NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's ice hockey team suffered its first loss of the season in a 2-1 defeat by the hands of Nichols College in a non-conference game at Ralph Walker Ice Rink on Saturday.
Molly Martin (Buffalo, N.Y.) scored the lone goal of the game for the Falcons.
Jess Trocchio (Holtsville, N.Y. stopped 17 shots on the day.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Nichols 2 | Albertus 1
RECORDS: Albertus (8-1-1) | Nichols (3-9-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In a scoreless first period the Falcons had power-play opportunities early with a 5-on-3 chance, but the Bison were able to kill the Albertus advantage. Trocchio stopped five shots in the period for Albertus while Ivy Grant of Nichols stopped all nine shots she faced.
- The second period saw the Bison score twice to take a 2-0 lead. The first coming on a goal from Angalisa Caceda after she backhanded a shot in front of the net after a pass from Taylor Breen at the 3:22 mark. Just over five minutes the Bison won a faceoff in their offensive zone and Breen took a point-blank shot in front of the net to make it a 2-0 game.
- The Falcons finally got on the board at the 6:21 mark of the third period as Tori Walsh (Marystown, Newfoundland) made a pass from behind the net to the left faceoff circle and fired a shot past Grant for her 10th goal of the season.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
Jess Trocchio (L, 2-1-1) 19 Shots on Goal | 17 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed
Nichols
Ivy Grant (W, 1-3-0) 22 Shots on Goal | 21 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed
TEAM STATS
Penalties/Minutes
Albertus 2/12 | Nichols 6/12
Power-play goals/opportunities
Albertus 0/5 | Nichols 0/1
Faceoffs Won
Albertus 28 | Nichols 17
NOTEWORTHY
- Martin has a goal in four of her last five games.
- Walsh has at least one point in seven of her last eight games.
UP NEXT
The Falcons head to Trinity College (Conn.) on January 6th for a 2 p.m puck drop.
