Women’s Ice Hockey Rallies To Down Rivier

MARLBORO, MA: Down 3-1 early in the second, the Anna Maria College women's ice hockey team stormed back to win 6-4 over visiting Rivier University on Friday evening in Eastern Collegiate Hockey Alliance (ECHA) action at the New England Sports Center in Marlboro, Massachusetts.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Friday, December 3, 2021
• Score: Anna Maria 6, Rivier 4
• Records: Raiders of Rivier 0-6, 0-3 ECHA | AMCATS of Anna Maria 4-6-1, 3-1 ECHA

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Anna Maria junior forward Grace Dodge (St. Paul, MN) was a force for the AMCATS with two goals and an assist. Dodge's goal with 8:12 left in the third period proved to be an eventual game-winner.
• Anna Maria senior forward Riley Cote (Tewksbury, MA) scored her third and fourth goals of the season, giving her the goal-scoring lead for the AMCATS on the season.
• Anna Maria junior forward Sara Sammons (Western Australia, AUS), the reigning ECHA Player of the Week, finished with a goal and an assist.
• Anna Maria freshman forward Jordyn Bleaney (Nanoose Bay, BC) dished out three assists on the night.
• RIvier freshman forward Margaret Dickson (Brewster, MA) had two goals for the Raiders.
• With the Raiders in the first season of their program, It was the first ever meeting between the ECHA rivals.

UP NEXT:

Anna Maria will be back on the ice next Friday when they play host to Salem State for a an 8:00 p.m. match.  

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