Post, Long Island Play to 1‑1 Women’s Hockey Tie
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Interstat) — Visiting Post Eagles and Long Island Sharks skated to a 1-1 tie in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game Saturday at Northwell Health Ice Center. Attendance was 212. Post is now 1-5-1, while Long Island is 1-2-1. The game was the second meeting of the season between the teams, following Long Island’s 3-0 win earlier this season.
The opening period ended scoreless, and the second period produced the only goals. The teams traded goals 35 seconds apart. Laura Nagy gave Long Island a 1-0 lead, and Callie Peterson answered for Post. Neither team scored again in regulation or overtime. Long Island’s Grace Babington received a hooking penalty in overtime, but Post could not convert. Devyn Amundson made 30 saves for Post, including stops during a late Long Island power play after Jet Devlin’s interference penalty.
Long Island opened the scoring when Laura Nagy found the net. Post responded when Callie Peterson scored 35 seconds later. Neither team scored again in the second, third or overtime. The game featured nine penalties. Long Island’s Addison Robillard was called for slashing in the first period. Post’s Alexia Tutino received a tripping minor in the first and another in the second. Long Island’s Lauren Karl was penalized for holding in the first. Ashley Mandeville was called for hooking and Sam Mathe for bodychecking in the second. Post’s Emerson Webster received a boarding minor in the third, and Jet Devlin was called for interference in the third. Long Island’s Grace Babington was penalized for hooking in overtime.
Babington, a 5-foot-10 center from Hanscom Afb, Mass., who previously played at Bedford, led Long Island with eight shots on goal and two penalty minutes. Peterson, a 5-foot-10 Post defenseman who previously played at Shakopee Senior High School, scored on her only shot. Post’s Celena Mickevicius, a 5-foot-5 right wing who previously played for the Leaside Junior Wildcats, recorded five shots. Teammate Jodie Rose, a 5-foot-4 center who previously played for the Central York Junior Panthers, had one shot. Nagy, a 5-foot-9 Long Island defenseman who previously played at Edge School, scored on three shots and added one hit. Post’s Kai Hyatt, a 5-foot-3 center who previously played at Universal School-Domestic, had four shots. Long Island’s Evelyn Latka, a 5-foot-2 center who previously played at Culver Academies, had one shot. Long Island’s Sam Mathe, a 5-foot-9 defenseman who previously played at Wayzata, finished with four shots and two penalty minutes. Amundson, a 5-foot-7 Post goaltender who previously played at Ontario Hockey Academy, stopped 30 of 31 shots. Post’s Jet Devlin, a 5-foot-2 center who previously played at Bellrose Composite, had two shots and two penalty minutes.
The tie moved Post to 1-5-1 and Long Island to 1-2-1. Post has also lost to Quinnipiac and Lindenwood, beaten Robert Morris in overtime and lost to Robert Morris this season. Long Island has lost twice to New Hampshire. Post next plays at Stonehill, while Long Island next visits Sacred Heart. Post will also face Merrimack and Franklin Pierce before home games against Saint Michael’s and Sacred Heart. Long Island will meet Delaware, Saint Michael’s, Assumption and Stonehill in upcoming games. Post’s schedule includes two games at Stonehill, a trip to Merrimack, two games at Franklin Pierce, two home games against Saint Michael’s, two games at Saint Anselm and a home game against Sacred Heart. Long Island’s schedule includes games against Sacred Heart, Delaware, Saint Michael’s and Assumption before two road games at Stonehill.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Long Island 3, Post 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Long Island with an 80.4 percent probability to win.