North Andover, Mass.- The Merrimack College women's ice hockey team scored first and battled hard but fell short to the University of Connecticut Huskies by a score of
3-2 on Friday night at Lawler Arena.
Merrimack (4-6-1, 2-5-1): 2, Connecticut (7-6-0, 6-2-0): 3
Merrimack took the early lead as
Maria Lindberg would force the neutral zone takeaway and do it all on her own as she scored the unassisted goal
at 3:57 of the first period, but UConn turned it around quickly and tied the game up 64 seconds later. The Huskies registered a second at
15:01 of the period and held the 2-1 lead into the first intermission.
In the second, UConn scored their third of the contest shorthanded
at 7:33 of the frame,
Calli Hogarth would make 12 saves in the period, keeping the deficit at two heading to the third.
In the third, Merrimack would use a five on three powerplay to their advantage as
Maria Lindberg powered the shot through for her second of the game to cut the lead to one, but despite a late Merrimack push which included outshooting the Huskies 11 to 7, UConn would hold on to get the victory.
Notes and Numbers:
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Maria Lindberg's goals were her fifth and sixth of the season & her third in two games.
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Hayley Chang &
Alex Ferguson picked up an assist each.
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Calli Hogarth made 28 saves.
UP NEXT: The Warriors hit the road for their first of five away from home as they finish their set with the Connecticut Huskies on the 16
th, puck drop is set for
3 PM.
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