Women's Hockey Defeated by Holy Cross

North Andover MA.

The Merrimack Warriors Women's Ice Hockey team was defeated by the College of Holy Cross Crusaders by a score of 5-1 on Skating Strides night.

Merrimack (7-19-1, 4-15-1 HEA): 1, Holy Cross (5-20-1, 4-16-0): 5

Merrimack took the early lead as Hannah Corneliusen scored off a Holy Cross turnover to put the Warriors in the lead.
 
Holy Cross would tie the game at one a few minutes later and the game was tied after the opening 20.
 
Holy Cross would take the lead under three minutes into the second and scored again late in the frame.
 
Holy Cross would get score two more times in the third to close out the contest.


Notes and Numbers

 

• Hannah Corneliusen scored her fourth goal of the season.
• Madison Oelkers won 11 of her 16 faceoffs in the game, and led the team in shots with six.
  
  Powerplays: MC: 0-6 | CHC: 3-5

Shots on Goal: MC 10, CHC 10 | MC 6, CHC 8 | MC 13, CHC 6 | MC 29, CHC 24
Faceoffs: 32 MC | 27 CHC Blocks: 14 MC | 3 CHC


Up Next:

The Warriors start their first of three road games next Friday when they face Boston University next Friday, Puck drop is at 7 PM.
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