ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College NCAA women's hockey team completed its regular season on Saturday afternoon with the series finale against Trine University. The Bulldogs went on to defeat the Thunder 7-0 and finish the NCHA season with a perfect 16-0-0 record. This is the second time in program history in which Adrian finished the season with an undefeated conference record. The last time the team went undefeated in the NCHA, they advanced to the NCAA National Championship.
Annika Hanson started the scoring for Adrian in the first period to take a 1-0 lead. Later in the period,
Hunter Reardon scored to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead entering the second period. It was a silent second period until late when Allie Hudenschmidt scored to lead 3-0. The Bulldogs went off for four goals in the third to win 7-0.
Tia Lascelle and
Saige Biddle scored for Adrian followed by Hubenschmidt's second goal of the game, and the final goal from
Sydnie Crockett.
Biddle added an assist to her goal for a two-point afternoon while
Maya Roy finished the day with a pair of assists.
Annie Gilbert started in goal for Adrian where she earned the shutout and recorded nine saves.
The Bulldogs hold the No. 1 seed for the NCHA Slaats Cup Playoffs slated to begin on Friday, February 16 with the first game of the quarterfinals. Adrian will find out its opponent later tonight, but will have home ice advantage for the NCHA Playoffs. Friday's quarterfinal game is scheduled for 7:00 PM.