OWINGS MILLS, MD. – Visiting SUNY Morrisville women's ice hockey opened the season Saturday night with a thrilling 3-2 win over host Stevenson University, scoring twice in the final minute to capture the non-conference win on the road at Stevenson.

THE BASICS:

• Team Scores: Morrisville 3, Stevenson 2
• Location: Reisterstown Sportsplex, Owings Mills, Maryland
• Records: Morrisville 1-0-0, Stevenson 0-1-0

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Visiting SUNY Morrisville women's hockey scored twice in the final 37 seconds of play Saturday night in their season opener on the road at Stevenson University, recording the thrilling 3-2 win in Owings Mills, Maryland.
• Trailing 2-1 with under two minutes to go, Morrisville saw an opportunity and pulled goaltender Elizabeth Timby (Getzville, N.Y.) with 1:19 remaining in the third for the extra skater, keeping a constant pressure in their offensive zone on the Stevenson defense.
• After a blocked shot that moved the puck to the right side of the zone, Zoe Leas (North Vancouver, B.C.) found Allie Davidson (Niagara Falls, Ont.) on the left wing, who slid the puck to a wide-open Kate Mabey (Guelph, Ont.) in the center of the zone for the top shelf equalizer with 36.7 seconds remaining in the period.
• Hailee Easson (Okotoks, Alta.) won the ensuing face-off for the Mustangs, returning the puck to the offensive zone.
• Struggling to clear the zone, Stevenson lost control of the puck near the crease and Allicen Bouchard (Rockford, Ill.) knocked in the game winner as time expired on the clock, capturing the win for the visitors.
• Easson and Meadow Clarke (Middlesackville, N.S.) were credited with the assists.
• Stevenson took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission, netting the games first of the night with 6.3 seconds remaining in the opening frame, before a Mustang tally at the 5:49 mark in the second evened the contest at one.
• Emma Thompson (Ingleside, Ont.) cleared the puck from the Mustangs defensive zone to an open Bouchard, who connected with newcomer Alexa Spiers (Smithtown, N.Y.) on the left for the wrister.
• Stevenson regained the lead at the 12:32 mark of the third, capitalizing on back-to-back Morrisville penalties that created a 5-on-3 power play situation, resulting in the go-ahead score.
• Both teams had good looks at net in the closing minutes, each netminder turning away one, but Morrisville outlasted the hosts and posted the thrilling victory to open the season.
• Timby recorded the win in net for Morrisville, recording 13 saves, including four in the third period.
• Olivia DeGuire registered the loss, despite a 36 save effort, as Morrisville out shot the hosts 39-15 in shots on goal.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville returns to the ice tomorrow at 2 against Stevenson.

 
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