WORCESTER, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College women's ice hockey team tied the AMcats of Anna Maria College on Friday evening, 2-2. In the shootout, Anna Maria took home the win, 2-1.
Isabella Contreras (Surprise, Ariz.) scored her first goal of her career while Tori Walsh (Marystown, Newfoundland) picked up her second career goal to tie the game.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Anna Maria 2 | Albertus Magnus 2 (Shootout 2-1, Anna Maria)
RECORDS: Anna Maria (0-2-1) | Albertus Magnus (0-3-1)
BOXSCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
The AMcats found an early lead, scoring at the 6:35 minute mark. The Falcons outshot the AMcats in the first period, 11-7, but were unable to even the score.
The second period remained scoreless. Falcon Goaltender Christmas Johnson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) picked up 10 saves in the period, holding the AMcats at bay.
Anna Maria scored its second goal early in the third period at the 2:46 minute mark, however the Falcons responded with urgency to tie the game up.
At the 10:47 minute mark, Contreras turned the tide for the Falcons. Walsh tapped a pass as she was down on the ice to Kayla Clark (Avon, Conn.), who then took a shot that was tipped by Contreras into the net.
First career goal for Contreras✅ pic.twitter.com/KcYBnxhzZd
— Albertus Womens Ice Hockey (@Albertus_WIH) November 3, 2023
At the 17:41 mark, the Falcons did it again as Walsh scored to tie up the game on a power play. Clark fed a pass to Molly Martin (Buffalo, N.Y.) who then slotted a pass to Walsh. In a mob of players in front of the AMcats' goal, Walsh was able to slot one past the goaltender to score.
Walsh tying it up—��
— Albertus Womens Ice Hockey (@Albertus_WIH) November 3, 2023
Into OT we go!!! pic.twitter.com/dsfqRN8jX8
The game proceeded to a five-minute overtime period that ended scoreless.
In the shootout, the Falcons scored their final shot out of three from M. Martin. Anna Maria made the first and last shot, with the second shot being stopped by Johnson.
#7 Molly Martin SCORES in the shootout pic.twitter.com/Xljq9SmIt9
— Albertus Womens Ice Hockey (@Albertus_WIH) November 4, 2023
SAVE by #31 Christmas Johnson pic.twitter.com/ZRHR6uHBNW
— Albertus Womens Ice Hockey (@Albertus_WIH) November 4, 2023
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Christmas Johnson (T, 0-2-1)- 32 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals Allowed | 30 Saves
Anna Maria: Megan Tegethoff (T, 0-0-1)- 45 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals Allowed | 43 Saves
BY THE NUMBERS
Penalties/Minutes: Albertus: 5/10 | Anna Maria 6/23
Power Play Goals/Opportunities: Albertus 1/7 | Anna Maria 0/4
NOTEWORTHY
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Contreras scored her first goal of her career this evening.
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Walsh scored her second goal of the season and second of her career.
UP NEXT
The women's ice hockey team is back in action on Tuesday, November 7 as the team travels to play Knights of Neumann University at 4 p.m.
