THE BASICS:

Score: Holy Cross 2, Connecticut College 1

Records: Holy Cross (9-2-0, 4-2-0 NEHC); Connecticut College (1-4-1, 0-3-1 NESCAC)

Location: New London, Conn.

Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Time: 7:00 p.m.

The Lead:  Holy Cross held off Connecticut College in the final minutes of the game, earning a 2-1 victory over the Camels on Tuesday night in New London, Conn.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Freshman Danielle Doherty (Wakefield, Mass.) got the Crusaders on the board first at 19:31 of the first period.
• Holy Cross outshot Connecticut College 10-5 in the first period.
• Holy Cross killed off three penalties in the second period to help keep it a 1-0 game.
• The Camels outshot the Crusaders 11-7 in the second.
• The Crusaders would go up 2-0 at 6:49 of the third period as freshman Julie Matthias (Thornton, Colo.) found the back of the net on the power play.
• Jordan Cross would make it 2-1 as she scored for the Camels at 13:39 of the third period.
• Connecticut College pulled their goaltender for an extra attacker in closing minutes, but the Crusaders were able to hold on for a 2-1 victory.
• The Camels outshot Holy Cross 12-3 in the third period.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Sophomore goaltender Tessie Salatas (Laval, Quebec) made 27 saves and allowed one goal to earn the win in net for Holy Cross.
• Katherine Chester made 18 saves in goal for Connecticut College.
• The Camels outshot the Crusaders 28-20.
• Holy Cross was 1-for-2 on the power play, while Connecticut College was 0-for-4.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Crusaders have now won five straight games.
• Salatas is now 2-0-0 with a .968 save percentage and 1.00 GAA through her first two career starts.

UP NEXT:

• The Crusaders will return to action this Saturday, Dec. 12, as they host Colby at the Hart Center beginning at 3:05 p.m.

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