NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Albertus Magnus College women's ice hockey dropped a 3-1 contest to New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) foe Salve Regina on Friday.

Christmas Johnson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) stopped 29 Seahawk pucks in the net for Falcons and Gabriella Dellacroce (Woodbridge, Conn.) connected for her second goal of the season.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Salve Regina 3 | Albertus Magnus 1

RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (1-6-1, 0-5-0 NEHC) | Salve Regina (4-3-0, 3-2-0 NEHC)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Johnson tallied five saves in the net and Lila Whitney (Canton, Conn.) recorded a blocked shot through the opening six minutes before Ashtyn Bringardner put Salve Regina on the board at 6:22 in the first period after she deflected in a shot from Grace Dumond.
• Bringardner's had a shot hit off the post with 47 seconds remaining in the first period; however, she did connect for her second goal of the night - a shorthanded one - at 7:34 in the second period to put the Seahawks up, 2-0.
• Albertus came out of the second intermission aggressively with seven shots on goal before Dellacroce narrowed the deficit to one at 12:03 in the third as she scored with an extra man on the ice after a delayed penalty. Aliyah Sawyer (Colorado Springs, Colo.) intercepted a pass between two Salve Regina skaters before bringing it into the attacking zone. Albertus managed to keep possession of the puck as Molly Martin (Buffalo, Conn.) received a pass from Shoshana Lofstock (Fair Lawn, N.J.). Martin then passed to Dellacroce, who fired a shot just inside the blue line to make it a 2-1 game.
• Two and a half minutes later, Salve Regina netted the game's final goal as Reese Periera scored on a power play as she found a loose puck in front of the net.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

Christmas Johnson (L, 1-5-1) 32 Shots on Goal | 3 Goals Allowed | 29 Saves

Salve Regina

Sydney Baxter (W, 2-1-0) 19 Shots on Goal | 1 Goal Allowed | 18 Saves

BY THE NUMBERS

Penalties/Minutes: Albertus: 5/10 | Salve Regina 6/12

Power Play Goals/Opportunities: Albertus 0/6 | Salve Regina 1/4

Faceoffs Won: Albertus 18/46 | Salve Regina 28/46

UP NEXT

The Falcons face the Seahawks in game two of the series at Ralph Walker Rink on Saturday with a 4 p.m. puck drop.