Dani Castino
Jim Stankiewicz
3
Merrimack MER 2-6-2, 0-5-2 WHEA
4
Winner Minnesota State MINNST 5-4-2, 2-4-2 WCHA
Merrimack MER
2-6-2, 0-5-2 WHEA
3
Final
4
Minnesota State MINNST
5-4-2, 2-4-2 WCHA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Merrimack MER 0 2 1 3
Minnesota State MINNST 0 2 2 4

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

Women’s Ice Hockey Drops Close Contest at Mankato

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MANKATO, Minn. —The Merrimack College women's ice hockey team battled but came up short, falling 4-3 in a road contest against the Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks on Friday afternoon.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack 3, Minnesota State 4
Records: Merrimack (2-6-2, 0-4-2 HEAW) | Minnesota State (5-4-2, 2-4-2 WCHA)
Location: Verizon Center | Mankato, Minn.

How It Happened
  • Emma Gorski held strong for the Warriors in the opening period, turning aside 15 shots on goal to keep the teams scoreless in her second start of the season.
  • Merrimack scored the first goal of the night, as senior Mikyla Grant-Mentis scored for her fifth goal in four games.
  • Freshman Dani Castino scored her first of her career, handling a feed from Grant-Mentis to double the Warriors lead midway through the second period.
  • Mankato would bite back in the second period, with a shorthanded goal a minute after Castino's tally before adding the third of the night with two minutes to go in the second.
  • The Mavericks took advantage of home ice, jumping up by two in the third period.
  • Assistant captain Megan Fergusson got Merrimack back on the attack, deflecting Julia MacLean's shot from the point for a power play goal, but the team was unable to break through for the equalizer.  
Notes & Numbers
  • Emma Gorski pushed a strong performance, turning aside 35 saves in her second career appearance.
  • Grant-Mentis is pushing to become the second-ever Warrior with 100 career points, sitting at 95 for her career. The senior assistant captain had a goal and an assist against the Mavericks. 
  • Goaltenders: Emma Gorski (35 saves, 1-4-2) // Abigail Levy (19 saves, 3-2-1)
  • Power Plays: 1-3 | 0-1
  • Shots on Goal: 7-15 // 16-8 // 10-14 // 7-8  – 22-39
  • Faceoffs: 22 // 26
  • Blocks: 18 // 13
Up Next
Merrimack will play its second of the weekend at the Verizon Center against Minnesota State, looking to capture the team's first-ever win against the Mavericks at 2 p.m.  

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