Posted: Jan 15, 2020

Women's Hockey Falls At Salem State, 5-0

Anna Maria

(2-9-1)

Salem St.

(3-11-1)

Final

Anna Maria (2-9-1)

Salem St. (3-11-1)

Scoring Summary

1st - 08:59 - MacKenzie Mallet (Salem St.)

1st - 13:28 - Carolyn Mahoney (Salem St.)

2nd - 01:57 - Ally Webster (Salem St.)

2nd - 11:40 - Vanessa VanBuskirk (Salem St.)

2nd - 16:58 - Rose Sullivan (Salem St.)

Game Leaders

Anna Maria

G: N/A

A: N/A

Sh: 2 Players (#20, #21) - 3

Sv: Julia Smith - 41

Salem St.

G: 5 Players (#2, #9, #17, #18, #20) - 1

A: 6 Players (#4, #5, #14, #17, #18, #26) - 1

Sh: Kylie Currier - 8

Sv: Sarah Plourde - 13

Team Stats

Anna Maria

Salem St.

PowerPlays

0 for 3

0 for 7

Shorthanded Goals

Penalties (min)

6 (12)

4 (8)

Shots on Goal

Face Offs Won

Full stats

SALEM, MA - After returning from winter break, the Anna Maria College women's hockey team (2-9-1) fell to the Salem State University Vikings (SSU) (3-11-1), 5-0 Wednesday evening at Rockett Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The AMCATS had a great chance to get on the board early when they earned a powerplay almost seven minutes in. Grace Dodge (St.Paul, MN) had a shot on net but was turned away by Vikings goalie, Sarah Plourde (Hooksett, NH).
However, shortly after the powerplay ended, SSU got on the board first after Mackenzie Mallett (York, ME) capitalized on a breakaway after she put the puck past Anna Maria goalie, Julia Smith (Chillwack, BC). The Vikings tacked on one more goal in the period courtesy of Carolyn Mahoney (Melrose, MA) for the 2-0 lead after one.
SSU did most of their damage when they put up a three-goal second-period lead by Ally Webster (Hanson, MA) who scored only 1:57 into the period. Other Vikings that scored in the period included, Vanessa VanBuskirk (Winthorp, MA) and Rose Sullivan (Charlestown, MA) at 11:40 and 16:58 respectively.
Anna Maria's defense buckled down in the third period as they did not allow SSU to score and the offense also picked up the pace. The AMCATS peppered Plourde with four shots that included three quick ones from Dodge, Sophia Zimmerman (Crystal, MN), and Sara Sammons (Western Australia, AUS) at the 8:40 mark.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Smith (1-4) got the start in net and recorded 41 saves which mark her second game with at least 40 saves (43-Nazareth, 11/8/19).
Tonight marked the collegiate debut of freshman forward, Sammons. She finished the night with three shots on net.
Dodge and Sammons paced the ACMATS offense with three shots. Riley Cote (Tewksbury, MA) and Zimmerman were the other AMCATS to take multiple shots (two).
Despite the 'CATS allowing seven powerplays, the defense held pat and did not let the Vikings capitalize (0-7).
Plourde collected 13 saves for the hosts.

WHAT'S NEXT

Anna Maria continues their road trip traveling to New England College on Friday, January 17 at 4 PM. Salem State hits the road against UMass Boston on Friday, January 24 at 4 PM.