SYRACUSE, N.Y. (October 4, 2024) – The Stonehill College women's ice hockey was shutout in its road opener, 4-0, at Syracuse Friday night. With the loss, the Skyhawks dropped to 0-2 on the young campaign, while the Orange open their 2024-25 season with a 1-0 record.
 
Highlights

• Junior classmates Kathryn Karo and Brianna Walkom paved the way at the dot, going a combined 18-for-26 at the faceoff circle.
• First-year defender Reagan Whynot blocked three shots on the night and improved her team-lead mark to seven on the early campaign.
• Juniors Maddison Achtyl and Lily Geist led the way offensively for the Skyhawks, each registering four shots on goal.
• First-year netminder Alexsa Caron tallied 37 saves in between the pipes for Stonehill against Syracuse.
• First-year defender Jessica Cheung registered her first career multi-point game in her collegiate debut for the Skyhawks, tallying a goal and an assist on the night.
• Sophomore Jackson Kinsler, junior Maya D'Arcy, and graduate Tatum White each recorded their first goals of the season.
• Graduate goaltender Allie Kelley picked up her first win and first shutout of the season inside the crease after stopping all 20 shots she faced on net.

How it Happened
Syracuse scored the game's opening goal at 1:08 into the contest following a blocked shot by junior Gracie Sacca; Kinsler would control a rebound and send a wrister into the back of the cage past Caron to give the Orange an early one-goal advantage.  
 
The two sides would trade shot attempts over the next five minutes of action until 5:48, where the Orange would head on the power-play following a hooking penalty on sophomore defender Pusle Dyring-Andersen. Less than 30 seconds into Syracuse's first power-play opportunity of the night, White would light the lamp for her first of the season and 19th career goal.
 
Throughout the remainder of the opening period, both sides played to an even matchup, each registering 12 shot attempts, with Stonehill tallying five on its first power-play chance in the final five minutes of the 20-minute period.
 
Heading into the second period, the Skyhawks would look to get on the board and cut into their two-goal deficit. Stonehill would pepper the Kelley with five shots in the opening three minutes of play in the second, with Achtyl, Dyring-Andersen, Whynot, and junior Lucie Turcotte each registering shots on goal. However, Kelley would stand tall in the net, stifling the Skyhawk's scoring opportunities and keeping them off the board.
 
After the opening few minutes of the second period, Syracuse would head on the attack, outshooting the Skyhawks 19-5 throughout the frame and extending its lead to three heading into the final frame of regulation.
 
Coming out of the break, Stonehill continued to show their resilience, tallying ten shots throughout the final 20 minutes of play while blocking a trio of shots off the sticks of the Orange. Despite the valiant effort to mount a comeback, a goal by D'Arcy at the 18:11 mark of the third would cap off the scoring and seal the victory for Syracuse by a final score of 4-0.  
 
Up Next
Stonehill (0-2, 0-0 NEWHA) wraps up its two-game weekend set against Syracuse tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m., inside the Tennity Ice Pavilion.
 
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