It was a tough weekend for the Niagara University D1 Women’s Ice Hockey Team. They lost on home ice to Liberty College on both Thursday and Friday.
Niagara University’s Holly Lesage dropped the first goal of the game in at 12:59 of the first period. Liberty answered back in the second period when Isobel Pettem-Shand tied the game at 13:50. The game was tied going into the third when Liberty struck when Tristan Craig scored at 4:02 and then Brielle Fussy put the final puck in the net at 4:58 and the game ends 3-1 Liberty. Liberty’s Brooklyn Adams saved 12 of 13 shots and NU’s MacKenzie Addley stopped 30 of 33.
In game two it was Liberty shutting out NU 2-0. Hayley Lee dropped one past Addley at 18:22 of the first period, no scoring in the second and then Sienna McClinchey scored at 19:59 for the final goal of the day. Emma McDonald was in net for Liberty and stopped 15 shuts and Addley stopped 44 of 46 for NU.
Next up Niagara University will face Aquinas College on Friday, November 7 at 6:45 p.m.and on Saturday, Novemb
