NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.— Brooke Hobson chipped in two goals to lead the No. 2 Northeastern women's hockey team to a 5-1 victory over the Merrimack Warriors on Friday night at Lawler Rink.
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Mia Brown got the scoring started for the Huskies, chipping in her ninth goal of the season at the 4:38 mark in the first period. Northeastern (25-3-1, 21-2-0 HEAW) then used a four-goal second period to power past the Warriors (4-21-4, 1-16-4 HEAW).
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Alina Mueller and
Matti Hartman posted goals just over two minutes apart to open the second period.
Brooke Hobson made her return to the lineup, and notched two goals to close out the second period for the Huskies.
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Gwyneth Philips recorded 17 saves in her fourth start and fourth victory as a Husky, and conceded just one goal to Merrimack's Mikyla Grant-Mentis in the waning minutes of the third period. The freshman allowed her first goal after opening her career with a shutout streak that last 248 minutes and 18 seconds.
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UP NEXT
The Huskies will take on No. 8 Boston University in the Beanpot championship game on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. in Walter Brown Arena. Tickets to the Women's Beanpot are available
here and student tickets to the event are free with a valid student ID.
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