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Sofia Gualtieri
Photo: Frank Poulin
Sofia Gualtieri
3
New England Col. NEW ENGL 1-13-0, 0-8-0
4
Winner Albertus Magnus ALBERTUS 4-10-1, 2-6-0
New England Col. NEW ENGL
1-13-0, 0-8-0
3
Final
4
Albertus Magnus ALBERTUS
4-10-1, 2-6-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
New England Col. NEW ENGL 1 1 1 0 3
Albertus Magnus ALBERTUS 1 1 1 1 4

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

Women’s Ice Hockey Bested in Overtime Again by Falcons

NEW HAVEN, CONN. – The New England College women's ice hockey team scored the game-tying goal in the final two minutes of regulation to force overtime but ultimately fell to Albertus Magnus on Saturday afternoon in New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) action.  

THE BASICS 
Score: New England College 3, Albertus Magnus 4 
Records: Pilgrims 1-13-0, 0-8-0 NEHC | Falcons 4-10-0, 1-7-0 NEHC 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • As they did in yesterday's matchup, the Falcons jumped out to an early 1-0 lead – this time in the first two minutes of the first period with junior Madeline Sheffield scoring the game's first goal.  
  • The 'Grims had a pretty immediate answer with 13:42 left on the clock in the opening period; Junior defender Jordan Pond (Gardner, Mass.) found freshman forward Jamie Blondin (Oakville, Ontario) up the left wall who fired off a shot on goal; Blondin's shot was saved by the goaltender, but the rebound was picked up by sophomore forward Sofia Gualtieri (Montreal, Quebec) and sent back in for the score. 
  • 3:13 into the second period, after Albertus had dominated time of possession to open the period, a poor pass led to a fast break opportunity for sophomore forward Samantha Babbitt (Weathersfield, Vt.). The sophomore from the Green Mountain State outskated both Falcon defenders before slapping a shot past the goalie to give the Pilgrims the 2-1 lead. 
  • Just past the 11-minute mark in the second, the hosts would tie the game back up at 2-2 on a high slap shot by freshman Delaney Schlechtweg.  
  • In the third period, an NEC penalty would prove costly as the Falcons' Molly Martin would capitalize on a power-play opportunity scoring the go-ahead goal with 12:18 left in the game.  
  • With 3:48 to go, head coach Mackenzie Meegan made the decision to pull the goaltender for an extra skater, a risk that would pay off just over two minutes later; With just 62 ticks left on the clock, Gualtieri received a slick pass from behind from Babbitt and Gualtieri sent the puck between the goalie's legs to tie the game up at 3-a-piece. 
  • Going to overtime for the second time in two days, Albertus' first opportunity of the extra period would be enough for the game-winner just 17 seconds in. Molly Martin, yesterday's overtime hero for the Falcons, came through once again with her second goal of the game to hand the hosts the win. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

  • NEC freshman goaltender Kayden Lallier-Whissell (Stevensville, Ontario) made 32 saves. 
  • Albertus sophomore goalie Christmas Johnson ended the game with 30 stops. 
  • With two goals on the day, Gualtieri has now scored three goals in her last three games. 
  • Blondin added two assists on the day – good for a share of the team lead with five on the season. 
  • Shots on goal were 36-33 in favor of the Falcons. 
  • The Pilgrims won more faceoffs than the Falcons, 31-23. 

UP NEXT 

  • NEC is back on the ice on Friday, January 17th, when they return home to host William Smith College at 4:00 PM. 
  • Albertus plays their next game next Friday at home against Norwich University at 1:00 PM. 

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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