Union Garnet Chargers top Merrimack Warriors in road hockey win
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (Interstat) — Maddie Leaney had a goal and two assists and Jill Willis scored twice as visiting Union beat Merrimack 4-2 on Saturday in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game at Lawler Arena. The Warriors tied the game in the second period before Union scored three times in the third. Union improved to 4-0, while Merrimack dropped to 1-3. Karianne Engelbert had a goal and an assist for the Garnet Chargers, and Lily Oster recorded two assists. Quinn Dunkle and Kaitlyn Toner each added one assist. Monja Wagner stopped 16 shots. Evie Hanson also assisted on Engelbert’s third-period goal. Leaney added three shots on goal, Willis had five, Engelbert had three shots and one hit, Oster had two shots and Dunkle had two. Maegan Cronan scored for the Warriors, with Maggie Kime and Jordan Nishi assisting. Madison Vittands also scored for Merrimack, with McKenzie Cerrato assisting. Attendance was 283.