Clinton, New York – Hamilton College lydia block '26 Scored 3 minutes, 47 seconds into overtime in the first sudden victory of a 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Hockey Championship first round game inside Russell Sage Rink in Hamilton on Wednesday, March 6. led the Continentals to a 2-1 victory over the Nazareth University Golden Flyers. .
Season update
- The No. 8 Continentals (16-6-6 overall) will advance to take on No. 3 Adrian College in the NCAA Championship quarterfinals on Saturday, March 9th at 3 p.m. in Adrian, Michigan. Hamilton has won three of the last four games. Games – all against teams ranked in the top 10.
- No. 10 Nazareth (22-6-1) had won its past 15 contests before Wednesday night. The Golden Flyers' last two seasons ended in the NCAA first round at Sage Rink.
how did it happen
- The Continentals dominated puck possession in overtime. Nazareth had two shot attempts that went wide, while Hamilton had five shot attempts, including three.
- Eva Romano '27Who Was the Continentals' 19-Year-Old?th As a skater in this game, he forced turnovers along the boards on the left side of Hamilton's offensive zone. She slipped under the goal line and threw a centering pass into her low slot, but it somehow escaped the sticks of the three Golden Flyers. Brock's one-time shot went glove-side through the goalkeeper's outstretched leg, starting a wild celebration.
- Nazareth took the lead on a 2-1 breakaway 4:11 into the first period. Makenna Wiljanen darted into the Golden Flyers' offensive zone and passed the puck at the top of the right faceoff circle to Ingrid Holstad in the slot. Holstad took an early lead with a wrist shot that went over the goaltender's blocker side.
- Both teams only had two power-play chances, but the Continentals made the most of their first opportunity.
- The Nazareth player was sent to the penalty area for a hook with 7:12 left in the first, and Hamilton scored four seconds later. Lisa Ito – Bagshaw 'twenty five The faceoff was won and the puck flew toward the Golden Flyers' net. Brock took a shot that almost fell to the ice, but the goaltender stopped it. A juicy rebound comes forward, Ali Joseph 'twenty five He scored this shot into the back of the net inside the right post.
- Neither team scored for the next 50 minutes until a block winner was determined.
Note
- Brock's overtime victory was the Continentals' fourth of the season. abby smith 'twenty four There are two; claire mcgennis 'twenty four I have another one.
- Hamilton has played 13 overtime games this season.
- The Continentals have won four straight at home against Nazareth, including a 2-1 overtime win on Dec. 5 and a 3-1 win in the first round of last year's NCAA Championship.
- Hamilton has a 3-1 record in NCAA play. The Continentals shut out Adrian 2-0 in last year's quarterfinals and hope to do the same this Saturday.
- 2024 NESCAC Rookie of the Year Teagan Brown '27He hadn't played in goal since a 2-0 shutout against the University of Connecticut on February 9, but he didn't miss a beat in his triumphant return. Brown made 13 of his 29 stops in the second period, keeping Hamilton in the game. She has a 1.13 goals against average and a .951 save percentage in 19 starts.
- Bullock recorded his third multi-point game of the season and first since Dec. 1. She ranks fourth on the team with 15 points (6 goals, 9 assists).
- Joseph scored his third goal of the season.
- Romano recorded his fourth assist.
- Ito-Bagshaw served as a fifth helper this season and won 11 of 20 games.
- The Golden Flyers won 39 of 67 faceoffs.
- McKinley Hoff returned 19 shots.
