Hockey Looking for Goals
Geoff Schneider
Issue date: 1/31/06 Section: Sports
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Much like the men's hockey team, the women's hockey team had a great start out of the gate to open the season, but tailed off over winter break. After starting out 5-1-1 the Bantams have gone 1-7-1 since then for a 6-8-2 overall record.
And, much like the men's team, the problem has been not enough scoring, as Trinity has scored more than two goals on twice in the past nine games.
"It has been really hard on all of us to start off as well as we did and then lose six games in a row. There have also been a lot of injuries and obviously that would hurt any team. But we're not quitting. We have been doing a lot of conditioning and refocusing during the week both on and off the ice, which finally paid off for us in the second game this weekend," said net minder Courtney Bergh '06.
Trinity's scoring problems continued against Amherst College Friday night in Amherst, with Trinity dropping the game 5-0 against a Lord Jeffs team they had beaten 3-2 previously over break. Bergh made 19 saves on 24 shots in the losing effort.
Trinity bounced back to earn a point for the weekend with a 4-4 tie against Connecticut College. The offense was clicking Saturday as Trinity put up 39 shots during the game, including 28 through the first two periods. Conn College started the scoring with a short handed goal with five minutes left in the first. Forward Tara Borowski '06 got Trinity on the board two minutes later with assists coming from Emmy Handy '08 and Kara Douglas '08. Trinity allowed a crucial goal with just 15 seconds left on the power play in the first to give Conn College a 2-1 advantage going into the second.
Douglas tied the game up at 2-2 just over a minute and a half into the second with assists coming from freshman Marissa Powers and sophomore Erin Fitzgerald. Conn College gained the lead on another power play goal 4:37 into the period before Douglas registered her second of the game half way through the period for her second game-tying goal of the contest. Borowski and Powers picked up the assists on the goal.
Fitzgerald recorded the next goal, a power play goal, with 4:36 left in the middle frame on passes from freshman Michelle Chee and senior captain Jessica Keeley, which rounded out the scoring for the Bantams.
The Camels managed to put one past Bergh in the middle of the third period, but it proved to be the last goal scored during the game. Both teams managed to get off four shots in the overtime session, but both goalies were up to the task and didn't let anything go by. "Amherst was a tough game for us, they had three breakaways and scored on two of them ... the other three goals: one was a 3 on 1, one was a backdoor goal, and one was a rebound. The tie against Conn. is important because it keeps them below us in the rankings. It also helped the team's confidence because we played well as a team," said Bergh. Trinity returns to action next weekend with a key home stand against NESCAC rivals Bowdoin and Colby on Friday and Saturday.
And, much like the men's team, the problem has been not enough scoring, as Trinity has scored more than two goals on twice in the past nine games.
"It has been really hard on all of us to start off as well as we did and then lose six games in a row. There have also been a lot of injuries and obviously that would hurt any team. But we're not quitting. We have been doing a lot of conditioning and refocusing during the week both on and off the ice, which finally paid off for us in the second game this weekend," said net minder Courtney Bergh '06.
Trinity's scoring problems continued against Amherst College Friday night in Amherst, with Trinity dropping the game 5-0 against a Lord Jeffs team they had beaten 3-2 previously over break. Bergh made 19 saves on 24 shots in the losing effort.
Trinity bounced back to earn a point for the weekend with a 4-4 tie against Connecticut College. The offense was clicking Saturday as Trinity put up 39 shots during the game, including 28 through the first two periods. Conn College started the scoring with a short handed goal with five minutes left in the first. Forward Tara Borowski '06 got Trinity on the board two minutes later with assists coming from Emmy Handy '08 and Kara Douglas '08. Trinity allowed a crucial goal with just 15 seconds left on the power play in the first to give Conn College a 2-1 advantage going into the second.
Douglas tied the game up at 2-2 just over a minute and a half into the second with assists coming from freshman Marissa Powers and sophomore Erin Fitzgerald. Conn College gained the lead on another power play goal 4:37 into the period before Douglas registered her second of the game half way through the period for her second game-tying goal of the contest. Borowski and Powers picked up the assists on the goal.
Fitzgerald recorded the next goal, a power play goal, with 4:36 left in the middle frame on passes from freshman Michelle Chee and senior captain Jessica Keeley, which rounded out the scoring for the Bantams.
The Camels managed to put one past Bergh in the middle of the third period, but it proved to be the last goal scored during the game. Both teams managed to get off four shots in the overtime session, but both goalies were up to the task and didn't let anything go by. "Amherst was a tough game for us, they had three breakaways and scored on two of them ... the other three goals: one was a 3 on 1, one was a backdoor goal, and one was a rebound. The tie against Conn. is important because it keeps them below us in the rankings. It also helped the team's confidence because we played well as a team," said Bergh. Trinity returns to action next weekend with a key home stand against NESCAC rivals Bowdoin and Colby on Friday and Saturday.
