UJ — Down by two goals early in the third period, the 14th-ranked University of Jamestown women’s hockey team rallied to tie No. 4 Adrian College, but the Bulldogs came away with a 5-4 win Sunday afternoon at John L. Wilson Arena.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Adrian 5, Jamestown 4
LOCATION: John L. Wilson Arena, Jamestown, N.D.
RECORDS: Jamestown 3-8-1-2, Adrian 13-3-0-2

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Kiran Vugteveen gave Jamestown a 1-0 lead at the 2:09 mark of the first period with her eighth goal of the season, tying her career high. Chloe Gauthier and Maddison Andrew got the assists.
  • Adrian tied the game at 5:03 on a goal from Allison Shaw, then added two more goals in the second period to take a 3-1 lead.
  • Sam Beaulac‘s second goal of the season brought the Jimmies within 3-2 at the 10:45 mark of the second. It was the second power play goal for UJ in their last 15 opportunities.
  • Just 21 seconds into the third, Adrian added to their lead with a goal from Hailey Wiltshire, making it 4-2.
  • Mackenzie Couling made it a one-goal game at 1:27 of the third with assists by Sophia Banda and Bethany Wielgosh. The goal was the first for Couling since the season opener.
  • The Jimmies added another goal at 3:46, with Rylee Gee tying the game on assists from Jayden Baker and Jaeda Clayton.
  • Adrian retook the lead at 8:20 of the third on a goal from Tyla Turnbull, and the Bulldogs made it hold up for the game-winner.
  • Jamestown pulled goaltender Lilah Drew for an extra skater with 1:58 remaining but were unable to get the tying goal.
  • Drew finished with 26 saves and Bulldog goaltender Olivia Towpich had 24.

UP NEXT

  • Jamestown is on the road against Dakota College at Bottineau on Friday, November 22. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. from the Lumberdome in Bottineau, N.D.

WD1 Adrian College 5 at WD1 University of Jamestown 4 – Status: Final
Sunday, November 17, 2024 – Wilson Arena (ND)

WD1 Adrian College 1 2 2 – 5
WD1 University of Jamestown 1 1 2 – 4

1st Period-1, WD1 University of Jamestown, Vugteveen 8 (Gauthier, Andrew), 2:09. 2, WD1 Adrian College, Shaw 4 (Turnbull, Piche), 5:03. Penalties-Wood AC (hooking), 19:07.

2nd Period-3, WD1 Adrian College, Villiard 4   1:10 (PP). 4, WD1 Adrian College, Shaw 5 (Wiltshire, Williams), 8:37. 5, WD1 University of Jamestown, Beaulac 2 (Vugteveen), 10:45 (PP). Penalties-Wielgosh UJ (interference), 0:37; Stitt AC (slashing), 3:38; Smolinski AC (slashing), 9:13.

3rd Period-6, WD1 Adrian College, Wiltshire 9 (Stitt), 0:21. 7, WD1 University of Jamestown, Couling 2 (Banda, Wielgosh), 1:27. 8, WD1 University of Jamestown, Gee 5 (Baker, Clayton), 3:46. 9, WD1 Adrian College, Turnbull 5 (McKerrow), 8:20. Penalties-No Penalties

Shots on Goal-WD1 Adrian College 6-13-12-31. WD1 University of Jamestown 6-9-13-28.
Power Play Opportunities-WD1 Adrian College 1 / 1; WD1 University of Jamestown 1 / 3.
Goalies-WD1 Adrian College, Towpich (28 shots-24 saves). WD1 University of Jamestown, Drew (31 shots-26 saves).