THE BASICS
Score: Franklin Pierce 2, Holy Cross 0
Records: Holy Cross (12-6-2 / 8-3-2 ECAC East) ; Franklin Pierce (15-5-1 / 9-4 ECAC East)
Location: J. Ritchie Arena (Winchendon, Mass.)
Time: 8:00 p.m.
The Lead:  Lanie Matsumoto and Bryana Harron netted goals for Franklin Pierce as the Ravens shut out Holy Cross 2-0 at J. Ritchie Arena on Saturday night in ECAC East women's hockey action.

• Franklin Pierce jumped out to an early 1-0 (11:26) lead nine minutes into the first period on a goal by Matsumoto. From the left wing, Hayley Arnold sent a slap shot towards the net as the puck deflected off of Matsumoto and landed out of the reach of senior goalie Alexandra Stevenson (Norwood, N.Y.).
• The first period drew to a close as Holy Cross entered the locker room down 1-0 as both teams had seven shots on goal.
• No scoring was done by Holy Cross or Franklin Pierce during the second stanza as the Crusaders outshot the Ravens 13-6.
• Holy Cross went on the power-play four times in the second period, but were unable to find the back of the net while Franklin Pierce went 0 for 3.
• With 1:20 remaining in regulation, Holy Cross pulled Stevenson from the game and gave Franklin Pierce a chance to put the game away. The Ravens took advantage of Stevenson's absence from the net as they went up 2-0 on an empty net goal (19:51) shot from outside the blue line by Harron with .09 seconds remaining with the assist credited to Colleen Doucette.
• Franklin Pierce goalie Shannon O'Neil was lights out as she stopped all 30 Crusaders shots that came her way as the Ravens came away with the 2-0 victory as Holy Cross dropped to 12-6-2 and 8-3-2 in ECAC East play.

• Stevenson had 18 saves for the Crusaders, while Shannon O'Neil had 30 saves for the Ravens.
• Holy Cross outshot Franklin Pierce (30-20) and held the advantage in the face-off circle (29-27).
• Franklin Pierce went 0-5 on power-play opportunities while Holy Cross went 0-4.

• The Crusaders return to the ice for back-to-back road games on Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14 as they will travel to UMass Boston on Friday and St. Anselm on Saturday.

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