ANGOLA, Ind. – The Trine University women's hockey team were overmatched by visiting Lebanon Valley College, dropping the contest 7-2.
The Flying Dutchmen scored the lone goal of the first period and followed up with three goals in the second to build a commanding 4-0 lead heading into the final intermission.
The Thunder got on the board in the 11th minute of the third period. With the puck in the offensive zone, behind the net, Ryleigh White ended up in a scrum along the boards. She eventually was able to free the puck with Cassandra Biblow skating away from the mess with possession. Biblow worked her way from the far faceoff dot into the slot where she lofted the puck over the goalie and into the net.
The next three goals went to the visitors during a two minute stretch beginning in the 13th minute.
Trine scored the final goal of the game in the last minute of play to give the game its final score. This time Dorka Gengeliczky participated in a scrum over the puck, just inside the neutral zone. Emma-Lyn Stephenson collected the loose puck and skated to the offensive end of the ice, firing a point-blank shot on net. The goalie turned it aside with the rebound coming to the near faceoff circle where Maya Shtrom was trailing and ready to score the goal.
The Thunder fall to 3-8-1 overall following the loss. They will look to bounce back tomorrow, Saturday, January 3 when they host the second game against Lebanon Valley. Opening puck drop is scheduled for 3 p.m.
