Photos and Story by Janet Schultz, NYHOL;
Hilbert College Women’s Ice Hockey Team scored their first-ever goal at 12:54 of the second period in a 7-1 loss to Buffalo State College. Megan Moceri, a freshman from Michigan, scored on the powerplay making history for the program.
The game was all Buffalo State with Quinn Murray opening the scoring at 17:14 of the first period. Then the next two goals came quickly with Sydney Radecki scoring at 19:09 and Vanessa Willick dropping one in just seconds later at 19:53. Radecki and Willick are familiar to WNY’ers having played in the WNY Girls Varsity Ice Hockey League and putting points on the board for their respective teams.
First period ended 3-0 in favor of the Bengals.
It looked like that might continue with JoJo Running Rabbit scoring at 8:41 of the second and then Moceri took the puck right past Goalie Jessica Auge. Emma Ramseler answered back at 17:57 and the second ends 5-1 Buffalo.
Murray and Grace Zwolak scored in the third for the Bengals and they come away with a weekend sweep after beating Stevenson 6-5 in overtime on Thursday.
Hilbert’s Brook Thompson made 43 saves and Buffalo’s Jessica Auge stopped 12 shots on goal.
Looking at some hometown players, Hilbert has Kaitlin Crowle, from Rush-Henrietta High School, Brooke Kwiecien, of Perry Central and Courtney Wesolowski, Buffalo, who attended Holy Angels.
For Buffalo State it’s Gabby McCrory, Buffalo, Cazenovia Chiefs; Molly Leggett, Grand Island, Kenmore-Grand Island of the WNYGVIH; Maddie Braun, East Aurora and the Hamburg Hawks; Quinn Murray, Stuyvesant, Albany Academy and Troy-Albany Ice Cats; Sydney Radecki, Lancaster, Lancaster/Iroquois/Depew of the WNYGVIH and the Buffalo Regals; Rylee Garrow, Akwesasne, Salmon River, St. Lawrence Steel; Bethany Horvatits, Elma, Cazenovia Chiefs and Lancaster/Iroquois/Depew of the WNYGVIH; Vanessa Willick, Williamsville, Buffalo Bisons and Williamsville High School of the WNYGVIH; Alexa Groh, Elma, Niagara Junior Purple Eagles and Lilli Adimey, Amherst, Buffalo Bisons and Clarence/Amherst/SweetHome of the WNYGVIH.
Up next for Hilbert will be an exhibition game against Stevenson on October 21 and then it’s a home opener vs Kings College on October 27 at 6 p.m. and October 28 at 2 p.m. Hilbert plays home games at the Hamburg Nike Arena.
Buffalo State will host Neumann College in a home opener on October 27 and October 28, both games at noon.
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