ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jessie Eldridge scored the quickest purpose in franchise historical past and Alex Carpenter added to her league-leading scoring totals because the New York Sirens shut out the short-handed Minnesota Frost 5-0 on Saturday.
The loss is the primary time the Frost have failed to attain at the very least two objectives in a recreation and the primary time they’ve trailed by as many as three objectives.
Already lacking a rising record of gamers to harm and sickness, league-leading Minnesota misplaced beginning goalkeeper Nicole Hensley to an harm throughout warm-ups. Maddie Rooney is battling sickness and was not within the constructing after being given the time without work and the Frost turned to Lucy Morgan, who was signed to a 10-day contract Thursday, as a last-minute starter whereas recalling Rooney to function the emergency back-up.
Eldridge directed a shot previous Morgan, the 23-year-old former College of Minnesota keeper, simply 70 seconds into the sport. However Morgan didn’t permit one other purpose within the first interval. The Sirens scored twice on the facility play within the second. Sarah Fillier scored her fourth purpose, whistling a shot previous Morgan from the underside of the face-off circle and Carpenter tallied her fifth on the facility play within the closing minute to make it 3-0 after two. Chloe Aurard and Abby Roque every scored third-period objectives.
Corinne Schroeder earned the shutout for her league-leading fourth win, making saves on a number of Minnesota breakaway possibilities within the second interval and stonewalling three Frost power-play alternatives whereas making 26 saves.
Morgan confronted 34 pictures and made 29 saves in her league debut.
New York has now crushed the Frost twice on its dwelling ice this season, posting a 4-3 time beyond regulation win December 1. Neither group has gained on its dwelling ice in three conferences.
Already lacking ahead Grace Zumwinkle, who might be heading to the injured record with a shoulder subject, and scuffling with a virus that has affected a number of gamers, Minnesota could have three days to get more healthy earlier than dealing with Boston for the second time in lower than per week.
