Women's Hockey Defeats UConn, 4-2

Feb. 16, 2002

The Providence College women's hockey team defeated the University of Connecticut, 4-2, on Saturday, February 16 at the UConn Ice Arena.

The Friars and the Huskies battled through a scoreless first period with the Friars holding a 10-5 shot advantage. However, the Friars struck just 25 seconds into the second period on a goal by sophomore Darlene Stephenson (Virden, Manitoba). Stephenson received a pass from junior Jenn Butsch (Berlin, Vt.) and skated alone against UConn goaltender Shannon Murphy (Mapleville, R.I.) to give the Friars a 1-0 lead.

PC took a 2-0 lead midway through the second period as Butsch recorded her team-leading 14th goal of the season. The power-play goal was assisted by sophomore Kelli Halcisak (Grosse Isle, Mich.) and junior Danielle Culgin (Framingham, Mass.). The Huskies cut the lead in half at the 14:16 mark as Kimberly Berry collected a rebounded off a save by PC's goaltender Amy Quinlan (Baton Rouge, La.) and scored on a wrist shot.

Freshman Rush Zimmerman (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) scored two goals within a span of 1:48 in the third period to give PC a 4-1 lead. The Huskies cut the lead to 4-2 on an unassisted goal by Erika Spaeth, but PC held on for the win.

PC outshot UConn, 34-18. Murphy made 30 saves in the loss, while Quinlan stopped 16 shots in the win. The Friars improved to 15-11-3 overall and 9-5-2 in the ECAC Eastern League, while the Huskies fell to 11-16-2 overall and 7-9-1 in the league. With the victory, the Friars moved into third place in the league with 20 points, one more point than fourth-place New Hampshire.

The Friars and the Huskies complete their regular season series on Sunday, February 17 at 2:00 p.m. at PC's Schneider Arena.


Saturday, February 16, 2002UConn Ice Arena - Storrs, Conn.PC (15-11-3, 9-5-2)     0     2     2     --     4     1/2     1/3UConn (11-16-2, 7-9-1)  0     1     1     --     2     3/6     0/1
Per.    Time    Team    Goal Scorer (Assists)2   00:25   PC  Darlene Stephenson (Jenn Butsch)2   10:40   PC  Jenn Butsch (Kelli Halcisak, Danielle Culgin)2   14:16   UConn   Kimberly Berry (Allison Orapallo)3   8:37    PC  Rush Zimmerman (Ashley Payton, Melanie Ruzzi)3   10:25   PC  Rush Zimmerman (Kim Mathias, Christa Talbot)3   11:31   UConn   Erika Spaeth (unassisted)
Saves:Amy Quinlan (PC)         5     6     5     --    16    (60:00)Shannon Murphy (UConn)   10    6     14    --    30    (57:38)
Shots: PC, 34, UCONN, 18

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