HARRISVILLE, R.I. – The New England College women’s hockey team defeated Nichols, 5-3, in ECAC East action Saturday evening at June Rockwell Levy Rink. Freshman forward Chelsea Torrico led the Pilgrims with two goals and an assist.
Nichols falls to 1-16-1 overall and 0-13-1 in league action, while NEC improves to 9-8-2 overall and 7-5-2 in conference play.
The Bison, who finished 2-for-3 on the power play, were paced by a goal and an assist each from first-year forward Mandy Manopla (Wellington, Fla.) and classmate Hannah Tardif (Laconia, N.H.).
Also recording multiple points for the Pilgrims were senior defenseman Emily Tanguay, who recorded three assists, and freshman forward Allison Roy and senior forward Sarah Tracey, who each picked up a goal and an assist.
New England College jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, lighting the lamp on the second shot of the game as Torrico tapped in a rebound from Tracey just 30 seconds into the game. A minute and a half later, Roy carried in a pass from Tanguay to the right circle before pulling up and firing past Nichols netminder Melissa Mansfield (Medford, N.Y.).
Haylie Carter (Forney, Texas) got one back for the Bison, netting a power-play score at 14:32, deflecting in a shot from the blueline by Manopla past NEC goaltender Teraysa White’s glove.
The Pilgrims attacked early again in the second period, striking twice in the first three minutes for a 4-1 lead. Tracey opened the scoring just 48 seconds into the frame off assists from Alicia Michonski (Southwick, Mass.) and Roy before Courtney Kerslake fed Torrico for a breakaway goal at 3:00.
Manopla cut the Pilgrims’ lead to two with a power-play goal at 6:19, picking the right corner from the high slot, with assists from Tardif and first-year defenseman Kayla Robidoux (Cumberland, R.I.) before Tardif brought the Bison within one at 15:08 with her first goal of the season.
Kerslake added a power-play goal in the third period, deflecting a shot by Tanguay into Mansfield. The Nichols goalie made the save, but the puck came loose and dribbled over the goal line at 6:46.
Mansfield finished with 42 saves, while White made 26 in the win.
Nichols continues its homestand with a 5:30 p.m. game against Norwich on Friday, February 6. New England College travels to Plymouth State for a 6 p.m. game Friday.
Nichols falls to 1-16-1 overall and 0-13-1 in league action, while NEC improves to 9-8-2 overall and 7-5-2 in conference play.
The Bison, who finished 2-for-3 on the power play, were paced by a goal and an assist each from first-year forward Mandy Manopla (Wellington, Fla.) and classmate Hannah Tardif (Laconia, N.H.).
Also recording multiple points for the Pilgrims were senior defenseman Emily Tanguay, who recorded three assists, and freshman forward Allison Roy and senior forward Sarah Tracey, who each picked up a goal and an assist.
New England College jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, lighting the lamp on the second shot of the game as Torrico tapped in a rebound from Tracey just 30 seconds into the game. A minute and a half later, Roy carried in a pass from Tanguay to the right circle before pulling up and firing past Nichols netminder Melissa Mansfield (Medford, N.Y.).
Haylie Carter (Forney, Texas) got one back for the Bison, netting a power-play score at 14:32, deflecting in a shot from the blueline by Manopla past NEC goaltender Teraysa White’s glove.
The Pilgrims attacked early again in the second period, striking twice in the first three minutes for a 4-1 lead. Tracey opened the scoring just 48 seconds into the frame off assists from Alicia Michonski (Southwick, Mass.) and Roy before Courtney Kerslake fed Torrico for a breakaway goal at 3:00.
Manopla cut the Pilgrims’ lead to two with a power-play goal at 6:19, picking the right corner from the high slot, with assists from Tardif and first-year defenseman Kayla Robidoux (Cumberland, R.I.) before Tardif brought the Bison within one at 15:08 with her first goal of the season.
Kerslake added a power-play goal in the third period, deflecting a shot by Tanguay into Mansfield. The Nichols goalie made the save, but the puck came loose and dribbled over the goal line at 6:46.
Mansfield finished with 42 saves, while White made 26 in the win.
Nichols continues its homestand with a 5:30 p.m. game against Norwich on Friday, February 6. New England College travels to Plymouth State for a 6 p.m. game Friday.
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