JWU Too Much for Women’s Hockey

PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Suffolk women's hockey slipped to Johnson & Wales, 5-1, Saturday night in Conference of New England (CNE) action at Lynch Arena.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Johnson & Wales 5
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-4-0, 2-2-0 CNE) | Johnson & Wales (3-2-0, 3-1-0 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk found itself down three as the Wildcats potted one puck in the first and a pair of unanswered in the second. 

Kate Pohl ignited the Rams bench when the grad student put the blue-and-gold on the board with 1:02 left before the second intermission. Alexia Hill and Anya Nichipor set-up the Suffolk score that trimmed the distance down to 3-1.  

Momentum did not stay in Suffolk's favor as the Wildcats wound up putting two third period unanswered goals for the final 5-1 margin. 

NETMINDER NOTES

• Katelyn Michals had 23 saves in the setback. 
• Katelyn Cardoso recorded 26 stops in the victory.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Pohl was responsible for the Rams one goal. 
• Hill and Nichipor logged one assist apiece. 
• JWU held a slim edge in shots, 28-27. 
• The Rams had the upperhand in face-offs, 29-25.
• Suffolk successfully skated off its lone penalty of the night.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Pohl produced her second goal as a Ram. 
• Hill and Nichipor both had their second assists of the season.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk takes a break from CNE action next weekend when it hosts Framingham State at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink at 7:20 p.m.