CLINTON, N.Y. - Abby Ostrom '14 scored with 41.4 seconds remaining in overtime as Trinity College shutout Hamilton College 1-0 in a NESCAC game at Hamilton's Russell Sage Rink on Jan. 18.
The play started when Trinity (7-4-3 overall, 2-3-2 NESCAC) fired a shot from the right faceoff circle. Cheeky Herr '16 collected the long rebound inside the left faceoff circle and slid a pass to a wide open Ostrom in front of the net for the goal. The Bantams notch their fourth straight win and are 13-0-1 against Hamilton in the last 14 games. Alexa Pujol '15 stopped all 38 shots she faced for her second shutout of the year. She lowered her goals against average to 1.57 and improved her save percentage to .945. Becca Hazlett '16 made 29 saves for the Continentals. Hazlett's goals against averaged dropped to 1.84 and she brought her save percentage up to .916. Hamilton (9-4, 4-3) controlled the puck for most of the first period, totaling 15 shots to just three for the Bantams. The Continentals also had three power-play opportunities, but couldn't capitalize as the opening frame ended in a scoreless tie. Play was even in the second period, but neither team could crack the scoreboard.
Trinity had the best chances to score, but Hazlett made the stops. With seven minutes left in the period the Bantams fired a shot from the top of the right faceoff circle and Hazlett made the save. Lucy Robinson '15 gathered the rebound and put a shot on goal, but Hazlett turned the shot away again. While on the line change, Trinity got loose for a 3-on-1, but the shot sailed wide and no damage was done. The Continentals took a time out with 3:25 left in the third period, however the Bantams went on the power play for the rest of the period with 1:53 remaining. Hamilton's defense stepped up once again and killed their second penalty of the period to force overtime. In the overtime session, Hamilton got two good looks early on, but still couldn't find the back of the net. Just 26 seconds in, Abby Runyon '13 had an open look from the right faceoff circle, but was denied by Pujol. Hannah Jaiven '14 sent a shot in from the blue line just seconds later, but was turned away as well.
The Continentals edged the Bantams in shots 38-30 and both teams went 0-for-3 on the power play. The two teams play again in Clinton on Saturday, Jan. 19.
