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Goal vs UVM
Jim Meagher
2
Vermont VTC 0-2-0
6
Winner Clarkson GKN 3-0-0
Vermont VTC
0-2-0
2
Final
6
Clarkson GKN
3-0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Vermont VTC 2 0 0 2
Clarkson GKN 2 2 2 6

Game Recap: Women's Hockey |

Third-Ranked Golden Knights Win Home-Opener Over Vermont, 6-2

Potsdam, NY – Six different players recorded goals, with two coming in each period, as the Clarkson University Women's Hockey team claimed a victory in its home-opener, beating Vermont 6-2 Friday evening at Cheel Arena.

The Golden Knights improved to 3-0 on the season while Vermont fell to 0-1. The two teams will play once again on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm.

It took very little time for the Golden Knights to get on the scoreboard, as the Knights went up 1-0 in less than a minute. Rhea Hicks had possession from the goal line and sent a pass up to Keira Hurry. The sophomore took a wrist shot and the puck was redirected by Rebecca Morissette into the net, a position she may not have been in had she not been shoved to the ground just a second prior.

Two goals were scored roughly 20 seconds apart. Vermont was whistled for a penalty as it appeared a Catamount player may have covered up the puck in the crease. Sidney Fess took a penalty shot for the Knights, slipping one past the Vermont goaltender at 6:36. Off the following faceoff, however, Vermont picked up possession and cut the margin back to one. Kyla Bent backhanded a shot on the net without too much pace, but that was enough for Evelyne Blais-Savoie, as she tipped in the attempt to make it 2-1 at 6:57.

Vermont tied the score about 10 minutes later as the offense continued, this one coming on the power play as Clarkson was called for a cross-check. From behind the net, the puck moved to the left circle and in front to Kyla Bent, where she took a wrist shot from the point, going over the left shoulder of Clarkson netminder Julia Minotti.

Although it was offense that highlighted the first period for both teams, Clarkson's defense stood tall in the second stanza. The Knights allowed only four total shots, with three making it eventually to Minotti to be saved. That defensive effort from front to back provided Clarkson with some excellent chances, eventually cashing in near the midway point of the period. While on the power play, Clarkson did a reset from behind their own net and quickly created a 4-on-3 situation, as Anne Cherkowski skated untouched up the right side and found Sena Catterall with a centering pass, making it 3-2. The Knights picked up another goal in the final two minutes of the period. Keira Hurry craftily kept the puck in the offensive zone and found Hicks on the left side. Her shot was denied, then Morissette's attempt was slapped away, but the next attempt from Hicks made its way over the line to make it 4-2.

The Knights tacked on two more in the third period, one in the first 90 seconds and another in the last minute. A 3-on-1 was finished off by Jenna Goodwin at 1:29, with assists going to Shelby Laidlaw and Raedyn Spademan, and two of those players combined on the final goal as well. With Vermont trying to clear the zone, Goodwin stepped right in to steal the puck and made one pass to Spademan, who was denied on her first try but chipped in the second shot at 19:29.

Clarkson out shot Vermont 42-16 overall, as Minotti made 14 saves and Sydney Correa recorded 36 saves. While six different players may have recorded goals for the Golden Knights, five players had two points in the game, including Hurry, Hicks, Goodwin, Spademan, and Catterall.


 
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