PAXTON, Mass. – Junior
Lilli Warnock (Bernardsville, N.J.) gave the Plymouth State University women's ice hockey team a second-period lead and the Panthers outshot Anna Maria College by a significant margin, but the AMCATS used three unanswered goals to top the Panthers, 3-1, and split the weekend series in a non-conference matchup at Buffone Arena on Saturday night.
Warnock went top-shelf during a power-play midway through the middle stanza to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead. Freshman
Jorja Moore (Penticton, British Columbia) surrendered the tying goal late in the frame – snapping her streak of nearly 165 scoreless minutes – and the hosts jumped in front a minute into the third. Anna Maria sealed the win with an empty-net goal in the final minute to stave off any thoughts of a late rally.
Plymouth State slides to 7-8-0, while the AMCATS improve to 4-9-1.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 1, Anna Maria 3
- Plymouth State (7-8-0)
- Anna Maria (4-9-1)
How it Happened:
- Plymouth State controlled play for much of the first period, outshooting the AMCATS by a 17-9 margin, but the game remained scoreless into the first intermission.
- PSU finally cashed in on its fourth power-play chance of the period when Warnock converted a pretty feed from junior Grace Bonnell (Madison, Wis.) for the 1-0 lead.
- A blocked shot led to a breakout chance for the AMCATS, who converted to tie the game at 1-1 with 2:42 left in the frame.
- Anna Maria punched in a rebound with a scrum in the crease just over a minute into the third period to take the lead.
- The hosts sealed the game with an empty-net goal in the final 30 seconds.
By the Numbers:
- Warnock's goal was her second of the year.
- Bonnell is second on the team with seven assists.
- Freshman Maddie Wiggins (Loveland, Colo.) also registered an assist.
- Moore hadn't allowed a goal since late-November and was coming off back-to-back shutouts.
- Plymouth State held a 44-18 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Panthers went 1-for-5 on the power play, while Anna Maria was 0-for-2.
- PSU controlled the faceoff dot at a 59.3% clip.
- Anna Maria earned its first win over the Panthers (1-5-2).
Up Next:
- Plymouth State hosts UMass Boston on Friday (Jan. 23) at 2:30 p.m. in a return to conference action.
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