by Jordan Cohen
NEW YORK, NY— Chelsea Laden’s first start in a Riveters uniform did not go as she hoped it would. Laden made a couple big saves early on to keep the game scoreless, but at 4:29 of the first, Kelly Cooke buried the rebound of an Alyssa Gagliardi shot that made it 1-0 Boston.
However, just seconds later, Lyudmila Belyakova scored on a Riveters power play to tie the game at 1. From there, though, it was all Boston. The Pride scored 2 late goals in the first to give them a 3-1 lead heading into the locker room.
Even as the Pride took 10 penalties throughout the game, the Riveters just could not solve Pride goaltender Brittany Ott, who ended the night with 16 saves. Failure to convert on the power play proved to be costly for the Riveters, who were outshot 36-17 in the loss.
Early in the second period, Gagliardi picked up her second assist as she gave a breakaway pass to Zoe Hickel who made it a 4-1 game. Boston came out strong in the third, and put 2 more on the board on their way to a 6-1 victory. The win puts Boston in first place for the time being, as the second-place Whale play the Beauts tomorrow.
