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Greta Grant
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Greta Grant
1
New England Col. NEW ENGL 1-12-0, 0-7-0
2
Winner Albertus Magnus ALBERTUS 3-10-1, 1-6-0
New England Col. NEW ENGL
1-12-0, 0-7-0
1
Final
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Albertus Magnus ALBERTUS
3-10-1, 1-6-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
New England Col. NEW ENGL 0 1 0 0 1
Albertus Magnus ALBERTUS 1 0 0 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

Women’s Ice Hockey Falls Late in OT to Albertus Magnus

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The New England College women's ice hockey team suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 loss at Albertus Magnus on Friday afternoon, falling to the Falcons with just 35 seconds left in overtime at the Ralph Walker Skating Rink in New Haven, Connecticut in New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) action.  

THE BASICS 
Score: New England College 1, Albertus Magnus 2 
Records: Pilgrims 1-12-0, 0-7-0 NEHC | Falcons 3-10-1, 1-6-0 NEHC 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • The first period was all Albertus as the hosts fired off 14 shots on goal to the Pilgrims' one, and with 6:32 remaining in the period, the Falcons broke the scoreless tie on a goal by junior Kayla Clark (Avon, Conn.).  
  • The 'Grims found more success on the offensive end in the second period and finally cashed in with 5:41 left when freshman defender Greta Grant (Brownfield, Maine) sent a shot just shy of the blue line and snuck it into the bottom left corner of the Falcons' goal. The equalizer was assisted by junior forward Olivia Lindberg (Stockholm, Sweden) who earned her team-high fifth assist on the season. 
  • Both teams searched for the go-ahead goal in the third period but were unable to find it. NEC freshman goaltender Kayden Lallier-Whissell (Stevensville, Ont.) made 19 saves in the period to help send the game to overtime. 
  • The Falcons were granted a power-play 56 seconds into overtime but the 'Grims were able to kill the penalty with Lallier-Whissell making a pair of saves. Both teams traded scoring opportunities deep into the extra period before Albertus' Molly Martin (Buffalo, N.Y.) netted the game-winning goal with just 35 seconds remaining. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

  • Lallier-Whissell made a career-high 43 saves in the loss. The freshman has set a career-high in saves in all five of her appearances this season and, with a .956 save percentage today, the rookie's season-long save percentage has risen to .910. 
  • Sophomore goalie Christmas Johnson (Winnipeg, Man.) stopped 24 shots for the Falcons.  
  • Shots on goal were 45-25 in favor of Albertus Magnus. 
  • The hosts had a slight edge on faceoffs, 29-25. 

UP NEXT 

  • The two teams are back in action for the rematch set to start at 11:00 AM from the Ralph Walker Skating Rink. 

For continuing coverage of New England College Athletics, visit athletics.nec.edu and follow the Pilgrims on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

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