No. 1 URI women's club hockey team sweeps Colorado Buffaloes
Jim Thayer
Issue date: 11/13/08 Section: Sports
A little more than a minute later, the Rams scored again on a power play after Colorado's Morgan Brandt received a two-minute penalty for interference.
Their second goal of the night came at 13:04, when Ducie got the puck from freshman Kelsey Joseph and Rambone.
With a little less than five minutes left to play in the first period, the Rams scored one more time. At 15:08, after a shot was deflected by the Colorado goalie, Korpacz scored again off a pass from sophomore Caroline Greene.
Frustration seemed to set in for Colorado toward the end of the period, when they started committing careless penalties.
With two minutes left in the period, the Rams had a five-on-three advantage that they couldn't turn into a goal, but at that point it was already 3-0. The Buffaloes were only able to get three shots on goal in the period, opposed to Rhode Island's 18.
Near the midway point in the second period, the Rams scored their fourth goal of the game. At 7:25, Leskinen made a spectacular through-the-legs pass back to Rambone, who scored.
About a minute later, Colorado scored their first goal of the weekend. A shot was deflected by Rhode Island goalie and freshman Chelsea Keach, and it was then picked up by Ashley Abrams, who passed to Kaitlyn Gherity for Colorado's first goal of the game.
Colorado was out-shot once again by the Rams in the second period, 20-6. Colorado could only get six more shots off in the game, and found themselves down 5-1 after 14 seconds in the third.
Brandt was called for tripping with less than two minutes left in the second period, so as the final period began, the Rams were still in a power play.
With 14 seconds played, Leskinen scored again from a pass by Ducie. The Rams were on the offensive again, and freshman Daria Olink scored Rhode Island's sixth goal off a pass from Garcia.
Colorado would score once more in the game, at 9:04 in the third period. The rest of the game was all Rhody, as freshman Jessica Morgrillo scored a power play goal at 19:52 with the assist going to junior Michelle Paquin, and another Rambone-Leskinen combo at 18:58 on a power play would make it 8-2.
After the game, McCann was pleased with the results from the weekend. Colorado has been tough year after year according to McCann, and they are always a difficult challenge.
McCann said, "After the first rankings, we're seeded first. We have to take one game at a time, because the best is yet to come. We still have a lot of challenging games ahead of us."
She also felt that her team "grew a lot" this weekend. They will host Northeastern University at the Boss Ice Arena at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16.
Their second goal of the night came at 13:04, when Ducie got the puck from freshman Kelsey Joseph and Rambone.
With a little less than five minutes left to play in the first period, the Rams scored one more time. At 15:08, after a shot was deflected by the Colorado goalie, Korpacz scored again off a pass from sophomore Caroline Greene.
Frustration seemed to set in for Colorado toward the end of the period, when they started committing careless penalties.
With two minutes left in the period, the Rams had a five-on-three advantage that they couldn't turn into a goal, but at that point it was already 3-0. The Buffaloes were only able to get three shots on goal in the period, opposed to Rhode Island's 18.
Near the midway point in the second period, the Rams scored their fourth goal of the game. At 7:25, Leskinen made a spectacular through-the-legs pass back to Rambone, who scored.
About a minute later, Colorado scored their first goal of the weekend. A shot was deflected by Rhode Island goalie and freshman Chelsea Keach, and it was then picked up by Ashley Abrams, who passed to Kaitlyn Gherity for Colorado's first goal of the game.
Colorado was out-shot once again by the Rams in the second period, 20-6. Colorado could only get six more shots off in the game, and found themselves down 5-1 after 14 seconds in the third.
Brandt was called for tripping with less than two minutes left in the second period, so as the final period began, the Rams were still in a power play.
With 14 seconds played, Leskinen scored again from a pass by Ducie. The Rams were on the offensive again, and freshman Daria Olink scored Rhode Island's sixth goal off a pass from Garcia.
Colorado would score once more in the game, at 9:04 in the third period. The rest of the game was all Rhody, as freshman Jessica Morgrillo scored a power play goal at 19:52 with the assist going to junior Michelle Paquin, and another Rambone-Leskinen combo at 18:58 on a power play would make it 8-2.
After the game, McCann was pleased with the results from the weekend. Colorado has been tough year after year according to McCann, and they are always a difficult challenge.
McCann said, "After the first rankings, we're seeded first. We have to take one game at a time, because the best is yet to come. We still have a lot of challenging games ahead of us."
She also felt that her team "grew a lot" this weekend. They will host Northeastern University at the Boss Ice Arena at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16.
