Albertus Magnus Slipped by Women’s Hockey 2-0

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The MCLA Women's Ice Hockey team traveled down to Albertus Magnus College this evening for a non-conference matchup with the Falcons at the Ralph Walker Skating Rink. MCLA's Juliette Barney followed up her record-setting 69-save appearance against Williams College with another strong effort, stopping 37 of the 39 shots she faced.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Friday, January 19, 2024
• Score: MCLA 0, Albertus Magnus 2
• Records: MCLA Trailblazers 4-12-0 (ECHA 0-4-0) | Albertus Magnus Falcons 4-12-2 (N/A)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The teams played to a scoreless draw through the first period and a half. The Falcons broke through for the game's first goal on a power play in the second frame. Gabriella Dellacroce (at 12:16, assisted by Molly Martin and Tori Walsh) was credited with the goal. Albertus Magnus added a second goal in the third period from Briony Retasket (4:35, Molly Martin).
• MCLA's Juliette Barney followed up her record-setting 69 appearance at Williams College earlier this week with another outstanding effort, stopping 37 of 39 shots (.949 save percentage), but was still saddled with the loss, dropping her record to 3-6-0.
• The Falcons goalie, Christmas Johnson, earned the win, stopping all 26 shots she faced and improving her ledger to 4-8-2.
• The Trailblazers entered action today with the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the nation at .951. The power-play goal allowed tonight was only the second that MCLA has allowed in the last four games, a span of 10 power-play opportunities.
• MCLA's Becky Ade improved on her ECHA-leading, and 12^th in the country, faceoff win total, winning 10 times in the circle to increase her season total to 189.
• Albertus Magnus tied their season low with only six penalty minutes, a feat that they have accomplished two other times. Over their last six games entering tonight, the Falcons had averaged 23 penalty minutes per game and were coming off a 44 PIM "effort" last Saturday against Anna Maria. Albertus came within 29 seconds of setting a new low with only four penalty minutes before Kayla Clark took her second hooking penalty of the third period.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shots: MCLA 26, Albertus Magnus 39
• Saves: MCLA 37, Albertus Magnus 26
• Faceoffs Won: MCLA 24, Albertus Magnus 38
• Penalty/Minutes: MCLA 3/6:00, Albertus Magnus 3/6:00
• Power Plays: MCLA 0 for 3, Albertus Magnus 1 for 3

UP NEXT:

On Friday, MCLA will be back in action when they travel to Rivier University for an ECHA matchup with the Raiders at Conway Arena. The puck will drop at 8 p.m.

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