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Providence College Athletics
Saturday, January 4
Burlington, Vt.
4:00 P.M.
Providence College
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Women's Hockey Travels To Vermont For Weekend Series
1/3/2020 10:42:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Puck Drop
Providence will travel to Burlington, Vt. to play a pair of road games on Jan. 4 and Jan. 5, puck drop is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Saturday followed by a 2:00 p.m. puck drop on Sunday.
UConn Split
The Friars ended the first half of the season trading wins on opposing ice against the Connecticut Huskies on Dec. 5 and Dec. 6. Providence dropped game one in Schneider Arena, 1-0 before prevailing in overtime the following day, 2-1, in Storrs, Conn.
Providence trailed 1-0 entering the third period of game two before Whitney Dove (Port Moody, British Columbia) scored her fifth goal of the season, giving her a team-high 16 points at the midway point of the 2019-20 campaign. Avery Fransoo (North Battleford, Saskatchewan) finished off the Huskies 2:11 into the overtime period with her first goal of the season.
Four-Game Win Streak
The Friars held a season long winning streak of four games spanning from Nov. 22 to Nov. 30. Providence won 3-2 on home ice in their most recent meeting with the Catamounts before sweeping Merrimack in a home-and-home series on Nov. 22 and Nov. 23.
Providence then defeated Brown in the 25th annual Mayor's Cup, 10-0. The ten goals marked the most goals scored by a team in the Mayor's Cup history and first time the Friars have scored ten goals since Feb. 4, 2007, when they defeated Vermont, 10-1.
Hjalmarsson's Career Day
Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden) posted a career day against the Brown Bears, scoring three goals to go along with three assists. Her six points are the most by a player in the 25 years of the Mayor's Cup, and the most points scored by a women's player in a game this season in the NCAA.
She was named the Hockey East Player of the Week for her efforts. Hjalmarsson trails Dove for the team lead in points with 15 compared to Dove's 16.
Weekend Sweep
Providence's most recent home-and-home series came as a sweep against Merrimack College. The Friars defeated the Warriors on the road on Friday, Nov. 22 (2-1) before prevailing in overtime back in Schneider Arena, 3-2, on Saturday, Nov. 23.
All three goals came in the final nine minutes in Providence's 2-1 game one victory. Bailey Burton (Bloomington, Minn.) scored her fourth goal of the season to take a 1-0 lead before Merrimack found the equalizer with a little over five minutes remaining. Whitney Dove scored the game-winner at the 17:36 mark in the third period for her sixth career game-winning goal.
Providence used some late game heroics in game two. After falling behind 2-0, the Friars scored two goals in the final six minutes to force overtime. Neve Van Pelt (Mitchell, Ontario) brought the Friars within one before Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.) scored the equalizer with 52 seconds remaining. Meaghan Rickard netted her seventh game-winning goal of her career 2:59 into the overtime period.
Scouting the Friars
The Friars are currently 9-7-2 overall and 6-5-0 in Hockey East play. Providence earned a 1-0 shutout victory over No. 3 Northeastern to open league action (Oct. 25). Hayley Lunny scored the game's lone goal 3:18 into the second period and Clare Minnerath (Sartell, Minn.) posted a career-high 33 saves to fuel the win. It marked her first shutout of the season and second of her career.
Dove leads the Friars in points with 16. Dove has a team-high 11 assists while adding five goals on the season. Hjalmarsson trails Dove with 15 points on a team-high eight goals accompanied by seven assists. Maureen Murphy and Hayley Lunny each hold 11 points, while Burton and Rickard are the other Friars with double digits in points (10).
Katrina Broccoli (North Haven, Conn.), Minnerath and Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) have all seen time in net for the Friars, with Abstreiter getting her first action against Holy Cross (Nov. 1). Minnerath has fifteen starts, a 2.07 goals against average and a .907 save percentage. Abstreiter posted her first shutout of the season against the Crusaders with 26 saves. She has four appearances on the season with a 1.98 goals against average and .922 save percentage.
Spreading The Wealth
Seventeen Friars have tallied a point this season with 14 players recording a goal. Six players have reached double digits in Dove (16), Hjalmarsson (15), Murphy (11), Lunny (11), Burton (10) and Rickard (10).
Minnerath Earns Defensive Player of the Week Honors
Minnerath was named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 28. It marked her first league honor as a Friar. The senior netminder made a career-high 33 saves en route to her first shutout of the season against No. 3 Northeastern (Oct. 25). She posted a 1-1-0 that last week and made a total of 53 saves in two starts.
