Women’s Hockey Shutout by Worcester State, 6-0

Despite 61 saves from Katie O'Brien, Women's Ice Hockey lost at home to Worcester State, 6-0

Katie O'Brien made a career-high 61 saves against Worcester State.
Katie O'Brien made a career-high 61 saves against Worcester State.
November 17, 2023
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The MCLA Women's Hockey team was held off of the scoreboard in their MASCAC match-up this evening with Worcester State, dropping a 6-0 decision to the Lancers. The Lancers got a pair of goals from both Katie Puumala and Cailey Ryan.

THE BASICS:

  • Date: Friday, November 17, 2023
  • Score: MCLA 0, Worcester State 6
  • Records: Worcester State Lancers 3-3-1 (ECHA 2-1-1) | MCLA Trailblazers 2-5-0 (ECHA 0-3-0)

HOW IT WENT DOWN

  • Worcester States Abbey Millman scored the game's first goal with just over three minutes having run off the clock. Assists were credited to Cassidhe Wozniak and Lea Gaspar.
  • About 90 seconds later, Katie Puumala scored, with the Lancers enjoying a man advantage. Ellen Cook was noted as the helper for the goal that would be the last scored in the first period.
  • With just over three minutes having run off the clock again, the Lancers found the back of the net; this time, the goal went to Amy MacGlashing with assists from Sydney Vautour and Millman.
  • As the 12-minute mark of the second period was closing in, Worcester State scored their second goal of the second period, with Cailey Ryan being the one to light the lamp off a feed from Puumala.
  • The Lancers added two more third-period goals to set the final score at 6-0. Those goals were the second tallies of the night for both scorers. It was Puumala from Olivia Fehl and Ryan and then Ryan from Puumala and Cook.
  • MCLA netminder Katie O'Brien was under a constant barrage of shots, making a career-high 61 saves on the night, but still saw her record drop to 1-2-0.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Shots: Worcester State 67, MCLA 11
  • Saves: Worcester State 11, MCLA 61
  • Faceoffs Won: Worcester State 47, MCLA 28
  • Penalty/Minutes: Worcester State 4/8:00, MCLA 3/6:00
  • Power Plays: Worcester State 1 for 3, MCLA 0 for 4

UP NEXT:

On Saturday, MCLA will be back in action when they travel to Worcester State for an ECHA rematch with the Lancers at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center. The puck will drop at 3:40 p.m.

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