BOSTON, Mass. – The Providence College women’s hockey team tied No. 5 Northeastern, 1-1, on Saturday afternoon in Boston, Mass. The Huskies claimed the extra point by in shootouts by a score of 2-0.
SCORE
Providence – 1 | Northeastern – 1 OT (Northeastern wins shootout, 2-0)
RECORDS
Providence: 3-3-3 (2-2-1 HE) | Northeastern: 8-2-1 (7-2-1)
VENUE
Matthews Arena, Boston, Mass.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
The Huskies got on the board with a power play goal by Skylar Fontaine at the end of period one. Fontaine tucked it behind Abstreiter at the buzzer to carry a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.
The Friars tied things up, 1-1, with a goal from Delaney Couture (Shrewsbury, Mass.) on a turnover. The goal served as Couture’s first career goal and was assisted by Claire Tyo (Massena, N.Y.).
The teams skated through the final 20 minutes and overtime scoreless.
Northeasterns’ Peyton Anderson and Maddie Mills scored in the shootout, giving the Huskies the extra point in the Hockey East standings.
Northeastern finished with a 42-34 advantage in shots.
Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) stopped 41 out of 42 shots faced in net improving her goals-against average to 1.70 and save percentage to .944 through nine games this season.
STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 34
Face-offs: 22/34
Power plays: 0/1
Penalty kill: 3/4
Northeastern-
Shots: 42
Face-offs: 34/22
Power plays: 1/4
Penalty kill: 1/1
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Delaney Couture (1)
Assists: Claire Tyo (1)
Points: Couture, Tyo (1)
Shots: Four players (4)
UP NEXT
Next weekend Providence will match up against Boston College for a home-and-home series. The Eagles will play at Schneider Arena on Friday, Nov. 12 at 2:00 p.m. followed by the series finale in Chestnut Hill, Mass. on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 8:00 p.m.
For more updates on the Providence women’s hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
-GO FRIARS-
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