Women's Ice Hockey Albertus Magnus College Athletic Communications

Reynolds' Double-OT Goal Lifts No. 4 Albertus Magnus To UCHC First Round Win Over No. 5 St. John Fisher

Falcons to take on top-seed Nazareth in UCHC Semifinal at 2 p.m. Saturday

NEW HAVEN, CONN. - Kalyn Reynolds (Newington, Conn.) scored the game-winning goal as the Albertus Magnus College women's ice hockey team defeated St. John Fisher, 3-2 in a thrilling double-overtime victory on Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) tournament at Ralph Walker Rink for the program's first ever win in a conference tournament.

Kurtia Yetman (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Briony Retasket (Beaverton, Ore.) also added a goal.

Christmas Johnson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) stopped 40 of the 42 shots she faced on the evening.

Albertus, seeded fourth, will head to top seed Nazareth in the UCHC semifinals on Saturday Feb. 28 for a 2 p.m. start. 

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus 3 | St. John Fisher 2 (2OT)

RECORDS: Albertus (16-9-1) | St. John Fisher (12-13-1)

BOX

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • St. John Fisher opened the scoring, as Keira Reckley recieved a centering pass, putting one past Johnson at the 12:18 mark. 
  • Yetman responded immediately with a goal at the 13:31 mark, as she recieved a centering pass from Kayla Clark (Avon, Conn.) on just their second shot of the game. 
  • The Cardinals took the lead once again as Ellie Prantner buried a rebound to make it a 2-1 game at the 16:05 mark. 
  • While on the penalty kill in the second period, Retasket evened the game at 2-2 with her first goal of the season as she stole the puck in the neutral zone, setting herself up for a one-on-one opportunity, where she put it past Cardinal goaltender, Brynn Bacak for the shorthanded goal. 
  • The game remained scoreless in the third period, and in the first overtime. 
  • As the game headed into double-overtime, Molly Martin (Buffalo, N.Y.) threaded a pass between two defenders to Reynolds, who fired a shot past Bacak, netting the game-winner at the 1:51 mark of the period. 

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

Christmas Johnson (W, 13-7-0) 42 Shots on Goal | 40 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed

St. John Fisher

Brynn Bacak (L, 10-12-1) 41 Shots on Goal | 38 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed

TEAM STATS

Penalties/Minutes

Albertus 6/12 | St. John Fisher 4/8


Power-play goals/Opportunities

Albertus 0/4 | St. John Fisher 0/6

Faceoffs Won

Albertus 44 | St. John Fisher 41

NOTEWORTHY

Reynolds goal was her fourth game-winner of the season.