Women's Ice Hockey Defeats RPI With Demers Shutout

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North Andover, Mass – Three different goal scorers tallied for the Merrimack Warriors on Friday night, leading them to a 3-0 victory over the RPI Engineers in an out-of-conference battle.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack 3, RPI, 0
Records: Merrimack (1-2-0, 0-2-0 HEAW) | RPI (0-3-0, 0-0-0 ECAC)
Location: Lawler Rink | North Andover, Mass.

How It Happened

• 1-0 MER: Sam Lessick fired in her first career goal with players crowding the crease, handling the puck within space to get it through on the power play.
• 2-0 MER: Mikyla Grant-Mentis scored her first on the year off of a clean give-and-go with first year Katie Kaufman, as Kaufman pulled the goaltender towards her to give Grant-Mentis plenty of time to finish.
• 3-0 MER: The Warriors finished the night with Gabby Jones' second tally of the year, off another play in transition.

Notes & Numbers

• Merrimack's defense continued to protect Demers en route to a shutout, with 13 blocks in the lane.
• Léa-Kristine Demers earned her second career shutout, and first since Nov. 20, 2018.
• Goaltenders: Léa-Kristine Demers (16 saves, 1-2-0), // Amanda Rampado (20 saves, 0-2-0)
• Power Plays: 1-2 | 0-1
• Shots on Goal: 7-8 // 7-3 // 9-5 – 26-16
• Faceoffs: 22 // 23
• Blocks: 13 // 9

Up Next
Merrimack will take on RPI again on Saturday as part of Homecoming Weekend, with puck drop at 4 p.m.
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