HERSHEY, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley women's ice hockey team scored two power-play goals on Friday afternoon in their season opener against SUNY Canton. A late goal was the difference in a tough 5-4 defeat to the visiting Kangaroos at Hersheypark Arena.
 
LVC got on the board first as Mallory Burdick scored her first career goal just over five minutes into the game. Canton evened the score with a power-play goal a couple minutes later. The Dutchmen struck right back as Alexis Oukes found the back of the net on a power-play opportunity. The Roos tied the game up at two with a goal at 17:42.
 
Canton scored the first two goals of the second period to take a 4-2 lead. Alexa Spiers scored her first collegiate goal in the final minute of the period to cut the lead in half. Irina Brady tied the game up with five minute to go with a great power-play goal in the third period. The visitors knocked in a loose puck with 3:44 left for the game-winner.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Burdick, Spiers, and Brady each had a goal and an assist in the game.
• Jess Dawe, Tiffany Anderson, Katrina Strauts, and Ioanna Christou had an assist each.
• Oukes led the team with three shots on goal.
• Katie Pounder won a game-high 13 faceoffs.
• Shelby Guinard made 38 saves in goal.
• The Dutchmen blocked 12 shots with Christou, Spiers, Brady, and Grace Mayer blocking two apiece.

Up Next
The Dutchmen will be back on the ice at Hersheypark Arena on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. taking on Hilbert College.

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