BOSTON (Interstat) — Morgan Link scored with 13 seconds remaining in the third period, and Delaware salvaged a 2-2 tie against Holy Cross in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game Friday at Matthews Arena. The visiting Blue Hens moved to 0-0-1, and the host Crusaders also are 0-0-1. Attendance was 376.

Holy Cross grabbed the lead early in the first period. Amanda Aslan scored at the 4:04 mark, with Manuela Heidenberger picking up the assist. Reghan Chadwick was sent off for holding at 5:08, giving Delaware a power-play chance, and the Blue Hens capitalized at 9:15 when Tiana McIntyre scored off a Victoria Borg assist.

The Crusaders answered quickly. Violet Carroll restored the Holy Cross lead at 9:52, converting with assists from Naemi Herzig and Emily Crovo. The period grew chippier from there, as Skyler Sharfman received a holding penalty at 11:24 and Delaware’s Emma MacIntyre was called for bodychecking at 12:01. Delaware trailed 2-1 after the opening period.

The second period featured penalties but no goals. Manuela Heidenberger was whistled for crosschecking at 34:24, and Delaware’s Hailey Anderson was called for interference at 34:40. Holy Cross carried its one-goal edge into the third. Delaware struggled to generate consistent offense during the middle frame, but its penalty kill kept the deficit at one.

In the third, Hailey Anderson picked up another penalty, this time for hooking at 49:14. Delaware pressed for the equalizer and finally broke through in the final seconds. Morgan Link scored at 59:47, with Reese Reid and Emma MacIntyre assisting, to pull the Blue Hens even. Holy Cross could not answer before regulation ended, and the game finished in a tie.

Amanda Aslan, a Holy Cross center from St. Johns, Fla., who is 5-foot-7 and previously played at Creekside, had one goal and five shots on goal. Violet Carroll, a 5-foot-7 right wing from Milton, Mass., who previously played at Williston Northampton, also scored once and put five shots on goal. Naemi Herzig, a 5-foot-5 center from St. Gallen, Switzerland, who previously played at OYM College, added one assist and three shots. Emily Crovo, a 5-foot-4 left wing from Melrose, Mass., who previously played at Williston Northampton, contributed one assist and four shots.

For Delaware, Morgan Link, a 5-foot-3 center from Northbrook, Ill., who previously played at Glenbrook North High School, finished with one goal and one shot. Reese Reid, a 5-foot-5 left defenseman from Mississauga, Canada, who previously played at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School, had one assist and four shots. Tiana McIntyre, a 5-foot-8 right defenseman from Park City, Utah, who previously played at Park City, recorded one goal and three shots. Katie Belk, a 5-foot-5 right wing from Otonabee, Canada, who previously played at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School, put four shots on goal. Wren Abboud, a 5-foot-2 center from Weymouth, Mass., who previously played at Thayer Academy, also appeared in the game for the Blue Hens. Lulu Rourke, a 5-foot-4 right wing from Wellesley, Mass., who previously played at Phillips Academy Andover, generated four shots for the Crusaders.

The tie left both teams still searching for their first victory of the young season. Delaware’s late surge denied Holy Cross a season-opening win despite the Crusaders’ early control. The Blue Hens’ persistence paid off when Link found the net just before the horn, capping a back-and-forth contest that featured six penalties and a pair of momentum swings.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Holy Cross 3, Delaware 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Holy Cross with a 62.8 percent probability to win. The actual result instead ended level after Delaware’s final-minute goal.