Anna Maria Hands Women's Ice Hockey 4-1 Defeat

WORCESTER, MASS – The Framingham State women's hockey team fell 4-1 to Anna Maria on Friday evening at Anna Maria's home rink, as the Rams struggled to contain a potent AMCats offense that peppered goaltender Lila Chamoun with 46 shots.

THE BASICS:

• Score: Anna Maria 4, Framingham State 1
• Records: Framingham State (4-19-1, 1-10-0 MASCAC); Anna Maria (8-15-2, 3-7-2)
• Location: Worcester, Massachusetts

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Anna Maria drew first blood at 12:01 of the first period when Aliana Gibson tallied an even-strength goal, assisted by August Otto, to give the Cats a 1-0 lead through 20 minutes.
• The second period saw both teams exchange goals. Anna Maria extended the lead to 2-0 just 1:38 in when Lauren Sundgren converted on the power play, assisted by Ceili Nolan and Quinn Bennett. Framingham State responded at 9:16 when Ella Conway scored her first goal of the season on an even-strength tally, assisted by Amy Tansek, pulling the Rams within one at 2-1.
• Anna Maria locked down the victory in the third period with back-to-back goals. Alexandra Peterson scored unassisted at 9:41 to make it 3-1, and Alexandria Mupo added a shorthanded empty-net goal at 11:35 to close out the scoring at 4-1.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Lila Chamoun made 42 saves in net for Framingham State on 46 Anna Maria shots
• Emma Brewer stopped 29 of 30 Framingham State shots for the win
• Framingham State was held scoreless on 7 power play opportunities; Anna Maria converted 1-of-8
• Framingham State was outshot 46-30 on the evening
• The Rams were whistled for 11 penalties (28 minutes); Anna Maria took 9 penalties (24 minutes)
• Ella Conway's goal was the offensive bright spot for Framingham State; Amy Tansek added the lone assist
• Finley Hogan led FSU at the faceoff dot, going 11-10

UP NEXT:

• Framingham State returns home Saturday, February 21 to host Salem State at 7:50 PM EST