Burton Earns Rookie of the Week Honors
Burton scored a goal in each of her first two collegiate games, including the game winner against Quinnipiac (Oct. 5). For her efforts, she was named Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week on Oct. 7. Burton's two goals came on just two total shots over that weekend.
Hockey East Preseason Poll
The Friars were picked to finish fourth in the Hockey East Preseason poll, which was released on Thursday, Sept. 26. Providence received 56 points and was picked to finish behind Northeastern (81), Boston University (71) and Boston College (65).
Rounding out the poll were New Hampshire (42), UConn (41), Merrimack (30), Maine (29), Vermont (25), and Holy Cross (nine).
Meet the Staff
Matt Kelly joined the Friars in 2018-19 for his inaugural season at the helm. He led the team to a 24-11-2 record, helping the Friars to tie the program-high for wins in a season. Kelly led Providence to the Hockey East Semifinals for the first time since 2013 and coached three Friars to Hockey East honors at the conclusion of the season.
Prior to Providence, Kelly served as a Head Scout for USA Hockey and the Women's National Team. His primary responsibility was to oversee and maintain the player pools for the U-18 and U-22 squads, in addition to the Women's National Team. During his time with USA Hockey, Kelly won a total of eleven gold medals. He recently captured a gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang. Additionally, he helped the U18 team win four-consecutive gold medals (2015-2018). This marked the first time any U18 team won four World Championships in a row.
Kelly hired Jake Anderson, Ali Domenico and Doug Ferry to round out his staff. Anderson focused mainly on the Friars' defensive unit during his first season. Providence gave up just 1.89 goals per game in 2018-19, which ranked seventh nationally. The Friars' penalty kill also ranked seventh, killing off 87.4 percent of opponents' opportunities. Domenico guided the Friars' offensive unit in her first season. Providence finished 13th nationally in goals per game, averaging 2.81 per game. The power play unit also finished 13th nationally, converting at on 19.1 percent of chances.
Fresh Friar Faces
Providence welcomes seven new players to the roster for the 2019-20 season. Isabelle Hardy (Oakville, Ontario) comes from Canada as the remaining six enter Providence from the United States; Lauren DeBlois (Lewiston, Maine), Bailey Burton (Bloomington, Minn.), Delaney Couture (Shrewsbury, Mass.), Sonja Bjornson (Philadelphia, Pa.), Jamie Comeau (Wakefield, R.I.) and Katrina Broccoli (North Haven, Conn.).
Hjalmarsson with Team Sweden
During the off-season, Sara Hjalmarsson had several chances to compete for Team Sweden. She was named to Sweden's National Team roster for the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship. She played four games for Team Sweden without tallying a point.
2018-19 Award Winners
The team had four players pick up Hockey East post-season honors. Murphy earned Second Team All-Star status for the second-consecutive season. Myers and Fransoo were named All-Star Honorable Mentions, marking each of their first-career league honors. Additionally, Sara Hjalmarsson was named to the All-Rookie Team.
Five different Friars earned Hockey East Weekly honors over the course of the season. Myers was named Defensive Player of the Week twice (Nov. 12, Mar. 4). Christina Putigna (Nov. 5), Maureen Murphy (Nov. 19) and Hayley Lunny (Nov. 26) each earned Player of the Week honors. Sara Hjalmarsson was named Rookie of the Week on Oct. 16.
Murphy and Myers were also recognized with monthly awards from the league. Myers was Hockey East Goaltender of the Month in November and February. Murphy was Hockey East Player of the Month in November.
Scouting Vermont
Vermont is 7-8-5 overall and 4-6-3 in the Hockey East. The Catamounts sit one spot behind the Friars in seventh place in the conference. Vermont concluded the first half of the season with three road games. The Catamounts swept Maine on the road on Dec. 6 and Dec. 7 before falling to No. 3 Northeastern, 4-2.
As a team, Vermont averages 2.5 goals per game while giving up 2.6. The Catamounts convert on 19.8% of power play chances and kill off 76.7% of penalties.
Who to Watch
Vermont is similar to the Friars with a balanced scoring attack. Corinne McCool, Sini Karjalainen and Maude Poulin-Labelle each hold 17 points on the season. Three other players are in double figures with 13 separate goal scorers.
Blanka Skodova has started a team-high 14 games while making 16 appearances between the pipes. She holds a 2.20 goals against average and .899 save percentage. Natale Ferenc has started six of her seven appearances in net, posting a 2-3-2 record and 2.91 goals against average.
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