BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's ice hockey team lost a 2-1 United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) game to Utica University on Saturday at the Wonderland of Ice.
Blayne Dussold (Union, Mo.) scored the lone goal for the Falcons.
Christmas Johnson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) stopped 28 shots on the evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Utica 2 | Albertus 1
RECORDS: Albertus (12-4-1, 5-1-0 UCHC) | Utica (4-12-1, 3-3-0 UCHC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Falcons got on the board just 3:16 into the game as Dussold took a pass from Alana Laser and took a shot just in front of the blue line that got past Utica goaltender, Isabella Boehm to make it a 1-0 game.
- Johnson stopped all eight shots she faced in the first period.
- Utica struck twice in the second period. The first goal came just 1:53 into the period as Kendall Best jammed in a loose puck in front of the net to tie the game, 1-1.
- At the 11:31 mark in the second, Kelsey Elliott scored what proved to be the game-winner as she stole the puck in the defensive end and fired a shot into the back of the net.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
Christmas Johnson (L, 9-3-0) 30 Shots on Goal | 28 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed
Utica
Isabella Boehm 5 Shots on Goal | 4 Saves | 1 Goal Allowed
Alex Venning (W, 1-4-1) 11 Shots on Goal | 11 Saves | 0 Goals Allowed
TEAM STATS
Penalties/Minutes
Albertus 4/8 | Utica 5/10
Power-play goals/opportunities
Albertus 0/5 | Utica 0/4
Faceoffs Won
Utica 31 | Albertus 20
NOTEWORTHY
Dussold has four points in her last three games.
UP NEXT
The Falcons go on the road to take on Elmira College in a UCHC weekend series, beginning on Friday, January 30th at 7 p.m.
