FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech women's hockey team swept Adrian College over the weekend, earning a 3-2 overtime victory at the PSM Icehouse on Saturday before completing the sweep with a 2-0 road shutout on Sunday.
Ashtyn Berthiaume anchored the Warriors in net, stopping 69 of 71 shots across the two contests.
The Warriors opened the weekend Saturday afternoon, battling back twice to force overtime. Adrian took a 1-0 lead in the first period before
Avery Johnson tied the game at 1-1 in the second, with assists from
Halle Murray and
Ella Pell. After Adrian regained the lead, Syvlie Legault found the equalizer on the power play at 13:29 of the third period, assisted by
Lyla Bozoian and
Kaitlyn Broeckel.
In overtime,
Nyssa Solomon delivered the game-winner just 1:42 into the extra period, with Broeckel and
Payton Gilmour picking up assists. Berthiaume finished with 32 saves in the 3-2 victory.
Indiana Tech carried that momentum into Sunday's rematch at Arrington Ice Arena, where the Warriors shut out the Bulldogs 2-0. After two scoreless periods, Gilmour opened the scoring at 5:07 of the third with an assist from Johnson. Johnson added an insurance goal less than six minutes later, assisted by
Carys Wytinck and
Bailee Allan.
Berthiaume turned aside all 37 shots she faced to secure her first shutout of the season and complete the weekend sweep. Johnson finished the weekend with two goals and two assists, while Gilmour contributed a goal and an assist.
The Warriors will look to build on the back-to-back victories as they continue their season.