Women’s Hockey Take Down Framingham in OT

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The MCLA Women's Ice Hockey team returned from their winter break with a non-conference meeting against fellow MASCAC member, Framingham State University at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink this evening. Nicolette Bardsley sent the Trailblazers home happy, scoring a short-handed overtime game winner just over two minutes into the extra time to secure a 3-2 win over the Rams.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Friday, January 9, 2026
• Score: Framingham 2, MCLA 3
• Records: Framingham State University Rams 1-10-1 (MASCAC 1-4-0) | MCLA Trailblazers 1-9-0 (MASCAC 0-5-0)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Following a scoreless first period and a nearly scoreless second period, MCLA was the first one on the scoreboard when sophomore defenseman Rozene Sabeti-Seidel (Turner Valley, AB / Rocky Mtn. Raiders) (19:16 of 2^nd period, assisted by Ekblad & Danchak) notched her first goal of the season, burying a rebound of a shot by first-year forward Brooklyn Ekblad (Williston, ND / Williston High School). The assists were the third of the season for junior forward Maggie Danchak (Chalfont, PA / Philadelphia Little Flyers) and  the first of Ekblad's career, while the goal was the second of Sabeti-Seidel's career.
• The Trailblazers stretched their lead to two goals early in the third frame when sophomore forward Kiera Grom (Livonia, MI / Belle Tire) (2:30 of 3^rd period, Bissaillion) put home another rebound this time off a shot from junior defenseman Summer Bissaillion (Blind River, ON / Sudbury Wolves). The goal was the third of the season for Grom, and the helper was Bissaillion's fourth.
• The Rams rallied back to tie the score on goals from Molly Murphy (PP, 9:49, Borgen & Hogan) and Alexis Brown (13:31, Murphy & Brien).
• Despite Framingham holding a 4-2 edge in shots during the bonus frame, it was junior forward Nicolette Bardsley (Gilbertsville, PA / Chatham University) who called game when she forced a turnover in the Framingham end, recovered the puck in the slot, deked right before going left and lighting the lamp for a short-handed overtime game winner. The goal was Bardsley's third goal of the year.
• Junior goalie Kaitlyn O'Brien (Ridley Park, PA / Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) stopped 54 of 56 shots to secure her first win of the season, improving to 1-5-1. For the Rams it was Lila Chamoun taking the loss to fall to 1-9-0 after recording 32 saves on 35 shots.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shots: Framingham 56, MCLA 35
• Saves: Framingham 32, MCLA 54
• Faceoffs Won: Framingham 44, MCLA 42
• Penalty/Minutes: Framingham 10/20:00, MCLA 4/8:00
• Power Plays: Framingham 1 for 3, MCLA 0 for 10

UP NEXT:

On January 23rd, MCLA will be back in action when it travels to Worcester State and the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center for a MASCAC matchup with the Lancers. The puck will drop at 3 p.m.

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