Women's Hockey Swept by Anna Maria

WORCESTER, Mass. – The MCLA Women's Ice Hockey team wrapped up their home-and-home series with Anna Maria College this evening when they traveled to the Buffone Arena. Juliette Barney followed up on her 67-save showing on Friday with another 45 saves this evening. AMC got two goals from Shayla MacDonald and a goal and two assists from Jordyn Bleaney to sweep the season series between the teams.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024
• Score: MCLA 0, Anna Maria 3
• Records: MCLA Trailblazers 4-15-1 (ECHA 0-7-1) | Anna Maria AMCATs 8-9-4 (ECHA 5-1-2)

HOW IT WENT DOWN

• Facing her sending school for the second time in as many nights, MCLA's Juliette Barney stopped 45 shots after stopping 67 in last night's 1-1 tie in North Adams. It marked the 8^th time that the junior has recorded 40 or more saves, including in four of her last five games.
• Jordyn Bleaney (at 0:28, assisted by Kourtney Mielke) scored the first goal only seconds into the first period. Shayla MacDonald (5:01, Bleaney & Abigail Vigliotte) then scored the first of what would turn out to be two goals just past the five-minute mark in the first period.
• MacDonald (0:26, Mielke and Bleaney) then added her second goal of the game less than half a minute into the second period to set what would eventually be the final score.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shots: MCLA 29, AMC 48
• Saves: MCLA 45, AMC 29
• Faceoffs Won: MCLA 32, AMC 41
• Penalty/Minutes: MCLA 2/4:00, AMC 1/2:00
• Power Plays: MCLA 0 for 1, AMC 0 for 2

UP NEXT:

On Friday, MCLA will be back in action when they play host to Worcester State for an ECHA matchup with the Lancers at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink. The puck will drop at 6 p.m.

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