COLMAR, Pa. - First year goalkeeper, Gabby Meger, collected her first career win as Arcadia University women's ice hockey defeated SUNY Morrisville 3-2 to gather its first sweep of the season.
FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 2-0-0, 0-0-0 (MAC)
-SUNY Morrisville fell to 0-2-0, 0-0-0 (SUNYAC)
ARCADIA 3, SUNY MORRISVILLE 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Mustangs scored first on a power play advantage five minutes in the first period.
-Arcadia applied steady pressure forcing SUNY to kill of two penalties to close out the first period of play.
-The Knights came out firing to start the second period with multiple shots coming from Kianna Saillant.
-Arcadia broke through midway through the second period when Carys Jelley found the back of the net off an assist from Phoebe Roberts, to even the score at one.
-Both teams exchanged chances late in the second period.
-To open the third period, the Knights struck first, three minutes in when Saillant notched a goal off a setup from Ava Glab, giving Arcadia a 2-1 lead.
-The Mustangs responded 30 seconds later to tie the game at two.
-With under two minutes to play, Arcadia's Phoebe Roberts scored the eventual game winner off an assist from Erika Roepke.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Goals: Jelley (1) / Roberts (1) / Saillant (1)
Assists: Glab (1) / Roberts (1) / Roepke (1)
Points: Roberts (2) / Multiple (1)
Blocked Shots: Multiple (1)
Saves: Meger (20)
UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action Friday, November 7th, when they travel to Hood College, for the first Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) match-up. Puck drop is set for 3:10 p.m.