Women's Ice Hockey Upended in OT by Salem State

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The MCLA Women's Hockey team looked to bounce back after a tough 3-2 loss last night to Plymouth State with a non-conference matchup with the Salem State Vikings at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink. Despite goals from Nicolette Bardsley and Rozene Sabeti-Seidel, the Trailblazers will have to stew through their winter break thinking of what could have been after three unanswered goals from the Vikings made them OT winners.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024
• Score: Salem 3, MCLA 2
• Records: Salem State University Vikings 3-8-0 (NEHC 0-6-0) | MCLA Trailblazers 7-6-0 (MASCAC 1-3-0)
• Series History: Salem leads the all-time series 2-0, winning the only previous matchup 5-1 on December 8^th of last year in Salem.

HOW IT WENT DOWN (Credit Salem State Athletics)

• Nicolette Bardsley put MCLA on top with an unassisted goal just 1:21 into the first. 
• Sabeti-Seidel scored her first of the year to make the score 2-0 early in the second.
• Megan Azzato scored for the second straight night to bring Salem State to within a goal at 9:40 of the second.
• Mallory Albanese tied the game up at 2-2 for the Vikings with a power-play goal with less than eight minutes remaining.
• Greenleaf then scored her third power-play goal of the season in overtime to secure the win for Salem State.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shots: Salem 30, MCLA 34
• Saves: Salem 28, MCLA 31
• Faceoffs Won: Salem 36, MCLA 29
• Penalty/Minutes: Salem 3/6:00, MCLA 4/8:00
• Power Plays: Salem 2 for 4, MCLA 0 for 3

UP NEXT:

The Trailblazers will be off for winter break, returning to action on Friday, January 10^th when they travel to Plymouth State for a MASCAC matchup with the Panthers at the Hanaway Rink. The puck will drop at 6 p.m.

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