POTSDAM, N.Y.—Third-ranked Nazareth University (1-0-1) scored two third period goals to escape the SUNY Potsdam women's hockey team (0-2) 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. Freshman forward
Sophie Orlicky (Kempville, Ontario/East Ottawa Stars) scored her first career goal for the Bears. Junior captain
Maddy Ferguson (Medicine Hat, Alberta/South Alberta Hockey Academy) made a career-high 40 saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Flyers were all over the Bears in the first period, outshooting them 15-5. However, the outstanding play of Ferguson kept the contest scoreless through 20 minutes.
- The play evened through the first half of the second period, with the teams trading chances.
- Nazareth finally broke through at 10:12 of the middle stanza as junior forward Amy Laskowski (Chicago Mission/Clarendon Hills, Ill.) finally solved Ferguson on a breakaway. Senior forward Nikki Sharp (BK Selects/Perth, Australia) and senior defenseman Maggie Jacoby (Philadelphia Jr. Flyers/Downingtown, Pa.) had the assists.
- Ferguson made another 13 stops in the second period.
- The offense came in the third period.
- Just 46 seconds into the last 20 minutes, Orlicky tied the game on a shot from the slot. Senior captain Jalynn Castro (Dexter, N.Y./Syracuse Valley Eagles) and sophomore forward Coralie Paradis (Montreal, Quebec/Bourget College) had the assists.
- The tie lasted about five minutes. At 5:32, Sharp made it a 2-1 contest with assists from Laskowski and Jacoby.
- Laskowski scored on a shot from the right point just 2:25 later with assists from freshman forward Jessica Boblies (Connecticut Jr. Rangers/Richland, Wash.) and Jacoby for a 3-1 advantage.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Nazareth outshot Potsdam 43-14.
- Both teams went 0-for-2 on the power play.
- Sophomore goalie Mia Gonsalves (Minuteman Lady Flames/Boston, Mass.) made 13 saves for the win.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Potsdam heads to West Hartford, Conn. next weekend for a two-game series with first year program University of Saint Joseph. The Bears battle the Blue Jays at 6:15 p.m. on Friday and 3:40 p.m. on Saturday.
