ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Despite outshooting Lindenwood 41-27, the RMU women's hockey team was unable to complete the comeback, falling 2-1 in the series finale. The Colonials earned a series split and move to 4-8 overall with a 1-5 record in Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) play.
FIRST PERIOD
Lindenwood opened the scoring midway through the first period. At the 12-minute mark, Grace Rentmeester found the back of the net off an assist from Rhaea Flint to give the Lions a 1-0 advantage.
RMU won 17 of 23 faceoffs in the opening frame but was outshot 12-9 through the first 20 minutes.
SECOND PERIOD
The Lions extended their lead just 16 seconds into the second period. Following a faceoff win, Paige Cline set up Michaela Paulinyova, who doubled Lindenwood's advantage to make it 2-0.
The Colonials responded with a dominant offensive stretch, recording a season-high 22 shots in the period. RMU also generated three power-play opportunities but couldn't capitalize, carrying a two-goal deficit into the final frame.
THIRD PERIOD
RMU finally broke through just two minutes into the third period. Following a faceoff win by
Jessica MacKinnon,
Mya Kearns sent a shot toward the net. After the initial attempt was blocked in traffic, MacKinnon collected the rebound and buried it to cut the deficit to 2-1.
The Colonials later killed off a Lindenwood power play before continuing to press for the equalizer. With two minutes remaining, RMU pulled
Maggie Hatch for the extra attacker and generated five shot attempts in the closing stretch but couldn't find the tying goal, falling 2-1.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
RMU finished with a 41-27 advantage in shots, led by
Greta Brezenski's team-high six shots.
Taylor Storey and
Rowyn Ringor each finished with a +1 rating. The Colonials controlled the faceoff circle, winning 41 of 58 draws (70.7%). MacKinnon led the way, winning 20 of her 28 faceoffs (71.4%).
On the defensive end,
Lucy Thiessen recorded a team-high three blocked shots, while Hatch finished with 25 saves in net. RMU went 0-for-3 on the power play and successfully killed Lindenwood's lone opportunity.
UP NEXT
The Colonials return home to Clearview Arena to continue conference play, hosting RIT for a two-game series. Game one is set for Friday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m., followed by the series finale on Saturday, November 7 at 3:00 p.m. Both games will stream live on FloHockey, with Saturday's contest also airing on SportsNet Pittsburgh+.
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