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Kelly’s OT Goal Lifts Women’s Ice Hockey in Opener
2
Neumann NEUMANN 0-1-0
3
Winner New England Col. NEW ENGL 1-0-0
Neumann NEUMANN
0-1-0
2
Final
3
New England Col. NEW ENGL
1-0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
Neumann NEUMANN 0 2 0 0 2
New England Col. NEW ENGL 0 1 1 1 3

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

Kelly’s OT Goal Lifts Women’s Ice Hockey in Opener

HENNIKER, N.H. – The New England College women's ice hockey team opened their 2022-2023 season against visiting Neumann University on Friday evening at Lee Clement Arena in Henniker, New Hampshire in non-conference action, coming away with a thrilling come-from-behind 3-2 overtime victory. It was the first season-opening win for the Pilgrims since October 26, 2012, a 6-1 home win over Cortland State University.

THE BASICS
Score:                    Neumann 2, New England College 3 (OT)
Records:               Pilgrims 1-0 | Knights 0-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Down 2-0 late in the second period, NEC senior forward Tatiana Fedeneva (Pervouralsk, Russia) got the 'Grims on the board with 2:29 to go in the stanza, assisted by freshman forwards Olivia Lindberg(Enkoping, Sweden) and Meadow Gilchrist (Stamford, Conn.).
  • 10:32 into the third period and still trailing by one, the Pilgrims would again turn to Fedeneva, as the senior found the equalizer on a power-play with assists to sophomore forward Kaiya Rodriguez (Winthrop, Mass.) and senior defender Kaylee Cross (Arvada, Colo.). The 2-2 score would hold up through a flurry of shots in the final minutes of the period, as the game went into overtime.
  • In overtime, the Pilgrims came out firing, with four shots in rapid succession. Just 41 seconds in, NEC senior forward Cassie Kelly (Alexandria, MN) recovered her own putback off a save and slapped it home as Clement Arena exploded in celebration, with assists credited to sophomore forward Meaghan McCamish(Warwick, R.I.) and freshman defender Gabrielle Iwinski (Batavia, Ill.).

 INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • NEC senior goalie Hannah Podvey (West Caldwell, N.J.) had a strong night in net, stopping 26 of 28 shots on the night for her second career win. 
  • Neumann senior goalie Michelle Winand-Bacon (Emeryville, Ontario) finished with 40 saves for the Knights.
  • Neumann had goals from senior forward Rachel Frederick (Doylestown, Pa.) and junior forward Cecelia Mick (Klamath Falls, Ore.).
  • NEC junior forward Emily Lenzen (Littleton, Colo.), last season's leading scorer for the 'Grims, was dominant on faceoffs, winning 24 of 27 contests and tallying six shots on the night.
  • Total shots were 43-28 in favor of the 'Grims.
  • It was NEC's first-ever win against Neumann, as they had been 0-3 against the Knights going into the game.

UP NEXT

  • NEC and Neumann will have a quick turnaround as they return to Lee Clement on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. game.

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