North Andover, Mass.—The Merrimack Warriors Women's hockey team were defeated by a score of 5-1 by the University of Connecticut Huskies on late Friday afternoon at J.Thom Lawler Rink.
The Basics
Merrimack (10-18-3, 7-14-3): 1, Connecticut (20-6-5, 17-3-4): 5
The Huskies scored the lone goal of the first as they scored on the powerplay at 6:46 of the period.
In the second, Connecticut would score again on the powerplay at 4:25, but Merrimack would score a goal to cut the lead to one as
Mary Edmonds tipped in
Hayley Chang's point shot to make the score 2-1 heading into the final period.
In the third period, Connecticut would score three more times to close their victory.
Notes and Numbers
STATS
Powerplays:
MC: 0-1 | UCONN: 3-4
Shots on Goal:
MC: 25, UCONN: 35
Faceoffs: 31
MC | 26 UCONN Blocks: 6
MC | 9 UCONN
UP NEXT:
Merrimack will celebrate senior day tomorrow afternoon against the Boston University Terriers, puck drop is set for 4 PM.
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