After trailing early, three straight goals lifted the eighth-ranked Clarkson University Women’s Hockey team to a 3-1 road victory at New Hampshire.
Clarkson returns to .500 with a 3-3-1 record while New Hampshire falls to 1-6-0.
“After getting off to a bit of a slow start I thought we were able to regroup and have a strong second and third period,” said Head Coach Matt Desrosiers. “I think it took us a little time to adjust to the size of the ice surface but when we did we were able to use it to our advantage. You could see some lines starting to click today as they were making some plays and controlling the puck in the offensive zone a little better. UNH had a couple flurries around our net but Shea was able to make some saves and freeze pucks to not allow them to gain any momentum. It was a good win and total team effort tonight which will be important for our success moving forward.”
The Wildcats took the lead only 42 seconds into the game. Amy Schlagel opened the scoring off a pass from Taylor Wenczkowski with Jonna Curtis also getting an assist.
Clarkson did not tie the game until the second period, but captain Savannah Harmon’s goal opened the floodgates for the Golden Knights. Harmon’s score came at 3:58 in the middle frame after assistant captain Genevieve Bannon gathered the puck on the boards and then passed to Harmon who was alone at the top of the slot. Harmon was able to take the pass and fire into the net to tie the game.
The Green and Gold took the lead at 15:35 off a goal from Corie Jacobson. Captain Cayley Mercer got the assist on the goal. Clarkson added an insurance goal at 2:44 in the third period with Michaela Pejzlova second career score.
Clarkson finished with a 35-23 advantage in shots. Neither team could score in their five power-play opportunities. Shea Tiley made 22 stops for Clarkson in goal while Kyra Smith had 32 for the Wildcats.
The two teams will meet again on Sunday with the game again starting at 2:00 pm.
