BOSTON, Mass. – The UMass Boston women's ice hockey team (0-2, 0-1 LEC) opened LEC play with a home contest against Plymouth State (2-0, 1-0 LEC) and were bested 2-0 by the Panthers on Friday afternoon from Edward T. Barry Ice Rink.
How it Happened
- Junior Veronika Hadamovsky opened the contest with a save in the second minute of the period off a shot from Lilli Warnock before fellow junior Grace Lynch attempted the Beacons first shot that was blocked less than a minute later.
- After UMass Boston fended off a Panther powerplay, senior Jenna Fitzsimons won a pair of faceoffs and senior Maggie Lynch opened a penalty kill with a chance while shorthanded that was stopped by Karlee Lehner.
- Hadamovsky tallied another save before the end of the Beacons second penalty kill before UMass Boston peppered the Panthers with shots as senior Gianna Skrelja, sophomore Aisling McFadden, and sophomore Adrianna Kelsch each had attempts stopped over a five second span.
- The Beacons earned their first powerplay of the contest with 2:06 remaining in the first and saw junior Cassidy Morrison and Grace Lynch each fire a pair of shots that were stopped, while sophomore Shea Nolan and senior Ellie Eigner have attempts saved as the teams entered the locker rooms tied at 0-0 after one period of action.
- Plymouth State scored eight seconds into the second period as Laura Castronova scored, with the assists going to Emily Gerrie and Grace Bonnell to give the visitors a 1-0 advantage.
- After Nolan won the ensuing faceoff, sophomore Cadence Kelly fired a shot attempt that was stopped by Lehner before freshman Avery Feek, sophomore Vika Cormick, and Shea all created chances that were saved over the next three minutes of action.
- Hadamovsky then stopped an Olivia Robbins shot before the Beacons offense added four more shots saved (Kelsch, Maggie Lynch, Eigner, Morrison) in the middle of the period.
- The Beacons killed off another penalty in second as Hadamovsky registered a save before Grace Bonnell netted the Panthers second goal of the afternoon 12:25 into the second off passes from Sofia Cuozzo and Juliet Rutigliano.
- UMass Boston then earned a power play and both Morrison and Maggie Lynch created chances that were saved before Hadamovsky tallied two more saves as Plymouth State took a 2-0 lead into the third.
- Kelsch, junior Rae Alexander, Greenwood, and Fitzsimons all fired shots within the first eight minutes of the third as the Beacons continued to apply offensive pressure.
- UMass Boston nearly got on the board multiple times in the middle of the period as Eigner, junior Kaitlyn Ondrick, freshman Yang Chi Lin, and Fitzsimons all saw shots saved.
- Hadamovsky added five saves over a five-minute span while Ondrick and Shea created chances for the Beacons that were stopped and over the final two minutes of the contest, UMass Boston rattled off 10 shots, but the Panthers kept the shutout as they prevailed 2-0.
Inside the Stats
- UMass Boston tallied 61 shots (38 on goal), 20 faceoff wins, 12 blocked shots, and were 3-3 on the penalty kill.
- Hadamovsky registered 21 saves (eight first, seven second, six third).
- Maggie Lynch led the team with nine shots, with six on target and won a team-high 10 faceoffs.
- Morrison and Eigner added four shots on target each.
- Ondrick, Greenwood, and Maggie Lynch each tallied two blocks.
What's Next
The Beacons will return to action tomorrow afternoon when they welcome NEC to Edward T. Barry Ice Rink for an LEC conference game beginning at 3:00 p.m.
