By David F. Pendrys (Editor’s Note: More Information to Be Added) [Official Box Score from Wesleyan Athletics]

MIDDLETOWN, CT – In non-conference action Friday night, the Wesleyan Cardinals women’s hockey team fell to the Endicott Gulls 5-1 in a game where the score certainly did not tell the whole story. Endicott which entered the game with nine wins and one tie was a clear favorite, but despite their scoring prowess and size advantage. Wesleyan played them very hard. Endicott put up 27 shots to Wesleyan’s 18 as both teams generated good scoring chances, Endicott arguably managed to be resourceful and benefit from some Wesleyan mistakes. The Gulls also touched off some breakaways which put a lot of a pressure on Wesleyan goalie Sam Smith. Smith made 22 saves on the night and Endicott’s Vendela Jonsson made 17.

Like the games versus Williams the week before, Wesleyan did not have the size advantage, but they continued to use their speed. Unfortunately for them, they weren’t able to keep pace with the Endicott’s scoring. Still, this game was not a blow out, it was a back and forth contest, though Endicott was able to get some really quality breaks and finish them.

Wesleyan also took 4 penalties, often attempting to stop a scoring chance, to Endicott’s 1 and that didn’t help the situation, the Cardinals did find a way to benefit from one of their penalty kills.

Endicott began the scoring early at 4:42 when the Gulls broke in. Ashlie Jones was able to get beyond the defender and shot it at Smith. The keeper made the save but it bounced to Maggie Layo who was on the other side and she flipped it in. An assist also went to Lexi Klein.

Klein again helped set up a goal at 8:57 when she moved in the offensive zone and sent a centering pass right to Lauren Ferraiuolo who didn’t hesitate in knocking it into the goal.

At 15:30 a Wesleyan miscue proved costly when a Cardinal drop pass fell instead into the hands of Jillian Gibbs right in front of the net. The defenders scrambled and stopped her but the puck slid to Jade Meier who sent it in point blank.

Wesleyan held Endicott scoreless in the second period and also notched their only goal. While down a skater Alex Horton pounced on a puck at the edge of the zone and raced up the ice, breaking in on Jonnsson and defeating her at 17:14.

The visitors attempted to slam the door on the game in the third and struck quickly at 1:05 when Meier took the puck into the Wesleyan zone from Smith’s right. She capably fed it to Gibbs who was streaking across the front of the goal and scored it.

The fifth goal was fairly unnecessary, but still with a late penalty called on Wesleyan, Ellen Carter cycled to the top of the zone and slapped it at the net, allowing Layo to deflect it past Smith. Klein also had her third assist of the night on the final goal of the game.

Horton led Wesleyan with 4 shots, Jackie Kilar had 3 (Read a great article about her that Wesleyan put out here.), Maggie Curran, Caroline Seibold, and Colleen Castro, all had 2 each.

Layo and Gibbs paced the Gulls with 4 shots, Ferraiuolo, Meier, and Michaela McNamara all had 3, and Ashlie Jones, and Dynnea Bezona had 2 each.

Seibold and Sarah Goss had 2 blocks each for Wesleyan and Miranda Nestor, Allie Damren, Gina Mangiafridda, Maddie Nash, and Alicia Nickolenko had 1 each.

For Endicott, Emma McDowell, Ferraiuolo, Carter, Samantha Fuller, Gibbs, and Nicole Demers all had 1.

Endicott is now 10-0-1 and Wesleyan is 2-4-2.

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Noticed Plays.

(This is a not exhaustive very imperfect list of noticed plays that might not make the score sheet. It is very possible a player has far more of any sort of play than are noticed in the heat of action. It is what it is. Read these more as a player had “at least” what is noted here. Note the language is a bit stilted, I’m trying to figure out how to make the information flow better.)

Wesleyan

Maggie Curran

Had a variety of scoring chance including after a zone entry and after keeping the puck within the Endicott zone.

Kendall Carr

Was noticed intercepting a Gulls pass and starting a zone exit, she also started another zone exit and skated the puck out of the zone herself. On the penalty kill she had at least one clear.

Bridget Sherman

Had multiple zone entries and gained possession of the puck within the Gulls side to setup a scoring opportunity. Also had one of her own at some point. Defensively, sent the puck out of the Wesleyan end multiple times.

Miranda Nestor

Kept the puck within the Endicott zone a few times, also got to the puck in the visitor’s zone which resulted in a team scoring opportunity. On the other end started the puck out of Wesleyan territory at least once.

Caroline Seibold

Had at least one of her scoring chances on the power play, and had a clear on the penalty kill. She also prevented the puck from exiting the Gulls zone at least five times and twice on the power play. On the defensive side she picked off an opponent’s pass, and initiated several zone exits.

Colleen Castro

Picked the pocket of a Gull in their own zone, also kept the puck within their zone at another instance. Skated in at least one zone entry.

Allie Damren

Came up with the biscuit multiple times in Gulls territory and a team scoring chance resulted from one of these plays. She also conveyed the puck out of the Wesleyan zone many times often skating it out herself.

Gina Mangiafridda

Grabbed the puck several times within the offensive zone, also had a zone entry. She brought the disc out of her own zone several times as well.

Cici Frattasio

She came up with the puck a lot in the offensive end including to set up a team attempt on net. She also held the puck within the same territory, and one of her zone entries produced a chance as well. She had more chances then shots during the game. She also moved end to end at one point. Additionally she produced at least four exits from the Cardinals side.

