WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross women's hockey team hosted No. 13 Northeastern on Friday night for game one of a two-game series. A nail-biting game resulted in a 4-4 tie with the Huskies taking the 2-1 shootout win for the extra point in conference play.

BETWEEN THE PIPES:

• Holy Cross: Brooke Loranger (T, 3-2-1), 31 saves
• Northeastern: Paige Taborski (T, 3-2-1), 24 saves

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• In the first period, the Crusaders took a 1-0 lead at 8:13 with a goal scored by junior forward Lane Lewis assisted by junior assistant captain Alexia Moreau and freshman forward Amanda Aslan.
• The Huskies responded in the second period with the equalizer at 1:22 scored by Taze Thompson. Northeastern stole the lead at 18:58 on a power-play goal netted by Jules Constantinople.
• An action-packed third period began with sophomore assistant captain Emily Crovo pick-pocketing a Northeastern player and driving the puck to the back of the net at 3:26 to tie the game 2-2. Senior forward Mackenzie King netted her first goal of the season at 7:17 from the blue line sent over by Aslan. Crovo then extended the lead to 4-2 at 13:08 assisted by sophomore forward Reghan Chadwick and senior captain Emma Min. Northeastern's last-ditch effort paid off when they pulled the goalie and Skylar Irving scored at 17:15 to get within one. A minute and a half later and Morgan Jackson tied the score 4-4 to send the game into overtime.
• A scoreless overtime led to 4-4 tie. The Huskies won the shootout 2-1 to earn the extra point in Hockey East play.
• Northeastern led Holy Cross 35-28 in shots on goal and 35-27 in face-offs to conclude the game. 

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE: 

• King scored her first goal of the season.
• Crovo has netted two goals in a single game three out of the four games she has scored in during her career.

UP NEXT: 
The Crusaders continue their series with the Huskies on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 5:00 pm. at Matthews Arena in Boston, Mass.

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