CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. - Three teams earned victories on the opening night of non-conference play in the 2022-23 ECAC Women's Hockey season on Friday night. Clarkson, Quinnipiac, and Union all picked up strong wins in their respective regular season openers.
St. Lawrence also played on Friday night, battling a solid Providence team in what ultimately resulted in an overtime loss.
CLARKSON 3 - SACRED HEART 0
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SHELTON, Conn. - The Clarkson Golden Knights opened the 2022-23 season with a dominating win at Sacred Heart. The scoreboard didn't reflect the overwhelming shot and time of possession edge that favored the Golden Knights.
Clarkson goal scorers - Gabrielle David, Baylee Kirwan, Anne Cherkowski
UNION 3 - NEW HAMPSHIRE 2
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DURHAM, N.H. - For the second straight year in a row the Union College women's hockey team opened the season with a win. First-year
Riley Walsh chipped in with two goals including her first collegiate goal, and senior
Emily King added the game winner in the second period, as Union hung on for a 3-2 victory over the University of New Hampshire on Friday evening from the Whittemore Center. This was Union's first ever victory over the Wildcats.
Union goal scorers - Riley Walsh (2), Emily King
QUINNIPIAC 3 - MAINE 2 (OT)
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ORONO, Maine - Junior forward
Olivia Mobley scored the game-winner with just 10.1 seconds left in overtime, as No. 8 Quinnipiac women's ice hockey downed Maine, 3-2, in the Bobcats' 2022-23 season opener.
Quinnipiac goal scorers - Sadie Peart, Lexie Adzija, Olivia Mobley
PROVIDENCE 3 - ST. LAWRENCE 2 (OT)
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Taylor Lum tied the game with 3:12 remaining in the third period to send the game to overtime, but Reichen Kirchmair tallied the game winner with 1:32 left in overtime, as the St. Lawrence University women's hockey team fell to Providence College, 3-2, in the 2022-23 season opener on Friday evening in Providence, R.I.
St. Lawrence goal scorers - Abby Hustler, Taylor Lum