NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. – On Friday night, women's ice hockey (0-5-1, 0-0-0 AHA) took on Merrimack (2-3-0, 2-2 WHEA) in game one of two versus the Warriors. The Lions would fall to the Warriors 5-1, moving to 0-6-1 on the year.

GAME OVERVIEW
In the first period, Merrimack would get on the board early, scoring 4:01 into the period. The Warriors would notch their second goal of the game, 14:39 into the frame, extending their lead to two. The Warriors would hold the Lions scoreless in the period. After a period of play, Lindenwood would trail Merrimack 2-0. The Lions would have ten shots on net in the first period. Madison Bowtell would make ten stops in the frame.

In the second period, the Lions would get on the board first. Lindenwood's goal would be scored by Sidney Jackel, putting a shot past the goaltender's glove-side, 4:06 into the period. Jackel's goal would be assisted by Quinn McLaren and Chloe Corbin. Merrimack would score the final goal in the period at 16:45, while on the powerplay, to regain their two-goal lead. After two periods of play, Lindenwood would trail Merrimack 3-1. In the frame, Lindenwood had nine shots on net. Bowtell made 11 saves in the second frame.

In the third period, Merrimack would score two goals, extending their lead to four. The Warriors would hold the Lions off the scoresheet in the final frame of play. The Lions would have seven shots on net in the final period. Bowtell made five stops in the third, making a total of 26 stops on the night.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Points – Three tied (1)
Goals – Jackel (1)
Assists – Corbin and McLaren (1)
SOG's – Zsofia Pazmandi (4)
+/- – Ten tied (0)
Faceoff Wins – Gigi Pora and Olivia Grabianowski (11)
Blocks – Molly Henderson (4)
 
UP NEXT
The Lions are set to take on Merrimack for game two of the series, Saturday, October 26, at 1:00 PM CT.