University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
11-9-1
Holy Cross
1-18-2
Snodgrass Records Hat Trick in Huskies 6-3 Triumph over Holy Cross
1/5/2019 5:17:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
WORCESTER, Mass. – Taking to the road for the second game of a home-and-home series against Holy Cross, the UConn women's hockey team completed the series and season sweep of the Crusaders with a 6-3 victory Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Natalie Snodgrass recorded her first hat trick of the season to lead the charge for the Huskies, while classmate Morgan Wabick added two goals and junior Leona Sim tallied one of her own.
UConn jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the first period behind goals from Snodgrass (2:36) and Wabick (4:29). Holy Cross responded with two goals of its own at 9:50 and 15:14 to even the score with just under five to go in the opening stanza. Wabick found the back of the net for the second time of the afternoon, converting on a feed from Savannah Bouzide and Viki Harkness at 16:18 to regain the advantage, 3-2, heading into the first intermission.
The Huskies doubled its lead to two goals almost midway (9:02) through the second period. After Victoria Young was whistled for hooking, UConn went on the power play (for the second time), and Snodgrass ripped the puck over the left shoulder of the Holy Cross goalie just 10 seconds before the power play expired, giving the Huskies a 4-2 lead. The Crusaders answered with another score to cut the UConn lead back to one.
The third period belonged to UConn, as the Huskies added two more goals while goalie Morgan Fisher recorded six of her 15 saves . Snodgrass completed her hat trick just 45 seconds into the final frame to help UConn regain the two goal advantage. Briana Colangelo lit the lamp at 11:15 to push the lead to 6-3, and that was all she wrote.
Game Notes/Husky Highlights…
- UConn improves to 11-9-1 overall, 6-7-1 in Hockey East competition.
- The Huskies extend their win streak to four games.
- Natalie Snodgrass tallied her first hat trick of the season.
