GENEVA, N.Y. – Chatham Women's Hockey (1-1-1) lost 5-3 to William Smith (2-1-1) on Friday afternoon.
Klara Miuller scored all three Chatham goals, while
Morgan Miller made 58 saves.
William Smith opened the scoring at 12:11 of the first period when Finley Crosby found the back of the net. Miller stopped 14 shots during the frame, keeping the Cougars within one entering the first intermission.
The Herons doubled their lead on a Bella Hacker power-play goal at 8:58 of the second period. Chatham answered 55 seconds later when Miuller scored off assists from
Audrey Coomber and
Emily Crow to cut the deficit to 2-1.
William Smith extended its advantage with two goals in 22 seconds late in the period. Talia Mertens converted on the power play at 17:05 before Ainsley Lonczak scored at 17:27 to make it 4-1.
Miuller responded with two goals in 33 seconds to bring Chatham back within one. She scored on the power play at 17:50 off assists from
Hailey Braaten and
Morgan Black, then completed her hat trick at 18:23 with Black and Braaten again providing the assists. Miller made 23 saves during the period as the Cougars entered the third trailing 4-3.
Chatham remained within one throughout most of the final period behind another 21 saves from Miller. With the Cougars' net empty for an extra attacker, Tara Valas scored with 27 seconds remaining to secure the 5-3 victory for William Smith.
Miuller finished with three goals on five shots. Braaten and Black each recorded two assists, while Coomber and Crow added one apiece. Miller stopped 58 of the 62 shots she faced for a .935 save percentage. William Smith held a 63-14 advantage in shots on goal, and Chatham converted one of its two power-play opportunities.
The Cougars return to action on Friday, November 13th when they host Albertus Magnus at Alpha Ice Complex to open UCHC play. Puck drop is scheduled for 3PM.
