The beneficiary of a turnover in the offensive end, senior forward Marisa Ketterman picked the top-right corner early in the second period on Friday night to break a 2-2 tie and give the Franklin Pierce University women’s ice hockey team a 3-2 lead. In the end, it would turn out to be the final goal of the night, and stood as the difference, in a 3-2 win over Salve Regina in New England Hockey Conference play at Jason Ritchie Ice Arena.
With the win, Franklin Pierce improves to 9-4-1.
Franklin Pierce opened the scoring on Friday night with a power-play goal just after the midpoint of the first period. Junior forward Alex Brolsma dished off to the left-wing circle to wide open senior forward Michelle Holmes. Holmes quickly one-timed her 10th goal of the season into the all-but empty net at the 10:03 mark.
Salve Regina had an answer, just 2:01 later, capitalizing on a Franklin Pierce turnover.
Franklin Pierce reclaimed the lead heading into the first intermission, with a goal with one minute to play in the period. Salve Regina turned the puck over at the blue line, with Brolsma intercepting an attempted breakout pass. Brolsma got the puck to Holmes, who worked it to freshman forward Alli Sugar in the left-wing circle. Sugar salted away her second goal of the year from there, at the 19:00 mark.
Salve Regina needed just 84 seconds in the second period to cash in a power-play goal and make it a 2-2 game.
Ketterman would find the eventual game-winner — and the game’s final goal — 1:36 later, at the 3:00 mark. The Seahawks turned the puck over deep in their own end, gifting Ketterman possession in the right circle. With the puck and time to shoot, Ketterman did not miss her spot, picking the top-right corner, over the glove of Salve Regina goaltender Jennifer O’Connell.
The Ravens return to the ice today at home against Post at 7 p.m.