Did the match up between the Boston Fleet and the Seattle Torrent go New England’s way? Read below to find out!
On Wednesday, March 11, the Fleet faced the Torrent at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. Unfortunately for Boston, Seattle took and kept the lead, winning 3-2.
Theresa Schafzahl scored first for the Fleet, assisted by Alina Müller and Daniela Pejsova in the first period, to get the game rolling. About seven minutes later, Seattle’s Alex Carpenter tied it up with help from Aneta Tejralova. The period ended with one penalty against Seattle and a score of 1-1.
In the second, there were three penalties (2 for Boston, 1 for Seattle) and Susanna Tapani was assisted by teammates Alina Müller and Loren Gabel to take the lead of 2-1.
The Fleet held their own for the first ten minutes or so of the third period, but the Torrent game to play and scored to tie it up with an unassisted shot by Mikyla Grant-Mentis. Daniella Serdachny came in to take the win for Seattle, assisted by Natalie Snodgrass.
The Boston Fleet have a couple of days without competition, but the grind doesn’t stop! You can catch them on Sunday, March 15, at 1 p.m. EDT versus Montreal Victoire.