WORCESTER, Mass. - Gabriella Dellacroce (Woodbridge, Conn.) scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Albertus Magnus College women's ice hockey team remained undefeataed in a 3-2 overtime win over Anna Maria on Friday evening in non-conference action.

Kaitlyn Cunningham (Lakeville, Conn.) scored a goal and Molly Martin (Buffalo, N.Y.) scored the game-tying goal for the Falcons who rallied from a one-goal deficit in the third period.

Christmas Johnson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) had 26 saves on the evening.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus 3 | ANna Maria 2 (OT)

RECORDS: Albertus (2-0-0) | Anna Maria (0-1-0)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Albertus got on the board just 3:02 into the first period as Cunningham rebounded a shot from Martin and put it past goaltender, Megan Tegethoff to make it a 1-0 Albertus lead.
• Anna Maria answered with a goal from Alexandra Petersen at the 5:56 mark with a shot from just beyond the blue line to tie the game, 1-1.
• Camryn Beauvais gave Anna Maria the lead at the 13:09 mark of the second period as she intercepted a puck at center ice and scored on a one-on-one opportunity.
• Martin tied the game up at the 5:14 mark of the third as she took a faceoff in the defensive end the length of the ice and snapped a shot past Tegethoff to tie the game, 2-2.
• After a faceoff in overtime, Dellacroce stole the puck from Anna Maria, and skated the length of the ice and fired home a goal on a one-on-one, giving Albertus the win. It was her second game-winning goal of her career.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

Christmas Johnson (W, 2-0-0) 28 Shots on Goal | 26 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed

Anna Maria

Megan Tegethoff (L, 0-1-0) 31 Shots on Goal | 28 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed

BY THE NUMBERS

Penalties/Minutes

Albertus 5/10 | Anna Maria 6/12

Power-Play Goals/Opportunities

Albertus 1/6 | Anna Maria 0/4

Faceoffs Won

Albertus 46 | Anna Maria 25

NOTEWORTHY

• It is the first time the Falcons have started the season 2-0-0 in their three seasons.
• Martin's goal was her 20th of her career, holding the all-time lead in program history. 

UP NEXT

Albertus opens up its home schedule as the Falcons host Chatham in a weekend series on November 14th and 15th at Ralph Walker.