Maddie Nash

She moved the puck away from the Wesleyan goal mouth and at another point intercepted a Gulls pass and brought it all the way down to the other end. She also had at least two clears on the penalty kill. Offensively she preserved zone time by preventing the puck from escaping, and also had a puck possession in the offensive side that produced a scoring chance for her team.

Sarah Goss

Her stick stopped at least four zone exits and produced a scoring chance for her, and one for a teammate. She also had at least three other scoring chances including one on the power play. She robbed the Gulls at least three times in the defensive end and started the puck back out several times. She had other zone extractions as well. Plus she disrupted a Gulls scoring chance.

Hedi Droste

In addition to a valuable clear on the penalty kill, she evacuated the puck from the in front of her keeper. Had at least one other zone clear. One the other side of things kept the puck from crossing the Endicott blue line at least once.

Sophia Marra

Was noticed fighting the puck across the Wesleyan blue line, and she had at least one other zone clear.

Jackie Kilar

At least one of her scoring chances came on the power play, also produced once with a zone entry. On the power play she corralled the biscuit to keep the cycle going, also had at least one even strength effort to prevent it from leaving. Defensively she started at least three zone clears and also disrupted another Gulls setup. On the penalty kill had at least once clear.

Alex Horton

Had several zone entries including one that produced a team scoring chance. Came up with the puck several times within the Endicott area including once right in front as she produced at least two scoring chances that way. Plus she maneuvered the puck away from in front of her own net, and had at least one clear on the penalty kill.

Sarah Takahashi

Had a lot of zone entries including one producing a Wesleyan scoring chance. She generated one for herself by collecting the puck before it got out of the zone and shooting it. She also acquired the puck several times in the Endicott end including robbing a a player of one. One of these efforts produced a scoring try. Defensively she also was responsible for getting the puck out of Wesleyan country multiple times.

Alicia Nickolenko

Had a few zone exits including evacuating the puck from the goal mouth. She also got a stick on a Gulls pass within the Wesleyan zone and moved the puck away as well. An offensive interception allowed her to carry it in on the attack too.

Alexis Banquer

Had several zone exits on the day. Her contribution must have been larger than these notes indicate.

Endicott

Emma McDowell

Was noted battling to get the puck out of the zone, and also acquiring the disc within the Cardinals zone.

Lauren Ferraiuolo

At least one of her scoring tries came on the power play, also stole the puck in the neutral zone from a Cardinal. Defensively collected and sent the puck from the Endicott end several times and also picked off a Wesleyan pass and carried the puck away from her side.

Meaghan Farragher

Had a variety of scoring chances despite no shots including on the power play. She also kept the puck within the Wesleyan zone at least four times including for a chance of her own.

Ellen Carter

Had at lest one scoring try on the power play, and one zone entry. Defensively delivered the puck out of the Gulls zone several times either through passes or skating it out herself. She also flummoxed a Wesleyan zone entry and disrupted one of their shots.

Michaela McNamara

She let loose at least two scoring chances on the power play, also created a chance by coming up with the puck in the Cardinals zone. Also had at lest one zone entry, and one exit.

Maggie Layo

In addition to her goals had a scoring chance right in front of the Wesleyan net. Also had several zone entries including one that caused a team attempt on the keeper. Plus she acquired the puck within the Wesleyan zone a few times including for one of her opportunities.

Holly Erbe

Defensively she sent the puck away from danger a few times and had a clear on the penalty kill.

Ashlie Jones

Had several zone entries, and also a few scoring chances including after grabbing the puck within the opposing end as she acquired the disc a few times in enemy territory. This also spawned a teammate’s try on the goal. Additionally she had a few zone clears.

Lexi Klein

One of her zone entries produced a team goal, she had several more and at least one produced a scoring try from a teammate. She also contained the puck within the Wesleyan zone at least once, and also got to a puck in that zone and setup a team scoring opportunity. Defensively she was also seen conveying the puck out of end.

Jade Meier

One of her scoring chances came on the power play, also had at least one zone entry and sent the puck away from danger zone in front of the Endicott net.

Samantha Fuller

Had at least one entry and one puck acquisition in the opposing end. Plus she moved the puck from the Gulls side several time.

Dynnea Bezona

Came up with the disc at least three times when it was already in the Cardinals section, producing a chance for her and for a teammate. She was responsible for several zone clears and also disrupted an opponent’s zone entry.

Courtney Walpole

Had at least one clear on the penalty kill, flummoxed a Wesleyan attempt to gain the zone, and also had at least one even strength extraction from Gulls Land.

Rachel Lustenring

She had numerous puck grabs within the Wesleyan end including for a scoring try, and had at least two zone entries. Also fought it across the blue line to force the Cardinals out and at a different point intercepted one of their passes in the neutral zone.

Teneal Perry

Had one of her scoring tries on the power play, plus at even strength got to the puck within the O-zone and produced a chance from that. Also had at least one zone exit.

Alexa Pretkelis

Got one of her scoring opportunities on the power play. She also had at least one zone entry, and prevented the rubber from leaving the Wesleyan zone at least twice. She also moved the disc out of the D-zone several times, at one point having to battle the Cardinals to get across the line. She disrupted Wesleyan zone entries several times, including one time that produced a team scoring try on the other end.

Jillian Gibbs

Had two scoring chances on the power play, also had multiple zone entries one of which got her a scoring chance, and one which earned a teammate one. She also had several zone exits of varying types.

Nicole Demers

She had at least one scoring chance on the power play and one at even strength. She also kept the puck within Wesleyan country at least three times, including two noticed times on the power play. Her steal in the neutral zone also produced a team scoring opportunity. She initiated several zone exits too.