NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's ice hockey team defeated the Whitby Wolves, 3-0, during an exhibition game at Lawler Rink on Friday night.
The Basics
Score: Merrimack 3, Whitby Wolves 0
Location: Lawler Rink | North Andover, Mass.
How It Happened
- Period 1 – Both teams had a slow start, but Merrimack had an 11-6 edge in shots during the first frame.
- Period 2 – It was junior Katelyn Rae (Courtice, Ontario) that netted the first goal of the game on assists by classmates Madison Morey (Fairbanks, Alaska) and Paige Voight (St. Michael, Minn.) at 3:30 of the period.
- Merrimack took advantage on a late power play chance in the frame as Rae picked up her second goal. Voight took a shot that was saved by the Wolves net-minder, but Rae was there for the rebound and potted the shot at 18:52.
- Period 3 – The Wolves were able to kill off four penalties, including a five-on-three midway through the period, but the offense could not come through.
- Freshman Courtney Maud (Georgetown, Ontario) found the back of the net with 47 seconds left in regulation to give the home team a 3-0 lead.
Inside The Numbers
- The Warriors had seven different players register a point in the contest.
- Voight had a pair of assists in the game.
- Goaltenders: W – Junior Samantha Ridgewell (Outlook, Saskatchewan) (8 Saves) // L – Ally Davidson (15 Saves)
- Power Plays: Merrimack (1-8) | Wolves (0-0)
- SOG (MC-WW): 11-6 | 16-5 | 4-9 | 36-15
Up Next
The Warriors begin their 2017-18 regular season tomorrow afternoon as they travel face Boston University from Walter Brown Arena in Hockey East action. Puck drop is set for 3 p.m.
