SYRACUSE, N.Y. (February 18, 2023)- The Stonehill College women's ice hockey team concluded regular season play with a non-conference matchup at Syracuse University and came up short, 4-2 Saturday afternoon at Tennity Ice Pavilion.

Scoring

SYR: Marielle McHale (Maya D'Arcy), 04:26-1st

Rayla Clemons (Hannah Johnson and Kambel Beacom), 12:28-1st

Mae Batherson (Rhea Hicks), 11:02-2nd

Sarah Thompson (Charlotte Hallett), 13:00-2nd

STO: Alexis Petford (Paige Whaley and Katie Sonntag), 07:28-3rd

Paige Whaley (Bailey Feeney), 18:59-3rd

Goaltending

SYR: Arielle DeSmet (60:00)-eight saves

STO: Hanna Zukow (60:00)-30 saves

The Details

• Less than five minutes into the first, the Orange struck first when D'Arcy corralled a free puck on the Syracuse blue line and found McHale up ahead on the ice. From there, she took the puck to the left face-off circle and put home Syracuse's opening goal.
• Later in the frame, Syracuse doubled up their lead when Clemons snuck past the loose puck from Johnson's initial shot on net and took a 2-0 lead going into the second. 
• Nearly nine minutes into the second (08:30), Stonehill had a great chance to cut the deficit one after drawing a powerplay. However, Syracyse's defense held the Skyhawks without a score during the extra skater advantage. 
• Later in the second, the Orange tacked on two more goals courtesy of Batherson and Thompson at 11:02 and 13:00 respectively.
• Going into the period down 4-0, the Purple and White eventually got on the board courtesy of Petford's nation-leading 25th goal on the year. Sonntag found a loose puck down on Syracuse's end of the ice on the right boards and from there, she saw an open Whaley in front of th net. Whaley then dumped the puck down to Petford who was wide open on DeSmet's stickside and tapped the puck in and made it 4-1.
• With a little over a minute left in the third, Stonehill cut Syracuse's lead to two (4-2) when Feeney sent a pass from the right face-off circle to the left circle which allowed Whaley for the one-timer. 
• Despite cutting into the deficit late, Syracuse ended up holding on for the 4-2 win.

Up Next

Stonehill begins New England Women's Ice Hockey Alliance Playoffs with a best of three matchup hosting Post University starting on Friday, February 24 at 5 p.m.

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