Warriors Drop Pair
At Top-ranked Northeastern

The Wayne State University women's hockey team suffered an 8-2 setback at second-ranked Northeastern University Sunday afternoon (Jan. 27).

The Warriors trailed 2-0 after the opening period as Brooke Whitney (16:34) and Brooke White (16:48) tallied 14 seconds apart.

Whitney scored twice in the middle stanza (1:03 and 8:32) to complete her hat trick, while White had a goal at 6:14 giving the Huskies a 5-0 advantage before freshman Amie Hickerty (Calgary, ALB) netted her second of the season. Hickerty's lamp-lighter came at 16:30 and was assisted by Cheryl Anderson (N. St. Paul, MN). Whitney tallied her fourth of the contest at 19:15, the third goal allowed by the Warriors in the final minute of a period this weekend.

Northeastern scored twice in the third period (Nancy Collins at 0:59 and White at 5:57) to increase its lead to 8-1.

Freshman Kelly Zamora (Oshawa, ONT) scored her team-best ninth goal of the campaign at 10:24 off assists from Melissa Wenzel (Canton, MI) and Anderson.

Wenzel had a goal on Saturday and an assist on Sunday in just her second weekend playing as a forward (she had been on the blueline for the first 20 games of the season without a point).

Freshman netminder Tinna-Anne Thibideau (Barrie, ONT) had 27 saves for Wayne State, while Northeastern goalies Marisa Hourihan (22 saves) and Jennifer Buckley (3 saves) combined to stop 25 of WSU's 27 shots.

The Warriors are now 3-19-2 overall and have lost 10 straight games. Wayne State will face seventh-ranked Mercyhurst College in a two-game Great Lakes Women's Hockey Association (GLWHA) series on Feb. 1-2 in Erie, Pennsylvania.

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WSU Falls at Northeastern, 5-1

The Wayne State University women's hockey squad lost a 5-1 decision at second-ranked Northeastern University's Matthews Arena Saturday night (Jan. 26) in Boston. The loss drops WSU's overall record to 3-18-2, while Northeastern improves to 20-2.

The Huskies scored twice in the first period for a 2-0 advantage. Erica Archambeau tallied at 14:27 and Brooke Whitney netted the game-winner with just 20 seconds remaining in the opening period.

Northeastern scored three times in the middle stanza on goals by Linsday Ball (8:13), Whitney (9:11) and Michelle Lorion (19:35).

Sophomore Melissa Wenzel

Wayne State avoided the shutout when Melissa Wenzel (Canton, MI) scored a power-play goal with 1:44 left in the third period. Wenzel's first goal of the season was assisted by Krissy Langley (Minnetonka, MN) and Brooke Needer (Rouleau, SASK).

The Warrior power-play goal snapped a streak of 21 straight power-play chances without a goal.

WSU netminder Tinna-Anne Thibideau (Barrie, ONT) made 33 saves including 19 in the second period. Marisa Hourihan had 23 saves for Northeastern while back-up Jennifer Buckley stopped six of seven over the final 8:18.

The Warriors will try to end their nine-game losing streak on Sunday, Jan. 27 in a 2 p.m. faceoff against the Huskies.