NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's hockey team played its first true home game in program history at Ralph Walker Ice Rink in a 4-0 loss to Salve Regina on Friday evening.
The game featured a ceremonial puck drop by Albertus Magnus College president, Dr. Marc M. Camille, and a national anthem sung by the Albertus Magnus school choir.
On the ice, Christmas Johnson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) registered 30 saves on the evening for the Falcons.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Salve Regina 4 | Albertus Magnus 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (0-5-1) | Salve Regina (4-0-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the first period, Salve Regina peppered Johnson with shots but she was up to the task, stopping the first nine shots of the game until Salve Regina's Emily Wroblewski scored at the 16:27 mark to make it a 1-0 game. With just over a minute remaining Jennifer Rickard scored after she rebounded her own shot to stuff the puck in the net to make it a 2-0 game into the first intermission.
Both goaltenders shut the door in the second period in net as Johnson stopped all five shots she faced. Salve's Livia Krzywulak stopped all six she faced in the period. The Falcons had three power-play opportunities in the period but were unable to convert. The Falcons almost got on the board in the period with under a minute remaining but a shot from Isabella Contreras (Surprise, AZ) hit the pipe.
In the third, the Seahawks converted a power-play goal with seven seconds left on the man advantage at the 7:59 mark to go up 3-0 on a goal from Samantha McKenzie. The Falcons' best opportunity of the period to score in the third was on a point-blank shot from Kayla Clark (Avon, Conn.), but Krzywulak was able to make the stop. Salve added one more goal with under a minute left.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Christmas Johnson 34 Shots | 30 Saves | 4 Goals Allowed
Salve Regina: Livia Krzywulak 15 shots | 15 Saves | 0 Goals Allowed
BY THE NUMBERS
Penalties/Minutes: Albertus Magnus 3/6 | Salve Regina 5/10
Power-Play Goals/Attempts: Albertus Magnus 0/5 | Salve Regina 1/3
Faceoffs Won: Albertus Magnus 17 | Salve Regina 42
NOTEWORTHY
- Clark and Madeline Sheffield each led the Falcons with five faceoff wins.
- It was the fourth game this season Johnson had at least 30 saves.
UP NEXT
The Falcons play back-to-back home games against William Smith on Friday, November 17, and Saturday, November 18 at 6 p.m. and noon, respectively at Ralph Walker Ice Rink
