skated into the center for her wrist shot past Jennifer O'Connell (Marstons Mills, Mass.) who was shielded by a Seahawk defender.
3 - Seahawk senior Amanda Cronin (Medfield, Mass.) rang 15 shots on Salmon. Last night, the captain assisted on a Claire Lussier (Glenview, Ill.) goal for her 50th career point.

Key Stat of the Game
Opportunties were there for both sides, but each went scoreless on the power play - Salve Regina (0-5), William Smith (0-7).

Turning Point
The only goal of the game (Begley at 18:49 in the third), came with very little time for the Seahawks to respond. Salve Regina sophomore goaltender Jennifer O'Connell, who stopped a penalty shot by Krista Federow (Niagara Falls, Ontario) at 6:40 in the second period, was able to empty the net for the final 25 seconds for an extra Seahawk skater. Salve Regina managed two shots on Salmon

Quick Hits

• Salve Regina has dedicated its 2016-17 season in memory of former assistant coach Paul MacDonald who passed away last summer.
• William Smith opens its third varsity season with two consecutive wins. The Herons had a season-long three-game win streak in 2015-16.
• Salve Regina outshot the visitors 13-5 in the opening period, and continued to pepper Salmon with the puck (24 shots) unlike last night when the final two periods totaled just 13 shots.
• Salve Regina goaltender Jennifer O'Connell (Marstons Mills, Mass.) stopped 21 shots in the loss. She made a terrific save with her left pad on the penalty shot by Federow.
• Both teams host a recent national champion in their next game - Plattsburgh State (won title last three years) at William Smith on Sat., Nov. 5; Norwich (champions in 2011) visits Salve Regina on Fri., Nov. 4, in the first New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) action of the year.

Coach
Salve Regina head coach Beth McCann in her third season with the Seahawks now owns a 25-22-3 career record (.520).

Next Up
Salve Regina (0-2-0) - Friday, November 4 versus Norwich University, 7 p.m.
William Smith (2-0-0) - Saturday, November 5 versus Plattsburgh State University, 4 p.m.