SHELTON, Conn. – Senior forward Maddison Achtyl scored with 4:31 left in regulation for Stonehill College as the Skyhawks forced overtime against Post University Women's Ice Hockey on Senior Night for the Eagles, where Achtyl would net the game-winning goal with 2:15 left, giving the visitors a 2-1 road win on Friday evening. 

THE BASICS

Post University 1, Stonehill College 2 (OT)

Post University (9-21-1, 9-15-1 NEWHA)

Stonehill College (14-15-2, 14-9-2 NEWHA)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Only 1:29 into the contest, it was the Eagles getting on the board with a goal that was originally waved off as a score. Freshman forward Georgia Stevens took aim at senior goalie Eve Stone in the net, who seemingly made the save on the left side of the crease, forcing a faceoff. But after deliberation amongst the referees, they ruled it puck crossed the line before Stone made the stop, giving Post their 1-0 lead.

Through two periods of action, the score remained 1-0 with senior goalie Hannah Saunders making 27 saves, while Stone needed to make just 13 stops between the pipes. Stonehill had three power play opportunities in the first 40 minutes, but Saunders made six saves during those chances. Post's two power plays would also go by the wayside, with Stone making five saves combined during them.

With time winding down in the second, sophomore defenseman Caryss Kehl nearly gave Post a two-goal lead heading into the break. But senior forward Maddy Noonan's presence in the crease just before Kehl wrapped it into the right side of the goal caused the goal to be waved off with 29 seconds left to keep it at a one-score game with the Eagles still on the power play.

To start off the third, Post would end up going on a 5-on-3 power play after senior forward Bailey Feeney's cross-checking penalty, but nothing would come off that opportunity as Stone stopped three chances. In all, the Eagles had three man-up chances in the third, while the Skyhawks had their own 5-on-3 power play down the back half of the frame, but Saunders continued to quell every shot she faced.

That was until Achtyl rifled a shot by Saunders with 4:31 remaining in regulation, which would force the 3-on-3 overtime session. Only 40 seconds in, Noonan would have a chance on the breakaway to beat Stone for the game-winning shot, but the senior would make the blocker save, and with 2:15 remaining, Achtyl would deal the finishing blow with her second goal of the game, giving Stonehill the come-from-behind victory, 2-1. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Maddison Achtyl picked up both of the goals for Stonehill College in the overtime win on Friday night
• In the loss, Hannah Saunders finished with 36 saves, including 19 saves in the second period alone, on 38 total shots 
• This is the second time in program history in which Post University has gone to overtime against Stonehill College, with the last time ending in a 4-3 double-overtime loss to the Skyhawks in Game Two of the NEWHA Tournament Quarterfinals, 4-3
• Post University has gone to overtime in each of their last three games and is now 1-3-0 on the season in overtime

WHO'S NEXT
Post University faces Stonehill College tomorrow afternoon at 2:15 PM at home.