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4
Winner Syracuse SYR 11-20-0, 9-8-0
1
Robert Morris RMU 8-20-3, 2-13-2
Winner
Syracuse SYR
11-20-0, 9-8-0
4
Final
1
Robert Morris RMU
8-20-3, 2-13-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Syracuse SYR 2 1 1 4
Robert Morris RMU 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Hockey |

RMU Women’s Hockey Outshoots Syracuse but Falls 4-1

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Despite outshooting Syracuse, the RMU women's hockey team fell 4-1 in the series opener on Friday night. The Colonials now hold an 8-20-3 overall record, including a 2-13-2 mark in Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) play.
 
FIRST PERIOD
  • Syracuse struck early, scoring just 66 seconds into the game as Tatum White found the back of the net to put the Orange ahead 1-0.
  • RMU responded midway through the period when Morgan Giannone set up Mya Neugent on a 2-on-1 breakaway, tying the game at 1-1. Freshman Shayne Desjardins picked up the secondary assist.
  • Syracuse regained the lead five minutes later with a power-play goal.
  • Late in the period, Syracuse goaltender Allie Kelley was assessed a game misconduct for contact to the head, leading to her ejection. Bella Gould stepped in between the pipes for the Orange, and RMU was awarded a five-minute power play.
 
SECOND PERIOD
  • The Colonials pressured early in the period with the extended man-advantage but were unable to convert.
  • Shortly after, RMU found itself in a similar situation as Laura Eustace was handed a game misconduct for contact to the head, giving Syracuse a five-minute power play.
  • The Orange capitalized on the opportunity, extending their lead to 3-1 courtesy of Nea Tervonen.
  • Syracuse outshot RMU 15-6 in the middle frame.
 
THIRD PERIOD
  • RMU pressed hard in the final frame, earning four power-play opportunities and registering 11 shots on goal compared to Syracuse's four, but could not break through.
  • Syracuse sealed the win with an empty-net goal in the final six seconds, making it a 4-1 final.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • RMU outshot Syracuse 29-26 but struggled to convert on special teams, going 0-for-6 on the power play.
  • Syracuse won 52.9% of faceoffs and finished 2-for-6 on the power play.
  • Morgan Giannone led the Colonials with seven shots on goal, while Catriona Crarer won a team-high eight faceoffs.
  • Goaltender Maggie Hatch recorded 22 saves in the loss.
 
UP NEXT
The Colonials will look to bounce back and split the series when they take on Syracuse in the finale on Saturday at 3:00 PM.
 
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