Box Score CANTON, N.Y. -- The Yale women's ice hockey team fell to St. Lawrence 4-1 in the first game of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on Friday evening at Appleton Arena.
The Saints scored a second-period goal and added three more tallies in the final frame to seal the victory over the Bulldogs.
Gracie Gilkyson netted the lone goal for the visitors. St. Lawrence leads the quarterfinals series 1-0 and can advance to the next round of the conference tournament with another win over the Bulldogs on Saturday.
"We had a quick start with some offensive pressure but didn't cash in. Their power play goal put us in more of a desperation mode which helped us get going," said
Mark Bolding, Susan Cavanaugh Head Coach of Women's Hockey. "Despite the results tonight, we had lots of positives to take away and we will be ready for game two tomorrow."
Scoring Summary
- END OF 1 | The two teams played an evenly matched, scoreless first period with the Bulldogs outshooting the Saints 12-11. The visitors could not convert on their one power play opportunity.
- P2, 3:15 | St. Lawrence got on the scoreboard first with a slap shot by Julia Gosling that got by Yale goaltender Pia Dukaric, who was screened on the play.
- END OF 2 | Despite conceding a goal, the Bulldogs once again outshot their opponent 10-4, but could not find the back of the net.
- P3, 8:50 | The Saints extended their lead to 2-0 on a score by Anna Segedi.
- P3, 11:03 | GOAL! After going scoreless for nearly 50 minutes, the Bulldogs finally got on the scoreboard with a goal by Gilkyson. Jordan Ray and Elle Hartje were credited with assists on the play.
- P3, 19:24 | St. Lawrence sealed the victory with an empty-net goal with less than one minute remaining.
Game Notes
- St. Lawrence improved to 3-0 against the Bulldogs this season.
- Gilkyson netted her sixth goal of the season.
- Hartje added her team-leading 27th assist of the season. Ray recorded her 12th helper.
- Dukaric stopped 11 shots in net for the Bulldogs.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will square off with the Saints in the second game of the best-of-three quarterfinals series on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Appleton Arena.
