NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's ice hockey team earned a 3-0 shutout win against the Valiants of Manhattanville on Friday evening in a United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) matchup.
Alana Laser (San Jose, Ca.) scored her sixth goal of the season, while Molly Martin (Buffalo, N.Y.) added two goals to extend her team-leading total to 14 on the year. Kurtia Yetman (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Gabriella Dellacroce (Woodbridge, Conn.) each had two assists on the day.
Christmas Johnson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) stopped all 15 shots she faced on the evening, earning her third shutout of the season.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus 3 | Manhattanville 0
RECORDS: Albertus (13-6-1, 6-3-0) UCHC) | Manhattanville (4-15-1, 4-5-0 UCHC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Albertus opened the scoring at the 13:07 mark when two deflected shots from Maddy Gootjes (Quispamsis, New Brunswick) and Sarah Tatro (Ludlow, Mass.) landed the puck on the stick of Laser in front of the net, where she slipped it past Valiant goaltender Olivia Cimorelli for her sixth goal of the season.
- The Falcons quickly made it 2-0 on the power play as Yetman controlled the puck at the point and sent it across to Dellacroce. Dellacroce threaded a pass between two Valiant defenders to Martin, who buried the one-timer for her first goal of the game and 13th of the season.
- Martin sealed the scoring with another power play goal, as she gathered a loose puck, cut through the Valiant defense, and beat Cimorelli for her second goal of the game and 14th of the season.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus
Christmas Johnson (W, 10-5-0) 15 Shots on Goal | 15 Saves | 0 Goals Allowed
Manhattanville
Olivia Cimorelli (L, 4-15-0) 28 Shots on Goal | 25 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed
TEAM STATS
Penalties/Minutes
Albertus 2/4 | Manhattanville 5/10
Power-play Goals/Opportunities
Albertus 2/4 | Manhattanville 0/2
Faceoffs Won
Manhattanville 23 | Albertus 17
NOTEWORTHY
- Martin is third in the conference in goals scored with 14 goals in 19 games. She has four multi-goal games on the season.
- Johnson's shutout was the fourth of her career.
UP NEXT
The two teams meet again at Manhattanville on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
