NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's ice hockey team fell to the Herons of William Smith College on Friday evening, 4-2.

Tori Walsh (Marystown, Newfoundland) notched her third career goal, while Gabriella Dellacroce (Woodbridge, Conn.) scored her first career goal.

THE BASICS
FINAL: William Smith 4 | Albertus Magnus 2
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (0-6-1) | William Smith (5-3-0)
BOXSCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Falcons found the early goal at the 5:48 minute mark on a power play advantage. Walsh fed a pass into Molly Martin (Buffalo, N.Y.) who then took a shot to deflect off the Herons' goaltender, Erin Murray, to the back post. Walsh skated in to tap the puck in for a 1-0 lead. Despite the Herons having a 11-4  advantage in shots, the Albertus defense pushed to blank William Smith in the first period.

Tori with the tap-in�� pic.twitter.com/nXeePqNfLK

— Albertus Womens Ice Hockey (@Albertus_WIH) November 17, 2023

The Herons were able to score two unanswered goals in the second period, outshooting the Falcons 19-10. 

William Smith kicked off the third period with a goal at the 8:55 minute mark during a power play advantage for a 3-1 lead, but the Falcons were able to take one back at the 12:30 mark. During an Albertus power play, M. Martin backhanded a pass to Dellacroce to set her up for a shot from distance that made its way through the crowd of defenders to score.

SWEEEEET goal from Gabby!�� pic.twitter.com/J8z57GCGQJ

— Albertus Womens Ice Hockey (@Albertus_WIH) November 18, 2023

In a last ditch effort to even the score, the Albertus team conceded an empty net goal in the last 14 seconds of play for a final score of 4-2.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Christmas Johnson (L, 0-4-0) - 46 Shots on Goal | 4 Goals Allowed | 42 Saves
William Smith: Erin Murray (W, 3-1-0) - 24 Shots on Goal | 2 Goals Allowed | 22 Saves

BY THE NUMBERS
Penalties/Minutes: Albertus 7/14  | William Smith 11/22
Power Play Goals/Opportunities: Albertus 2/12 | William Smith 1/4

NOTEWORTHY

• Walsh scored her third career goal in this evening's game. She now leads the team in goals. 

• Dellacroce scored her first career goal.

• M. Martin notched two assists in tonight's game. 

UP NEXT
The women's ice hockey team is back in action tomorrow at 12 p.m. for a rematch against William Smith at Ralph Walker Skating Rink in New Haven, Conn.