Providence College Athletics

Saturday, February 26
Burlington, VT
12:00 PM

Providence College

16-14-6

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University of Vermont

22-10-3

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Women's ice hockey player Claire Tyo skating with the puck during a game

Women’s Hockey Falls to Vermont in Hockey East Quarterfinals, 4-1

2/26/2022 3:13:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The no. seven seeded Providence College women's hockey team was defeated by the no. two seeded University of Vermont, 1-4, in the Quarterfinal Round of the Hockey East Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Gutterson Fieldhouse. The Friars conclude the 2021-22 season at 16-14-6 overall.

SCORE
Providence – 1 | Vermont- 4
 
RECORDS
Providence – 16-14-6 (10-6-1 HEAW) | Vermont– 21-11-3 (18-7-2 HEAW)
 
VENUE
Gutterson Fieldhouse – Burlington, Vt.
 
GAME FLOW & NOTES
-The Catamounts struck first with a goal from Theresa Schafzahl 1:58 into the opening period.
-Vermont increased their lead, 2-0, with a goal from Antonia Matzka at 16:06. The Friars went into the first intermission trailing by two but held an edge in shots, 11-7.
-Vermont struck again early in the second, 3-0, on the power play after Lily Hendrikson (Edina, Minn.) was whistled off for a hook at 4:18.  
-Hendrikson got the Friars on the board, 1-3, in the final 5:40 of regulation on the power play. She was assisted by Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.) and Sara Hjalmarsson (Bankeryd, Sweden).
-After pulling Sandra Abstreiter (Freising, Germany) from net at 2:54, the Friars made an effort to cut the two-point deficit with an extra-man but Vermont scored on the empty net, 4-1, with 1:19 remaining.
-The Friars outshot the Catamounts, 32-27 through 60 minutes.
-Abstreiter finished the day with 23 saves, tallying 12 in the second period alone.
 
GOALTENDERS
Sandra Abstreiter (Providence) – 23 saves, 3 goals against
Jessie McPherson (Vermont) – 31 saves, 1 goals against

STAT COMPARISON
Providence
Shots: 32
Face-offs: 22-50
Power plays: 1-1
Penalty kill: 0-1
 
Vermont
Shots: 27
Face-offs: 28-50
Power plays: 1-1
Penalty kill: 0-1

For more updates on the Providence women's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCWHockey.
 
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