WORCESTER, Mass. – Freshman goaltender
Livia Debnarova made a career-high 44 saves, but the Holy Cross women's ice hockey team was defeated by Boston College 3-1 at the Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex. The Crusaders fall to 1-1-2 on the season and 0-1-0 in Hockey East, while the Eagles improve to 2-0-0 overall and 1-0-0 in the conference.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Boston College opened the scoring 7:03 into the first period on a goal by Jilian Klein.
• Holy Cross responded less than four minutes later, as sophomore forward
Violet Carroll tied the game at 1-1, with assists from junior defender
Skyler Sharfman and sophomore defender
Ella Malloy.
• With less than a minute left in the first period, Sarah Powers scored on the power play to put the Eagles back in front 2-1.
• Neither team would score again until the final minute of the third period, when Boston College's Ava Thomas put the puck in an empty net to make the final tally 3-1.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
• The Eagles finished the night with a 47-15 advantage in shots on goal.
• Carroll now has 30 career points on 13 goals and 17 assists in 39 games played.
NEXT UP:
• Holy Cross returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 10, when it plays host to Boston University at 5 p.m.
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