2008 Woodie Awards
Womens' hockey splits games vs. Huskies
Drew Goucher '08
Issue date: 10/26/06 Section: Sports
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Providence College's Women's Ice Hockey Team saw its share of Huskies as it headed into its first full weekend of league action. The team earned a split against Hockey East opponents Northeastern and UConn.
After beating Northeastern at home a week ago in its first Hockey East contest of the season, Providence traveled to Boston for a rematch with Northeastern. For the second time this year, the team had the opportunity to take aim at (the net behind) former Friar goaltender Stacey Scott.
"We spent a year with her as a friend and teammate, so it was different seeing her in the Northeastern jersey," said PC senior Sonny Watrous. "She's always been a consistently strong goalie, so we knew it was going to take a lot of hard work and determination to get the puck behind her."
Both hard work and determination showed themselves on Saturday. Providence quickly took the fight to Northeastern and some opportunistic play lead to a wealth of scoring chances, Northeastern penalties, and power plays. Working with the man advantage, the Friars proved to be out of Northeastern's reach, as the power play unit struck three times in a four goal first period.
Providence's first marker came at 6:34 as sophomore Katy Beach drove to the net, found a loose puck in the slot area, and buried it past Scott for a 1-0 lead. Sophomore Mari Pehkonen struck just under three minutes later, as she followed a Watrous shot that snuck in behind Scott, poking it home to light the lamp. Sophomore Erin Normore added an even-strength marker at 11:52, chasing Scott, and junior Sarah Feldman ran the advantage to 4-0 as she redirected a Kristin Gigliotti point shot home with 5:48 remaining in the first period.
"It was crucial for us to be all over [Northeastern] to secure our first Hockey East series win," said Watrous, who also complimented the power play, "[It] has really been a strong point for us this year. We're able to connect on passes and have people in front of the net to either screen the goalie for point shots, or finish the play themselves."
After beating Northeastern at home a week ago in its first Hockey East contest of the season, Providence traveled to Boston for a rematch with Northeastern. For the second time this year, the team had the opportunity to take aim at (the net behind) former Friar goaltender Stacey Scott.
"We spent a year with her as a friend and teammate, so it was different seeing her in the Northeastern jersey," said PC senior Sonny Watrous. "She's always been a consistently strong goalie, so we knew it was going to take a lot of hard work and determination to get the puck behind her."
Both hard work and determination showed themselves on Saturday. Providence quickly took the fight to Northeastern and some opportunistic play lead to a wealth of scoring chances, Northeastern penalties, and power plays. Working with the man advantage, the Friars proved to be out of Northeastern's reach, as the power play unit struck three times in a four goal first period.
Providence's first marker came at 6:34 as sophomore Katy Beach drove to the net, found a loose puck in the slot area, and buried it past Scott for a 1-0 lead. Sophomore Mari Pehkonen struck just under three minutes later, as she followed a Watrous shot that snuck in behind Scott, poking it home to light the lamp. Sophomore Erin Normore added an even-strength marker at 11:52, chasing Scott, and junior Sarah Feldman ran the advantage to 4-0 as she redirected a Kristin Gigliotti point shot home with 5:48 remaining in the first period.
"It was crucial for us to be all over [Northeastern] to secure our first Hockey East series win," said Watrous, who also complimented the power play, "[It] has really been a strong point for us this year. We're able to connect on passes and have people in front of the net to either screen the goalie for point shots, or finish the play themselves."