NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Graduate student
Carsen Moffett (Kamloops, British Columbia) scored twice and senior
Robyn Grant (Airdrie, Alberta) batted home the game-winner midway through the third period as Plymouth State University ousted Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), 3-2, in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) women's ice hockey game at Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink on Friday night.
MCLA held a 1-0 lead after one, but Moffett tied things less than six minutes into the second. After the hosts retook the lead with a power play goal in the middle stages of the period, Moffett struck again with just two seconds on the clock to make it 2-2 after 40 minutes.
With the Panthers on a power play midway into the third, Grant slammed home the game-winner on a rebound as Plymouth State held on for the win.
PSU jumps to 6-3-0 and remains unbeaten in the MASCAC (3-0-0), while the Trailblazers move to 7-5-0 (1-3-0 MASCAC).
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 3, MCLA 2
- Plymouth State (6-3-0, 3-0-0 MASCAC)
- MCLA (7-5-0, 1-3-0 MASCAC)
How it Happened:
- MCLA scored the lone goal of the opening period on a low angle shot midway through a power play with just over seven minutes left in the frame.
- Moffett squared the game early in the second. After Grant's initial shot, Moffett snuck the rebound into the open net to make it 1-1 5:44 into the frame.
- The Trailblazers used another power play tally with 6:22 left in the period to regain the lead, 2-1.
- Moffett struck again with just two seconds left in the stanza during a PSU power play. A shot from the point was kicked aside but Moffett was there to redirect the rebound into the goal.
- The game remained tied through the first half of the third period.
- It was another rebound opportunity that led to the game-winner, as Grant snagged the puck just outside the crease and slipped it into the goal for a 3-2 lead with 8:32 left to play.
- Plymouth State would shut down the MCLA attack the rest of the way to hold on for the win.
By the Numbers:
- Moffett's two goals were a career high.
- Grant finished with a goal and an assist.
- Junior Katie Porrello (Milford, Conn.), sophomore Jamie Steinmetz (Madison, Wis.) and graduate student Lauren McNeil (Ottawa, Ontario) all registered assists.
- Sophomore Teagan Wilson (Sailsbury, Mass.) made 11 saves to earn the win.
- Senior Emily DeSimone (Norwood, Mass.) won 16-of-19 faceoffs while the Panthers went 42-18 in the circle as a team.
- PSU outshot the Trailblazers by a 53-13 margin.
- The game was the first between the two programs.
Up Next:
- After taking time off for final exams and the holiday recess, the Panthers return to action on Jan. 4 when Southern Maine visits Hanaway Rink for a 2:00 p.m. contest.
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