Borski Gets First Win as Women’s Hockey Doubled Hilbert 6-3

HAMBURG, N.Y. – The MCLA Women's Hockey Team took to the road this weekend for a pair of games against the Hilbert College Hawks at the Northtown Center. Kaia Borski notched 21 saves to record her first career win, and six different Trailblazers lit the lamp in MCLA's 6-3 victory.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024
• Score: MCLA 6, Hilbert 3
• Records: MCLA Trailblazers 3-0-0 (MASCAC 0-0-0) | Hilbert College Hawks 0-3-0 (N/A 0-0-0)
• Series History: MCLA leads the all-time series 3-0, having won both previous games on November 3rd and 4th last season by scores of 3-2 and 4-3, respectively.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Despite MCLA's 26-13 shot advantage in the first period, the teams played the frame to a 2-2 tie. MCLA scored the first goal of the game just over six minutes into the game when sophomore defenseman Carlen Bertrand (Timmins, ON / Sudbury Wolves) scored, with assists being credited to sophomore forward Milena Monell (Tampa, FL / Florida Alliance) and sophomore forward Belle Wurmser (Brick, NJ / Princeton Tiger Lillies). The goal was the fifth of the year for Bertrand, and the assists were the first of the season for Monell and Wurmser.
• Hilbert responded with a pair of goals, the first was scored by Kaitlin Cowie (scored at 8:48, assisted by Jacqueline Alaburda) before the Hawks took the lead on a Cowie's (17:26, Tia Card) second goal of the frame.
• The lead was short-lived because Trailblazers' senior forward Alexandrea Bednar (Vita, MB / Univ. of Wisconsin–Eau Claire) scored 19 seconds later, with the helper being credited to sophomore forward Nicolette Bardsley (Gilbertsville, PA / Chatham University).
• Bednar then repaid Bardsley for the favor, picking up the assist on the transfer's first MCLA goal at the 9:22 mark of the second period while sophomore defenseman Summer Bissaillion (Blind River, ON / Sudbury Wolves) doubled the Trailblazers lead with a power-play goal just over seven minutes later with an assist from first-year forward Kiera Grom (Livonia, MI / Belle Tire). The goal was Bissaillion's first of the season, and the helper was Grom's first of her career. It sent the teams into the second intermission with MCLA up 4-2.
• In the third period, the Trailblazers extended their lead to three when sophomore forward Abigail Davis (Clayton, NC / Carolina Junior Hurricanes) scored her first goal of the season, getting Wurmser her second assist of the game, and sophomore forward Katie Pica (Woburn, MA / Woburn High School) getting her first of the season at the 6:21 mark.
• Hilbert wouldn't go away, cutting the lead back to two as the clock went under seven minutes to play when Izabelle Wagner (13:03, Brooke Kwiecien and Cowie) scored.
• The Hawks had one last opportunity to get back in the game, going on a power play with 88 seconds left in regulation and pulling the goalie for a two-man advantage. The Trailblazers slammed that opportunity shut when first-year defenseman Breanna Patterson (Argyle, TX / Dallas Stars Elite) scored her first career goal. Bertrand picked up her third assist in as many games.
• MCLA's sophomore goalie Kaia Borski (Eagle, CO / Brattle Mountain H.S.) recorded her first career win, saving 21 of the 24 shots she faced, improving to 1-0-0. For the Hawks, Tia Card took the loss despite stopping 37 shots and dropped to 0-3-0.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shots (shots on goal): MCLA 74 (43), Hilbert 41 (24)
• Saves: MCLA 21, Hilbert 37
• Faceoffs Won: MCLA 24, Hilbert 36
• Penalty/Minutes: MCLA 2/4:00, Hilbert 5/10:00
• Power Plays: MCLA 1 for 5, Hilbert 0 for 2

UP NEXT:

On Sunday, MCLA will be back in action for a rematch with the Hawks at the Northtown Center. The puck will drop at 4 p.m.

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