SALEM, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus Women's ice hockey team fell in the finals of the Viking Cup, 3-2 to host Salem State on Saturday evening.
Molly Martin and Isabella Contreras scored both goals for the Falcons.
The game was tied after each of the first two periods before the Vikings scored the game-winner in the third period.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Salem State 3 | Albertus Magnus 2
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (2-10-2) | Salem State (5-9)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Martin got the Falcons on the board at the 6:17 mark of the first period as she skated the length of the ice and buried a shot past the right side of Salem State goaltender, Kaia Hollingsworth to make it a 1-0 game. It was Martin's fifth goal of the season.
- The Vikings answered at the 14:09 mark as Olivia Tednes scored on a rebound in front of the net to tie the game at 1-1 into the first intermission.
- Salem State took its first lead at the 5:29 mark of the second as Jessica Robert scored in a scrum in front of the net. However, just 77 seconds later, Contreras tied it up for Albertus as she took a rebound after back-to-back shots from Gabriella Dellacroce and stuffed it past Hollingsworth for her third goal of the season.
- The two teams remained tied going into the third period and would remain so when Robert scored her second goal of the game, and eventual game-winner 5:48 into the period as she scored on a power play as she found herself with an open shot after skating around the net and taking a shot that beat Christmas Johnson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) to make it a 3-2 game.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Christmas Johnson 52 Shots | 49 Saves | 3 Goals Allowed
Salem State: 23 Shots | 21 Saves | 2 Goals Allowed
BY THE NUMBERS
Penalties/Minutes
Albertus 11/38 | Salem State 3/6
Power Play Goals/Opportunities
Albertus 0/2 | Salem State 1/8
NOTEWORTHY
- Johnson's 49 saves were a career-high and the fifth game she has had at least 40 saves.
- Martin has scored goals in three of her last four games and leads the team with 12 points on the season.
UP NEXT
The Falcons get a long break until they host Connecticut College on December 30 at 11 a.m. at Ralph Walker Rink.
