NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A night after winning its first game in program history, the Albertus Magnus College women's ice hockey team tied with Rivier, 1-1 on Saturday evening at Ralph Walker Ice Rink.
Maddy Gootjes (Quispamsis, New Brunswick) scored the lone goal for the Falcons at the 12:36 mark of the first period. Rivier scored just over four minutes later on a goal from Rebecca McKelvey.

THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 1 | Rivier 1 (OT)
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-9-2) | Rivier (4-3-3)
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Albertus held a 16-10 advantage in shots in the first period and would get on the board as Gootjes was the recipient of a faceoff win and ripped a slapshot over the left shoulder of goaltender, Rachel Hinkley.
• The Raiders tied it at the 16:42 mark as McKelvey found herself all alone on a breakaway after a pass from Brianna Parent and slipped it past Albertus goaltender, Christmas Johnson (Winnipeg, Manitoba).
• Both goaltenders shut the door over the final 45 minutes of the game.

BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Christmas Johnson (T, 1-6-2) 34 Shots | 33 Saves 1 Goal Allowed
Rivier: Rachel Hinkley (T, 0-0-1) 45 Shots | 44 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed

BY THE NUMBERS
Penalties/Minutes: Albertus 7/14 | Rivier 3/6
Power-Play Goals/Opportunities: Albertus 0-for-3 | Rivier 2-for-5

NOTEWORTHY

• The 45 shots on goal tied the most the Falcons had in a game in the season. They also had 45 shots in their lone other tie against Anna Maria on November 3.
• It was the second goal of the season for Gootjes, tying her for second on the team with four other players.
• The teams split the 74 faceoffs, 37-37. Madeline Sheffield (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) won 11 of her 21 faceoffs.

UP NEXT
The Falcons play Lebanon Valley at Salem State on Friday, December 8 at 4 p.m.