Head coach Dave Flint breaks down the 5-0 victory over Merrimack! #HowlinHuskies pic.twitter.com/L1BK0dzE9G

— Northeastern Women's Hockey (@GoNUwhockey) February 4, 2022

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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.— Powered by Maureen Murphy's five-point outing the No. 3 Northeastern women's hockey team defeated Merrimack, 5-0, and earned the Hockey East series sweep over the Warriors on Friday afternoon at Lawler Rink.  

• The Huskies dominated from the get-go with Skylar Fontaine ripping one in just 28 seconds into the contest.
• Maureen Murphy doubled Northeastern's lead at the 5:56 mark of the second period.
• Northeastern erupted for a three-goal third period. Katy Knoll scored just 34 seconds in and Maddie Mills followed up with her own tally at 6:51 to push the lead to 4-0.
• Murphy then tallied her second goal of the game to bring the final score to 5-0. She finished her day with five points off two goals and three assists.
• Chloé Aurard finished her day with three assists.
• Skylar Fontaine tallied three points on the day with one goal and two assists. Her two assists pushed her to the 100-assist milestone. She is just the sixth player in program history to reach the mark.
• Aerin Frankel finished with 14 saves in her eighth shutout of the year.

 
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