CANTON, Mass. — Sophomore goaltender Gabi Brazeau (Timmins, Ontario) made 22 saves for the Roger Williams University Women's Ice Hockey team in a 5-0 loss to Curry College in Conference of New England (CNE) action Friday evening at Canton Ice House.
Roger Williams moved to 0-2-1 overall dropping their CNE record to 0-1-0, while Curry improved to 3-0-0, with a 1-0-0 CNE record.
Brazeau stopped six shots during the opening period and four in the second before turning aside 12 of Curry's 14 third-period attempts. She played all 60 minutes in net for the Hawks.
First-year defender Meagan Rinko (Madbury, N.H.) led Roger Williams with two shots on goal. First-year forward Emily Hester (Portsmouth, N.H.) recorded a team-high three blocked shots, while first-year forward Bryn Maguire (Toronto, Ontario) added two blocks and won six of her 10 faceoffs. The Hawks finished with seven blocked shots as a team.
Jessi Schneider paced Curry with two goals and five shots. Maria Steinbach contributed a goal and an assist, while Darby Marshall and Bella Mardesich each scored once. Morgan Buss and Gabby Romiza recorded assists for the Colonels. Coriann Hoag stopped all seven shots she faced to earn the shutout.
Curry opened the scoring just 28 seconds into the contest when Schneider scored an unassisted goal. Steinbach doubled the Colonels' advantage at 9:43, sending the hosts into the first intermission with a 2-0 lead.
The Hawks held Curry scoreless for nearly the entire second period before Marshall scored with 34 seconds remaining. Buss and Romiza earned the assists as the Colonels extended their lead to 3-0.
Roger Williams kept Curry off the scoreboard for the opening 14 minutes of the third period. Mardesich broke through at 14:20 following a setup from Steinbach, and Schneider completed the scoring with her second goal of the evening at 16:07.
Curry finished with a 27-7 advantage in shots, including a 14-3 margin during the third period. Roger Williams went 0-for-2 on the power play but successfully killed Curry's lone advantage. The Colonels held a narrow 20-19 edge at the faceoff circle.
The Hawks complete the home-and-home series against Curry on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Driscoll Arena in Fall River, Massachusetts. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m.
