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Holy Cross Women's Hockey Captures NEHC Open Championship

Holy Cross defeated Saint Anselm 4-3 In Overtime To Win NEHC Open Championship

Posted Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 12:23 pm ET

Junior Elizabeth Scala (Rumford, R.I.) scored the game-winning goal for Holy Cross in overtime, as the Crusaders defeated Saint Anselm, 4-3, to win the 2016 NEHC Open Tournament Championship.
Freshman Danielle Doherty (Wakefield, Mass.) got the scoring started at 2:43 of the first period, as junior Erin Hall (Pembroke, Mass.) set her up with a long pass up the middle of the ice to create a breakaway. Doherty beat goaltender Hannah Synnott with a roof shot to the stick side.
Freshman Sam Girard (Dedham, Mass.) tied the game up for Holy Cross at 18:53 of the second, as she grabbed the puck behind the Saint Anselm net and beat Synnott with a wraparound goal.
Sophomore Kara Violette (Biddeford, Maine) gave Holy Cross a 3-2 lead at 5:40 of the third period, as she picked up the puck in the offensive zone and wrapped around the back of the Saint Anselm net.
Sophomore goaltender Tessie Salatas stopped 24 shots and allowed three goals to earn the win in net for the Crusaders.
This is the sixth time the Crusaders have won the NEHC Open Championship, they previously won the title in 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2015.