WINCHENDON, Mass. -- Sophomore forward Noa Farberman notched her second goal of the season while senior defenseman Angeline Pitter tallied her first for Post University Women's Ice Hockey, as the Eagles were unable to keep up with Franklin Pierce University in their road matchup on Tuesday night, dropping their third straight game, 5-2, heading into their 10-day break. 

THE BASICS

Post University 2, Franklin Pierce University 5 

Post University (3-12-2, 3-8-2 NEWHA)

Franklin Pierce University (7-8-0, 7-6-0 NEWHA)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Like their matchup in the Sports Center of Connecticut last month, it would be goals galore in a short period of time as freshman forward Bo Dean opened the scoring against junior goalie Hali Lawrence to give the Ravens a 1-0 lead just under six minutes into the contest. But less than a minute later, Farberman tied the game back up at one all on a power-play goal following a tripping penalty issued to sophomore defenseman Courtney Swenson in which junior goalie Jill Hertl was pulled away from the net, leaving Farberman with space to sneak the puck by her.

Completing a span of three goals in 1:35 between the two squads was sophomore forward Lauren Maras with her first goal of the season to put Franklin Pierce ahead by one, 2-1, after 20 minutes. Nine saves would be made by each goalie in the first period and from there on the offensive opportunities would be limited by the defense of both sides which led to Post recording only 19 shots on goal compared to 23 on goal for the Ravens. 

Again, on the power play just over seven minutes into the second, Pitter tipped a shot by senior defenseman Caisey Van Den Oetelaar by Hertl to knot the game up at two apiece before three unanswered goals by Franklin Pierce helped them pull away for the victory. Senior forward Mikayla Kelley scored the go-ahead goal towards the end of the second while Dean added an insurance goal for Franklin Pierce about midway through the third before junior forward McKenzie Rich sealed the 5-2 win for the Ravens with an empty netter at the 18:58 mark of regulation. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS

•  Angeline Pitter's second-period goal was just the second of her career and the first since her freshman season (2021-22)
• Hali Lawrence made 18 saves on 22 attempts from Franklin Pierce, taking the loss for Post University and falling to 1-3-0 on the season in her starts with the lone win coming in overtime against the Ravens last month
• Post University finished the game 2-for-4 on the power play today, recording two power-play goals in a game for the second time this season -- Last season the Eagles had three games in which they recorded two power-play goals in a game  
• Bo Dean had two goals for Franklin Pierce University tonight, recording her first multi-point game as a Raven in her first 15 collegiate games 

WHO'S NEXT
Post University is off for the next 10 days before heading into another home-and-home series to cap off the 2024 portion of their schedule against Sacred Heart University next Friday and Saturday. The Eagles will take on the Pioneers at home on Friday at 1:00 PM at the Sports Center of Connecticut in Shelton, Connecticut in hopes of earning their first win in program history at home against Sacred Heart.