THE BASICS
Score: Holy Cross 5, UMass-Boston 0
Records: Holy Cross (13-6-3 / 9-3-2 ECAC East) ; UMass-Boston (9-10-4 / 6-7-3 ECAC East)
Location: Beacons Ice Arena (Boston, Mass.)
Time: 4:00 p.m.
The Lead: Senior captain Francesca Panarelli (Shrewsbury, Mass.) tallied one goal and two assists for her fifth multi-point game of the season as senior Madison Schneider (Fort Myers, Fla.) and sophomore Erin Hall (Pembroke, Mass.) netted their first goals of the year as Holy Cross shut out UMass Boston 5-0 in ECAC East women's hockey action on Friday afternoon at Beacons Ice Arena.

• It did not take Holy Cross long to get its offense kick started as Panarelli gave the Crusaders an early 1-0 lead just four minutes into the period with her fifth goal of the season (3:23). The goal was assisted by freshman Kara Violette (Biddeford, Maine) and senior Mary Klimasewiski (Conchester, Conn.).
• 29 seconds later, the Crusaders struck again, this time on a goal by senior Nicole Giannino (Bay Shore, N.Y.), her 10th of the season (3:52) and was assisted by senior Meaghan Sullivan (Brockton, Mass.). UMass Boston went on the power-play with a little over three minutes remaining in the stanza, but were unable to connect as Holy Cross entered the locker room with a comfortable 2-0 lead going in the second.
• The Crusaders carried their offensive attack on the Beacons into the second period as the puck landed past the reach of UMass Boston goalie Kailyn Burke two more times.
• Holy Cross gained the three-goal advantage (4:06) with the help of Schneider as the unassisted goal was her first goal of the year.
• The second Holy Cross goal of the period came from senior Kate Reilly (Natick, Mass.) with the assists credited to Hall and Panarelli, giving the Crusaders the comfortable 4-0 lead (13:21).
• Entering the third period, Holy Cross was outshooting UMass Boston 19-16.
• Hall's first goal of the season came four minutes into the third stanza (4:09) with the assists credited to junior Mackenzie Boardman (Anchorage, Alaska) and Panarelli, her second of the game, putting the Crusaders up 5-0. 
• With the Beacons unable to get the puck past senior goalie Alexandra Stevenson (Norwood, N.Y.), the Crusaders were able to seal the 5-0 victory and improved their record to 13-6-3.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Stevenson had 19 saves for the Crusaders, while Burke had 25 for the Beacons.
• In the face-off circle, Holy Cross held the advantage over UMass Boston, 26-19.
• UMass Boston went 0 for 2 in power-play opportunities as Holy Cross went 0 for 3.

• This was Panarelli's fifth multi-point game of the season.
• Violette leads the team with 15 assists and 25 points.

• The Crusaders return to the ice on Saturday, Feb. 14 as they head to Manchester, N.H. to take on ECAC East rival St. Anselm for a 1:00 p.m. puck drop.

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