Box Score MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - Juniors Kendra Andrie (Muskegon, Mich.) and Kristen Cokely (Cambridge, Mass.), along with freshman Samantha Zitzer (River Forest, Ill.), each scored power-play goals to lead the Salve Regina University women's ice hockey team to a 3-0 win over Plymouth State University in Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) women's ice hockey Friday night at St. George's Rink.
Freshman Ali Muehlbronner (Glenside, Pa.) recorded 15 saves record her second-collegiate shutout and improve to 4-0-0 as the Seahawks(6-2-1, 5-1-1 ECAC) ran their unbeaten streak to five games (4-0-1). Sophomore Nicole Provencher (Guilford, Conn.) made 50 saves for the Panthers (0-8-0, 0-8-0 ECAC).
Andrie's first goal of the season at 11:51 of the opening stanza staked the Seahawks to a 1-0 lead. Freshman Melanie Sherlock (Colorado Springs, Colo.) picked up the lone assist on the goal. In the second, Cokely collected a rebound off a shot from sophomore Jen Thiesing (Sandwich, Mass.) and deposited her first of the season at 11:48 to push the SRU lead to 2-0, and Zitzer's first collegiate goal 5:12 into the third was a backhand shot from in tight. Classmate Rachel Porter (Franklin, Mass.) and sophomore Drew Chernisky (Valley View, Ohio) were credited with assists on the Seahawks third goal.
"It's great to see Sam get her first collegiate goal. She's been working hard, so I'm very happy for her," said Salve Regina head coach Michael Cox. "I'm also happy that Ali continues to play well in net. She didn't have a ton of work tonight, but she made four or five nice saves. Our powern play seems to be working well, and it was a nice, workmanlike effort from our team tonight."
The Seahawks return to action Saturday night when they host Southern Maine at 8 p.m. The Panthers are off until January 2, when they compete in the Saint Michael's Holiday Classic in Colchester, Vt.