Wesleyan (CT) 4, Nichols 0
Harrisville, R.I. – June Rockwell Levy Rink
Tuesday, January 5, 2015
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All-Time Series & StreaksThe Cardinals have won the last two meetings with the Bison and improve to 6-1-1 in the all-time series.
Three Stars of the Game 1 – Junior Ellery Sarosi (Ann Arbor, Mich.) (Wesleyan) – game-winning goal; one shot; 9-17 on faceoffs
2 – Freshman Grace Keogh (Glen Cove, N.Y.) (Wesleyan) – one goal; two shots; (+2)
3 – Senior Corinne Rivard (Glendale, Ariz.) (Wesleyan) – 14 saves; shutout
Key Stat of the GameThe Cardinals outshot the Bison 37-14 including 28-7 over the first two frames. The Bison have now been shutout in seven of their 11 losses.
Quick Hits- The win for Wesleyan is its second win of the season and second shutout.
- The Cardinals scored their first goal at 5:48 of the first period when Sarosi was able to beat sophomore goaltender
Lindsay O'Connell (Danvers, Mass.). Seniors Laura Mead (Morristown, N.J.) and Lottie Barton (Kenai, Alaska) were credited with the helpers on the goal.
- Keogh potted the next goal for the Cardinals at 15:37 after stealing the clear attempt from the Bison defense at center ice and gaining the blue line before blasting one over the blocker of O'Connell and into the net. Senior Jenny Robinson (Carlisle, Mass.) had the assist on the goal.
- Mead scored the next goal for the Cardinals at 6:46 of the second period on an unassisted PP goal.
- Junior Madzie Carroll (New Canaan, Conn.) finished off the scoring with a goal at 17:24 of the second stanza. Carroll fired a shot that was deflected by freshman
Callie Jackson (Vineyard Haven, Mass.) and popped up in the air and over O'Connell and into the goal. Junior Rachel Aronow (West Hartford, Conn.) received credit for the assist on the play.
- The Bison were paced by sophomore
Laura Christie (Hudson, Mass.) with three shots while senior captains
Erin Dice (Ashburn, Va.) and
Julia Mastrototaro (Holden, Mass.) each had two shots.
- Mead and junior Jess Brennan (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) led the Cardinals with six shots.
- O'Connell made 33 saves as she falls to 0-8-0 on the year while Rivard made 14 saves in the shutout for her first win of the year.
Next upNichols (1-11-0) – Friday, January 8 at Endicott, 3:00 p.m.
Wesleyan (CT) (2-6-0) – Friday, January 8 vs Colby,7:00 p.m.
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