Wednesday, January 31, 2001

BEAUDOIN GOAL GIVES HOLY CROSS WIN

OVER TRINITY WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY

 West Hartford, Conn. - Freshman forward Rachel Beaudoin (Berlin, N.H.) scored the game-winning goal 6:11 into the third period to lead the visiting College of the Holy Cross Crusaders to a 4-3 win over the Trinity College Bantams in Eastern College Athletic Conference women's ice hockey action this evening at Kingswood-Oxford rink. Trinity falls to 1-14-1 overall and 1-11-1 in the ECAC with its seventh straight loss, while Holy Cross improves to 4-10-1 overall and 2-10-1 in the ECAC.

After a scoreless first period and a half, Trinity senior co-captain forward Vanessa Heaton (Kent, Conn.) gave Trinity a 1-0 lead on a power play goal with 10:57 left in the second stanza. Sophomore forward Lindsay Peet (Stowe, Vt.) followed suit 1:53 later to give the Bantams a 2-0 lead.

Holy Cross answered on consecutive goals by freshman defense Alison Hogan (Belmont, Mass.) and Beadoin to knot the score at 2-2 after two periods. Bantam freshman Jillian Nelsen (Albany, N.Y.), who assisted on Heaton's earlier goal, gave Trinity a 3-2 lead with 16:47 remaining in the game on a pass from Heaton. The Crusaders returned the favor, as Beaudoin assisted freshman forward Elizabeth Campbell (Milton, Mass.) on the game-tying score and Campbell fed Beaudoin on the game-winner.

Freshman goalie Meredith McKinnon (Glen Cove, N.Y.) had 23 saves and Holy Cross sophomore goaltender Jenelle DiSanto (North Reading, Mass.) had 26 saves.

Holy Cross (4-10-1)         0 2 2 - 4

Trinity, Conn. (1-14-1)    0 2 1 - 3

SCORING

2. TC- Vanessa Heaton (Jillian Nelson, Kim Willis) pp 9:03, TC- Lindsay Peet (unassisted) 10:56, HC- Alison Hogan (Robyn Mazin) 14:25, HC- Rachelle Beaudoin (Alison Hogan) 18:47.

3. TC- Jillian Nelson (Vanessa Heaton) 3:13, HC- Elizabeth Campbell (Rachelle Beaudoin, Erin Williams) 4:14, HC- Rachelle Beaudoin (Elizabeth Campbell, Caitlin Andrew) 6:11.

GOALIE SAVES

HC- Jenelle DiSanto - 26

TC- Meredith McKinnon - 23

PENALTIES

HC- 2/4

TC- 1/2

POWER PLAY

HC- 0/1

TC- 1/2