MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Hamilton College's
Emily Ferguson '24 and
Claire McGennis '24 scored goals in the Continentals' 2-2 NESCAC tie with the Wesleyan University Cardinals inside Wesleyan's Spurrier-Snyder Rink on Friday, Jan. 26.
Season Update
- Nationally ranked No. 7 Hamilton (11-3-3, 4-3-2 NESCAC) is unbeaten in its last seven games. The Continentals have played seven overtime contests this season.
- The Cardinals (8-6-3, 3-4-2) were coming off a 2-1 victory at then-No. 3 Amherst College on Jan. 21.
How It Happened
- Ferguson gave Hamilton a 1-0 lead at 5:32 in the first period after a shot by Ali Joseph '25 was off-target. The Continentals held an 11-5 shot advantage in the first.
- McGennis made it a two-goal advantage 4:43 into the second period. Caroline Kee cut Hamilton's lead in half with 19.1 seconds left in the period.
- Wesleyan tied the score with 6:02 remaining in the third period on a power-play goal. Teagan Brown '27 stopped a shot by Aimee Seppenwolde but the follow-up by Christina Tournas found the back of the net.
- The Cardinals received another power-play opportunity with 1:28 to go when one of the Continentals was sent to the box for interference. The advantage extended 32 seconds into sudden-victory overtime but Wesleyan didn't have a single shot attempt.
- Brown finished the extra period with two saves while Hamilton took one shot that missed the net.
Notes
- McGennis is third in the NESCAC with 10 goals.
- Ferguson – a defender – scored her second goal in the last three games.
- Joseph has all five of her points in the last eight games.
- Brown ended up with 27 stops, including 13 in the third period.
- Bobbi Roca '24 won 15 faceoffs as the Continentals were 31 of 54 as a team.
- Rei Halloran turned away 38 shots with 21 in the second period alone for the Cardinals.
- Hamilton is 8-0-2 in its last 10 meetings with Wesleyan.
Next Game
The two teams meet again in Connecticut on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 3 p.m.