BOSTON, Mass. – The Holy Cross women's ice hockey team fell to No. 2 Northeastern University, 6-0, to close out the team's opening weekend series on Saturday, Oct. 2.

Sophomore right wing Bryn Saarela led the Crusaders (0-2-0, 0-2-0) with four shots on goal, and sophomore defenseman Vaia Graves and freshman defenseman Emilie Fortunato blocked three shots each. Sophomore goaltender Madison Beck made 42 saves on the day.

For the Huskies (2-0-0, 2-0-0), Chloe Aurard and Katy Knoll each finished with three points, including a pair of goals from Aurard.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Northeastern opened the scoring just 3:57 into the game, and built a 2-0 lead exactly five minutes later. The Huskies extended their lead to 3-0 by 11:11 of the first.
• Beck made 16 stops on the 17 shots she faced in the second period, with the Crusaders conceding just one goal in the second period, a shorthanded tally by Aurard.
• Northeastern scored again with a power-play tally at 2:45 of the third and made it a 6-0 game with another goal from Aurard at 6:04.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross hits the road to take on Penn State in nonconference action on Oct. 8 and 9.
• The Crusaders open the series with a 3 p.m. puck drop in University Park, Pa. on Friday.