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Posted: Dec 02, 2023

Women’s Hockey Lose to New England College, 5-1

Alexandrea Bednar scored her fourth goal of the season
Alexandrea Bednar scored her fourth goal of the season
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The MCLA Women's Ice Hockey team dropped the second game of their home-and-home series with New England College this weekend. NEC's Olivia Lindberg recorded a hat trick, scoring her first three goals of the season.

THE BASICS:

  • Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023
  • Score: New England College 5, MCLA 1
  • Records: New England College Pilgrims 3-9-0 (NEHC 0-7-0) | MCLA Trailblazers 2-9-0 (ECHA 0-4-0)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • For the second game in a row, MCLA dug an early hole and could not dig themselves out. The Pilgrims scored three first-period goals to take a 3-0 lead into the locker room following the first period. The goals were scored by Alexis Hornsby (at 2:36, unassisted), Olivia Lindberg (7:01, assisted by Jordan Pond), and Hornsby (11:49, Mikayla Vincent).
  • The Trailblazers broke through with a goal early in the second period. What would turn out to be the team's only goal was scored by Alexandrea Bednar with an assist from Rebekah Ade at the 3:33 mark. The goal was Bednar's fourth of the season. 
  • Lindberg responded for the Pilgrims about four minutes later when she scored her second goal of the game (7:22, Hornsby).
  • It was Lindberg again adding an insurance goal in the third period (7:28, Meadow Gilchrist).
  • MCLA's Kaia Borski finished the game with 37 saves but still saw her record drop to 0-3-0, while New England College's Lucy Armour stopped 27 of the 28 shots she faced, earned her first collegiate win and improved to 1-0-0.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Shots: NEC 42, MCLA 28
  • Saves: NEC 27, MCLA 37
  • Faceoffs Won: NEC 23, MCLA 26
  • Penalty/Minutes: NEC 3/6:00, MCLA 2/4:00
  • Power Plays: NEC 0 for 2, MCLA 0 for 3

UP NEXT:

On Friday, MCLA will be back in action when they travel to Salem State for a non-conference matchup with the Vikings at Rockett Arena as part of the Salem State Viking Cup Tournament. The puck will drop at 7 p.m.

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