Box Score Ponte makes 38 saves for Panthers
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Sophomore Courtney Winters scored
three goals and assisted on another Saturday afternoon to lead
Saint Anselm College to a 5-0 victory over Plymouth State
University in Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's
East ice hockey action at Hanaway Rink.
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Governor John Lynch drops the
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The Hawks recorded their sixth straight victory and third
consecutive shutout, improving to 12-4 overall and 7-4 in
conference play. PSU managed only three shots on goal and
dropped to 1-11-3 and 1-7-2.
Saint Anselm out-shot the home team 18-1 in the first period but
scored only one goal. Sophomore Jacqueline Bouchie took
a shot from the right point that snuck through traffic, the goal
coming just one second after the completion of a power play attempt
with two minutes left in the period.
Winters tallied the only two goals of the second period, both in
similar fashion. A Saint Anselm shot from the point was
blocked by the traffic in front of the net, and Winters collected
the rebound, pulled the puck to her backhand to the right of the
net, and lifted a backhanded shot over the goalie. The first
goal came six minutes into the second and the next one came with
six minutes remaining.
The Hawks added a pair of third-period goals, Winters circling from
behind the net to score an unassisted marker at 9:53 and sophomore
Andi Foss putting home a rebound at 12:55. Winters has a
team-leading 13 goals this season.
PSU sophomore Ali
Ponte had a busy day in the Panther goal, and finished
with 38 saves. Saint Anselm sophomore Lindsey Brown needed to
make just three saves to post her second shutout.
Saint Anselm is back on the ice Tuesday with a non-conference
encounter at Middlebury College. PSU plays again Friday in an
ECAC East game at Holy Cross.
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