Women's Ice Hockey Nazareth Athletic Communications

No. 7 Nazareth Rolls to 7-1 Win Over Manhattanville

RYE, NY - The No. 7 ranked Nazareth women's ice hockey team continued its dominant early-season on Saturday afternoon, powering past Manhattanville for a 7-1 victory at Playland Ice Casino. With the win, the Golden Flyers improve to 6-0, while the Valiants fall to 0-4, respectively. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

Nazareth came out sharp in the opening period, striking first on the power play at 5:49. Junior Meredith Boettcher buried a rebound in front of the net, set up by sophomore Ave Meteyer and freshman Ella Konrad, to give the Flyers a 1-0 lead. The advantage doubled at 7:52 when sophomore Amy Laskowski found the back of the net off a feed from junior Allie Zack, sending Nazareth into the second period up by 2-0.

The Flyers extended their lead early in the second. At 6:57, sophomore Brooke Judkiewicz finished a clean passing sequence from junior Logan Marchese and Boettcher to make it 3-0. Manhattanville momentarily halted the surge with an even-strength tally at 10:11, cutting the lead to 3-1. 

Nazareth quickly regained full control on the power play. At 18:52, Konrad ripped a power play point to push the lead to 4-1. Just 47 seconds later, again with the skater advantage, junior Nikki Sharp had a goal at 19:39 off a setup from freshman Mia Abruzzese, extending the margin to 5-1 heading into the break. 

Nazareth maintained pressure throughout the third period, adding two more goals. At 5:18, Laskowski netted her second of the game to make it 6-1 off a setup from Sharp. Later at 13:01, Sharp tallied her second of the day to cap off the scoring and seal a 7-1 win. 

GAME NOTES:

  • Nazareth outshot Manhattanville 54-15, with 90 total shot attempts. 
  • The Golden Flyers controlled the faceoff circle, winning 34 of 59 faceoffs (57.6%).
  • Nazareth went 3-for-7 on the power play, generating 11 shots and 6:43 of offensive zone time. 
  • Manhattanville finished 0-for-6 on the power play. 
  • The Golden Flyers blocked 13 shots, while the Valiants blocked 6. 
  • Freshman Mia Gonsalves stopped 14 of 15 shots in goal for Nazareth. 

WHAT'S NEXT: 

The Golden Flyers return to action on Friday, November 21, against St. John Fisher University at 7 p.m. at the Tim Horton's Iceplex.