ATTLEBORO, Mass. – The New England College Women's Ice Hockey team fell in their 2021-22 season opener to Johnson & Wales University, 8-0, in New England Hockey Conference action, Friday Evening.

THE BASICS
Score: Johnson & Wales 8, New England College 0

Records: Pilgrims (0-1-0, 0-0-0 NEHC) | Wildcats (3-0-0, 0-0-0 NEHC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Johnson & Wales went on the attack from the opening puck drop. The Wildcats struck just under the halfway mark of the first period. Madison Matrasko scored 8:56 into the opening 20 minutes. The Wildcats were able to tack on another goal before the end of the first, making it 2-0.

JWU came out firing in the second period, as they struck four times, before scoring two more times in the third period.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Emily Lenzen won the majority of the faceoffs tonight, as she won 10 of her 14 draws.
• Cianna Weir recorded 20 saves in just over one period of action tonight.
• JWU leads the all-time series 5-3-2

UP NEXT

• NEC at UMass Boston, Saturday, November 6, 3:00 pm
• JWU vs Norwich, Saturday, November 6, 4:30 pm