NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's ice hockey team lost a 7-1 game on Saturday afternoon at Ralph Walker Ice Rink to the Connecticut College Camels.
Kayla Clark (Avon, Conn.) scored the lone goal for the Falcons early in the second period, but the Camels finished with five unanswered goals to earn the win.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Conn. College 7 | Albertus Magnus 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (2-11-2) | Conn. College (5-3-1)
- HOW IT HAPPENED
The Camels got on the board on the power play at the 6:47 mark as a shot from Clare Sammons was initially stopped by Albertus goaltender Christmas Johnson (Winnipeg, Manitoba), but the shot trickled in to make it a 1-0 lead for Conn. College. - Less than six minutes later, the Camels made it a 2-0 game on a shot from Galen Kilfeather just moments after a faceoff on a shot just in front of the blue line after a pass from Ashley Engle.
- The Camels went into the first intermission with the two-goal lead, but just 31 seconds into the second period, Clark took a pass from Gabriella Dellacroce (Woodbridge, Conn.) to score her second goal of the season on a slap shot.
- The one-goal deficit lasted for the next eight minutes until Abby Munger scored on a pass from Sydney Cresta as the Camels got ahead of the defense and scored on an open left side of the net.
- Conn. College opened the lead to 4-1 after Jess Pistorino put in a rebound from a shot by Charlotte Harris.
- In the third period, the Camels put the game away less than five minutes in as Sammons scored her second goal of the game followed by a goal from Miyu Miyazaki just ten seconds apart. Cresta added one more at the 16:50 mark of the third.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
Christmas Johnson (L, 2-7-2) 49 Shots | 43 Saves | 6 Goals Allowed
Sarah Hoffman (Springfield, Va.) 5 Shots | 4 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed
Conn. College
Jillian Wexler (W, 2-2-0) 6 Shots | 5 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed
TEAM STATS
Penalties/Minutes: Albertus 6/12 | Conn. College 4/8
Power Plays/Power Play Goals: Albertus 1/4 | Conn. College 2/6
NOTEWORTHY
- Both Clark and Dellacroce have had at least a point in her last three games and four of her last five.
- Aliyah Sawyer (Colorado Springs, Co.) now has two assists in the last three games as she had the secondary assist on Clark's goal..
- Hoffman played 15:22 in the third period.
UP NEXT
The Falcons get nearly a two-week break before they are back in action to kick off 2024 as they take on Anna Maria in a home and home series on January 12th (5:40 p.m.) at the AMCATS and then back home to Ralph Walker on the 13th (7 p.m.)
